He passed away on Monday. A man remarkably focused on turning his earned wealth into helping humanity. RIP. The world needs more folks like him.
Quote from: Chris H82He passed away on Monday. A man remarkably focused on turning his earned wealth into helping humanity. RIP. The world needs more folks like him.
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Quote from: David HardingQuote from: Chris H82He passed away on Monday. A man remarkably focused on turning his earned wealth into helping humanity. RIP. The world needs more folks like him.
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What an exceptional man
Chuck Feeney gave away so much of his fortune, I bet he was afraid to come back on campus in case he had overdue library books.
Quote from: billhowardChuck Feeney gave away so much of his fortune, I bet he was afraid to come back on campus in case he had overdue library books.
Yes, but I find it interesting that he was comfortable with 2 million.
Quote from: billhowardChuck Feeney gave away so much of his fortune, I bet he was afraid to come back on campus in case he had overdue library books.
Yes, but I find it interesting that he was comfortable with 2 million.
Quote from: martyQuote from: billhowardChuck Feeney gave away so much of his fortune, I bet he was afraid to come back on campus in case he had overdue library books.
Yes, but I find it interesting that he was comfortable with 2 million.
Interesting because $2 million is a lot, or not very much? At 5% that throws off $100,000, which most people could live on, and once you're 90ish, you probably could start to draw down on the principal without going broke.
Quote from: billhowardQuote from: martyQuote from: billhowardChuck Feeney gave away so much of his fortune, I bet he was afraid to come back on campus in case he had overdue library books.
Yes, but I find it interesting that he was comfortable with 2 million.
Interesting because $2 million is a lot, or not very much? At 5% that throws off $100,000, which most people could live on, and once you're 90ish, you probably could start to draw down on the principal without going broke.
Interesting because I agree with Chuck yet one of my buddies told me he feels he needs 5-10 million to retire. My friend and I live very differently in personal finance terms. I also wonder how much Feeney set aside for his children and grandchildren - that might be an even more interesting number.
We had a local man of means give away his fortune rather than set up a foundation. I was very much a fan of that, too. He was an RPI professor who likely thanks to their not so warm and cuddly immediate past president gave the money to the Albany Symphony and the Troy hospital.
Quote from: martyQuote from: billhowardQuote from: martyQuote from: billhowardChuck Feeney gave away so much of his fortune, I bet he was afraid to come back on campus in case he had overdue library books.
Yes, but I find it interesting that he was comfortable with 2 million.
Interesting because $2 million is a lot, or not very much? At 5% that throws off $100,000, which most people could live on, and once you're 90ish, you probably could start to draw down on the principal without going broke.
Interesting because I agree with Chuck yet one of my buddies told me he feels he needs 5-10 million to retire. My friend and I live very differently in personal finance terms. I also wonder how much Feeney set aside for his children and grandchildren - that might be an even more interesting number.
We had a local man of means give away his fortune rather than set up a foundation. I was very much a fan of that, too. He was an RPI professor who likely thanks to their not so warm and cuddly immediate past president gave the money to the Albany Symphony and the Troy hospital.
You are the first to call Shirley "warm and cuddly".:-D