- Billionaire College Dropout Lucy Guo is supposedly the youngest homemade woman on the planet and knocking from Taylor Swift from the top. But even with a registered net assets of 1.3 billion US Assets She still presses the pennies and shops at Shein.
Despite the foundation and maintenance of a 1.3 billion dollar participation in an AI -Inhorn, you will not catch Lucy Guo if you waste your billions of lifestyle to achieve your new status.
“I don’t like to waste money,” says the economical 30-year-old Assets.
Of course, Guo will sometimes be happy – as if she has a 16 -hour flight, she says that she will choose Business Class. And there is the strange designer dress in her closet when she needs it.
“But in terms of everyday life, my assistant only drives me in a fairly old one Honda Citizens. I don’t care, ”she says.
“Everything I wear is free or from Shein … Some of them will not be as good quality, but there are always two parts that really work, and I just wear them every day,” laughs the billionaire founder. “I still literally buy buy-one-get-one-free on Uber Eats.”
Guo, who is currently the founder and CEO of the Creator Community Platform passports, adds that a quote that she came across in the morning of our interview summarizes her approach perfectly: “It is as if you were broken, remain rich.”
Millionaires have to prove themselves – millionaires do not
Guo met the jackpot after the AI Reports In April as part of a share sale worth 25 billion US dollars.
Although it left the company in 2018 (two years after the foundation), the 5% share in which it held Forbes’ Last ranking, including Rihanna and Anthropics co -founder Daniela Amodei.
Therefore, GUO no longer has the need to prove their wealth with an everyday watch by Patek Philippe, or a Hermès Birkin wear your laptop. That is the behavior of millionaires.
“With whom you usually see money, designer clothing, a nice car and cetera, you are technically in the millionaire sector,” explains Guo. “All of your friends are multimillionaires or billionaires and feel a bit insecure, so you have the need to be conspicuous to other people to show other people,” look, I’m successful. “
“I’m not showing anyone, right?”
In fact, it is for our interview make-up-free, disguised and could say goodbye to any other millennium. But earlier in her career, Guo admits that she also dripped in designer equipment.
“I think this is actually something that I personally went through, and I think a lot of people go through when they are successful in this medium floor, but not as successful as they want.”
“And I think the reason why most billionaires dress in a T-shirt, jeans and hoodies is that you can. You don’t have to be in a suit around the clock because you have done it to prove yourself to the rest of the world. The rest of the world only sucks in,” she adds. “And I think so I like to feel where I am over this hump. I really don’t have to prove myself to anyone.”
“Nobody will look at me and point to me:” Haha, she’s so broken “when I do in a Honda Civic, because whatever, it doesn’t matter.”
‘Cheap’ ceos only want to sound relating – but not guo
Guo is not the only ultra-rich that admits that she is “quite economical”. The most powerful in the world have overwhelmed their boast Calm luxury Lifestyle for some time. You have put on Angora wool sweaters and linen pants without a logo without anywhere to the modest eye. Experts say Her wealthy colleagues can recognize who is wearing Zara who is in Loro Piana, but it’s about resembling people in lower tax classes.
Others like KKE Palmer And despite its enormous net capacity, Warren buffet was less subtle, as they lead a very normal life – with the most famous investor in the world to call himself, “cheap”.
But in Guo’s eyes she is one of the few that are actually as cheap as they say.
“I think people want to fit into society. Especially in America, I think there is a” we hate billionaire situation “. For this reason, people want to show:” Look I am not a typical billionaire. “
“I don’t say it as if I show you the world that I am not like other billionaires,” added Guo. “I completely admit it, I went through this Spending Spree when I was more unsure, and I had the feeling that I would have to show something.”
And those who Really Don’t you spend your millions? You don’t do it to be reliable, she says it is because you had how you had your striking era – then she reached the inevitable knowledge: “Why do I waste my money for something that doesn’t matter?”
This story was originally on Fortune.com
