Jeff Greene
Source of wealth: Real estate, investments
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Jeff Greene's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Jeff Greene could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 4.0 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Jeff Greene could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 1.8 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Jeff Greene could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 2.6 years.
And yes, we can also compare it with a rich country
But they couldn't just cover the cost of a poor country; Luxembourg is considered the country with the highest per capita investment in education in the world, and Jeff Greene could pay for it entirely for 3.6 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Jeff Greene could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 15.1 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Jeff Greene with Israel, the country that invests the most per capita in research in the world, they could cover the total cost of the system for 0.3 years.
Gold
Everyday luxuries
Jeff Greene's fortune is equivalent to 62 tons of gold. It's hard to process, since we don't usually keep a handful of gold bars in our piggy banks.
A standard gold ring usually weighs between 4 and 7 grams. Let's say this one weighs 5 grams. It's usually 18 karats.
Based on today's gold price (excluding the jeweler's commission, shipping, or anything else), that ring would be worth $546.86.
Jeff Greene could buy 16,448,711 gold rings. That's a lot of fingers and way too many gifts!!
And if you're struggling to visualize that many rings, it would take 3 trucks to transport them. Although Jeff Greene will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Jeff Greene became a billionaire by buying credit default swaps on subprime mortgage-backed bonds as the housing market crashed.
Most of his fortune is now held in real estate in Los Angeles and South Florida, plus equities and other investments.
Greene spent over $30 million in the summer of 2018 trying unsuccessfully to win the Democratic primary for governor of Florida.
To pay for college, he relied on scholarships, loans and part-time jobs; he taught Hebrew 3 days a week and checked IDs outside the gym and library.
He paid his way through Harvard Business School by traveling the country selling circus tickets.
He bought his first house as an MBA student and rented out rooms. He had 18 properties at graduation.
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