The name of Bill Gates is familiar to almost everyone, especially those who use Microsoft operating systems, because this person is considered their creator. But, in addition to being an outstanding businessman, Bill Gates also seems to be a very reasonable man who recently surprised the whole world with his approach to raising his own children.
Bill Gates is the richest businessman in the world according to Forbes
In 2015, Forbes again summed up the results of the year and compiled its annual ranking of the richest people in the world. This list is headed by Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft Corporation, for the 16th time.
More than one touching film can be made based on the life of Bill Gates. At school, he did not study well and considered all subjects, except for mathematics, unnecessary. For bad behavior, the boy was even sent for consultations to a psychiatrist.
But the guy was well versed in computers and programming. At the age of 13, Bill was already writing the simplestcomputer programs, and a couple of years later, together with friends, he managed to hack the program of one large corporation in Seattle - Computer Center Corporation.
At the age of 17, together with Paul Allen, Gates founded his first company, which in a couple of months had 790 thousand dollars on its account. And in 1975, the first Microsoft BASIC was created.
The personal life of a billionaire
Gates met his future wife when he was already a very rich man. He flew to New York for a press briefing and met Melinda French there, whom he married on January 1, 1994
Melinda was born in Texas, in a large family of an ordinary engineer. Bill Gates in his interviews is often surprised at how the chosen one could force him to marry her, because before meeting this girl he had an ambiguous attitude towards family ties. However, there is nothing strange in the fact that Melinda found a common language with a computer genius, because she once received a bachelor's degree in computer science.
In the 90s, Melinda got into the Microsoft team, and already in the 94th year she became the wife of the richest man in the world. The wedding ceremony took place in Hawaii, after the marriage, Melinda became a housewife. If we talk about how many children Bill Gates had in marriage with this woman, then there will be three heirs to a multi-billion dollar fortune: two girls and one boy.
Melinda Gates is also widely known for her philanthropic work as the founder of the Melinda and Bill Gates Foundation.
Featuresparenting
The "seeming" Bill Gates has very specific principles for raising his children. To provide for them until the end of his life and even after his death is not the goal of the owner of a multi-million dollar fortune. On the contrary, he understands that his main task is to teach his offspring to cope with all problems on their own, including money ones.
The children of Bill Gates should have learned the following truths during their growing up. First, a person must have adequate self-esteem. It's good to have your own dignity and self-respect, but in order for everyone else to respect you, you need to do something worthwhile in your life.
Secondly, nothing happens quickly, and after graduation from school or university, you will have to work for many more years before you have your own limousine.
Third, there is no bad job. Even working at the McDonald's counter, you have the chance to make a dizzying career.
Bill Gates' daughters: biography. Jennifer
Not much is known about the Gates children in general and in general, because they are quite young.
In 1996, the eldest daughter of Bill Gates was born. What is the name of the first child of a billionaire? The parents named their first child Jennifer. In the ancient Celtic language, the name means something like "white sorceress" or "light spirit".
Gates' eldest daughter turned 19 in 2015. But to find mentions about the girl in the press is practicallyimpossible. However, a few years ago, the Web was very actively discussing the fact that the lifestyle of Gates and his children can hardly be called modest (as the media like to cover this issue). For his daughter, who at that time was only 15 years old, Gates easily rented a luxury house in Florida worth $600,000 a month.
It turned out that Jennifer is seriously involved in equestrian sports, and she wanted to participate in the festival, which was supposed to be held in Palm Beach. To make Jen feel comfortable during all this time, her father rented her a "royal" mansion. So Gates' strictness about parenting is probably overstated.
Rachael Leigh Cook is Bill Gates' daughter?
Recently, a photo of a pretty girl has been posted on various social networks, signed with a joke: they say that Gates' daughter has become the best "product" that Microsoft has ever released. However, the real appearance of the daughter of Bill Gates is far from the appearance of the pretty person whose image is distributed on the Internet.
Actually, the photo shows Rachel Leigh Cook - the star of the movie "Texas Rangers" and "Dawson's Creek". And it is completely incomprehensible who guessed to pass off the famous American actress as the daughter of Bill Gates. Most likely it was a joke. But many netizens still believe that the pretty blonde is the real daughter of a billionaire.
Phoebe Gates Facts of Life
Bill Gates' daughter Phoebe is the youngest child in the family. The girl was born in 2002 andis still a teenager at the moment. As is the case with other children of a billionaire, the girl's biography is shrouded in a halo of mystery, and even getting her photographs is not an easy task: Bill Gates' daughters lead a calm and "closed" lifestyle to prying eyes.
Did Bill Gates really leave his children without an inheritance?
Bill Gates' daughters will not be able to enjoy their father's multi-million dollar fortune. In 2015, at one of the conferences, Bill said that his children would receive almost nothing after his death.
Of course, the media inflated this news, releasing a lot of articles under screaming headlines, they say, Gates left his children with nothing, forgetting to clarify one detail: the billionaire recently made a new will, according to which the daughters of Bill Gates, as well as his the only son, after all, they will receive something, namely 10 million dollars.
Any person on Earth would be very happy with such an inheritance: 10 million dollars is not a joke, but a very good start-up capital. Also, in addition to everything, Gates will provide his children with the best education, which is also important for a successful life. All other material goods, children must earn their own labor, says Bill Gates. He also noted that multimillion-dollar fortunes bequeathed to people who did not earn their own labor become only a disservice. His children should know the value of money.
This approach to parenting Gates spied on Warren Buffett. And in general, be "hardworking" and“smart” is now fashionable again. As you can see, the “time of fools” has passed, since even millionaires want their children to be smart, independent and efficient.
