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Hello, everybody! I am Georgiana your English teacher and founder of\\xa0SpeakEnglishPodcast.com. My mission is to help you speak English fluently. Speaking English is easier than it seems! You just have to use the right material and techniques.

Today I will talk about\\xa0one of the\\xa0wealthiest people in the world. His name is\\xa0Warren Buffett.

Born in 1930 in Nebraska, Buffet is a fascinating character because of his inspiring story.

As a child,\\xa0Buffett\\xa0showed interest in stocks. He was writing\\xa0stock\\xa0prices on the board in his father\\u2019s office. His father was a\\xa0stockbroker\\xa0and future congressman.

And while nowadays most children play video games, Warren bought his first stock was at the age of 11 and filed his first taxes at age 13.

Because like many children of the\\xa0Great Depression, Buffett grew up to respect\\xa0the value of\\xa0money.

He became so frugal that when he moved to\\xa0New York\\xa0to attend business school, he lived at the\\xa0YMCA\\xa0to save money.

\\u201cYMCA\\u201d is short for the Young Men\\u2019s Christian Association.

I also used the word \\u201cfrugal,\\u201d which refers to someone careful when using money or food.

For example:

• a frugal lifestyle.
• a frugal meal of bread and soup.

However, you can replace the word \\u201cfrugal\\u201d\\xa0with the words\\xa0\\u201ceconomical\\u201d or \\u201csparing.\\u201d

Let\\u2019s continue.

Buffett started working at the age of 13 as a paperboy delivering newspapers in the morning and afternoon.

After graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree, he enrolled in\\xa0Columbia\\xa0School of Business, where he graduated with a Master of Science in Economics.

Only five years after his graduation, Warren started Buffett Partnership Ltd.

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