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The Cheapest Rich People In Recent-ish History

by Stephanie Maida · November 18, 2021
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J. Paul Getty

At one point named the richest man in the world, American oil baron and all around curmudgeon J. Paul Getty was notoriously stingy. We mean, beyond the fact that he was reluctant to cough up a ransom when his 16-year-old grandson was kidnapped, the man pinched pennies like a pro, re-using envelopes, rubber bands and other office supplies, refusing to buy new clothes, and making his guests pay to use the phones in home. And that's not the half of it...

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