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There’s a reason Bill Gates is synonymous with the richest person in the world… well it’s probably because he is.

According to Forbes, his current net worth is $88.8 billion. Since I can’t even rationally comprehend how much money $88.8 billion is, here’s some perspective: He is expected to make $240 million per day in 2017.

If he were a country, he would be the 37th richest country in the world. He is expected to be the first trillionaire by the age of 86 (or in 25 years). One might ask, what could one possibly do with this astronomical amount of money? This billionaire has set his priorities straight when spending his cash.

1 Where did Bill Gates get all that money to begin with?

Although he is retired now, Bill Gates made his fortune as the co-founder of Microsoft, which became the largest personal computer software company. He held the positions of chairman, CEO and Chief Software Architect during his time at Microsoft.

So what you’re telling me is that dropping out of college is totally fine if I have a good idea? Or dropping out of Harvard is totally fine if my idea is the creation of computer software…

2 Bill Gates is named in over 100 rap songs.

A certain amount of fame is accompanied by being the richest person in the world, and as most of us have heard, Bill Gates is name dropped left and right in the rap industry. Even Beyoncé notions that she admires Bill Gates when she sings, “I just might be a black Bill Gates in the making” in her song “Formation.”

Damn, if Beyoncé is looking up to him, we know he’s a big deal.

3 His house, Xanandu 2.0, is worth $125 million.

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Unlike most billionaires, Bill Gates decided to plant his roots on Lake Washington in Washington state. But just because he chose a low-key state to live in most definitely does not mean he held back when designing his mansion.

His 66,000 square foot home is equipped (expectedly) with the latest technology. This includes a system that lets you program your preferred climate and light preferences, so as you move from room to room, these settings follow you.

It also includes a 60 ft by 17 ft pool with an underwater sound system, and TVs throughout the home that display beautiful, famous artwork of your choosing.

I most definitely would not mind being a guest in the Gates’ home.

4 His children will not be receiving his entire fortune in their inheritance.

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Gates is a firm believer that leaving his children with immense trust funds does them no favors. He believes that inheriting that much money would distort anything they would do.

He assures them that they will never be poorly off, but he wants them to still be able to foster their ambitions and create a career.

5 He is committed to giving back.

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Instead of leaving his wealth to his kids, Gates plans to leave his $70 billion fortune to charity when he dies. Since reducing his hours at Microsoft, he has made the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, a charity foundation created by him and his wife, his main priority.

In addition to running the foundation, the Gates, with Warren Buffet, created the Giving Pledge, which was a pledge made by the wealthy to give more than half of their fortune away to charity. I want to hate him so bad for being so damn rich, but you just can’t.

Edited by Kayla Caldwell
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