Vista - Bill Gates down $7 billion, still richest American; Jobs #47.

**JMH** · 10-02-2009

[QUOTE]The 2009 "400 Richest Americans" list has been released by Forbes, and techies continue to do well in the rankings. Bill Gates stayed on top, but the list shows that the global recession robbed loads of cash even from the ultra-rich.
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Bill Gates down $7 billion, still richest American; Jobs #47 - Ars Technica

**lemur** · 10-02-2009

What a coincidence. I'm down $7 billion, too.

**JMH** · 10-02-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by lemur

What a coincidence. I'm down $7 billion, too.

No doubt life is tough at the top of the heap. Very sad.
It's just too much to put up with when one suffers such losses.

I too, share your pain lemur.

**Fastboy42** · 10-06-2009

I'm down $7

I can't believe it.

**JMH** · 10-06-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by Fastboy42

I'm down $7

I can't believe it.

Yep, it's all relative. The more you have, the more you are likely to lose when things go pear shaped. That hurts.

**Fastboy42** · 10-06-2009

And the Quicker you regain that amount of money with interest.

**blue75** · 10-07-2009

Heh he could drop a stack of 100 dollar bills and it would be like us dropping a penny

**Fastboy42** · 10-07-2009

I really like your sig.

The thing is that if your that rich, You'd wonder how many times someone is going to rob you/plant a bomb in your house. You couldn't just have a simple house on the beach, you would have to have barbed wire around the edge. In some ways being rich is good and others bad.

**JMH** · 10-07-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by Fastboy42

I really like your sig.

The thing is that if your that rich, You'd wonder how many times someone is going to rob you/plant a bomb in your house. You couldn't just have a simple house on the beach, you would have to have barbed wire around the edge. In some ways being rich is good and others bad.

High profile often means high risk. [Lifestyle - borrowings, investments, marriage, extortion, kidnapping of chn etc]

**Fastboy42** · 10-07-2009

Thats why I had Better be careful about the people who I tell about my Billion dollar money stash.

10-02-2009	#1 (permalink)
JMH Vista Ultimate 64-bit, SP2 2,068 posts	Bill Gates down $7 billion, still richest American; Jobs #47. [QUOTE]The 2009 "400 Richest Americans" list has been released by Forbes, and techies continue to do well in the rankings. Bill Gates stayed on top, but the list shows that the global recession robbed loads of cash even from the ultra-rich. QUOTE] Source - Bill Gates down $7 billion, still richest American; Jobs #47 - Ars Technica
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10-02-2009	#2 (permalink)
lemur Windows Vista Enterprise x64 SP2 1,534 posts	Re: Bill Gates down $7 billion, still richest American; Jobs #47. What a coincidence. I'm down $7 billion, too.
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10-02-2009	#3 (permalink)
JMH Vista Ultimate 64-bit, SP2 2,068 posts	Re: Bill Gates down $7 billion, still richest American; Jobs #47. Quote: Originally Posted by lemur What a coincidence. I'm down $7 billion, too. No doubt life is tough at the top of the heap. Very sad. It's just too much to put up with when one suffers such losses. I too, share your pain lemur.
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10-06-2009	#4 (permalink)
Fastboy42 Windows 7 Ultimate 575 posts	Re: Bill Gates down $7 billion, still richest American; Jobs #47. I'm down $7 I can't believe it.
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10-06-2009	#5 (permalink)
JMH Vista Ultimate 64-bit, SP2 2,068 posts	Re: Bill Gates down $7 billion, still richest American; Jobs #47. Quote: Originally Posted by Fastboy42 I'm down $7 I can't believe it. Yep, it's all relative. The more you have, the more you are likely to lose when things go pear shaped. That hurts.
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10-06-2009	#6 (permalink)
Fastboy42 Windows 7 Ultimate 575 posts	Re: Bill Gates down $7 billion, still richest American; Jobs #47. And the Quicker you regain that amount of money with interest.
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10-07-2009	#7 (permalink)
blue75 Vista Home Premium 64bit 249 posts	Re: Bill Gates down $7 billion, still richest American; Jobs #47. Heh he could drop a stack of 100 dollar bills and it would be like us dropping a penny
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10-07-2009	#8 (permalink)
Fastboy42 Windows 7 Ultimate 575 posts	Re: Bill Gates down $7 billion, still richest American; Jobs #47. I really like your sig. The thing is that if your that rich, You'd wonder how many times someone is going to rob you/plant a bomb in your house. You couldn't just have a simple house on the beach, you would have to have barbed wire around the edge. In some ways being rich is good and others bad.
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10-07-2009	#9 (permalink)
JMH Vista Ultimate 64-bit, SP2 2,068 posts	Re: Bill Gates down $7 billion, still richest American; Jobs #47. Quote: Originally Posted by Fastboy42 I really like your sig. The thing is that if your that rich, You'd wonder how many times someone is going to rob you/plant a bomb in your house. You couldn't just have a simple house on the beach, you would have to have barbed wire around the edge. In some ways being rich is good and others bad. High profile often means high risk. [Lifestyle - borrowings, investments, marriage, extortion, kidnapping of chn etc]
My System Specs

10-07-2009	#10 (permalink)
Fastboy42 Windows 7 Ultimate 575 posts	Re: Bill Gates down $7 billion, still richest American; Jobs #47. Thats why I had Better be careful about the people who I tell about my Billion dollar money stash.
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