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Buffetts's Birth
Warren Buffett was born in Nebraska to Howard and Leila Buffett -
First Stock investment
At age 11, Buffett purchased three shares of Cities Service Preferred at $38 per share. He sold the stock at $40 per share, and then it quickly increased to $200 a share. This taught him a valuable lesson of patience in investing. -
Howard Buffett elected to House of Representatives
Buffett's family moved to Fredricksburg, Virginia, to be closer to his father's new post. He attended high school at Woodrow Wilson in Washington DC. -
First Business
At age 13, Buffett was running his own companny—a paperboy selling his own horseracing tip sheets. This was the year he also filed his first tax return (claiming his bike as a $35 tax deduction). -
College
Buffett attended the University of Pennsylvania at age 16 to study business—stayed two years—then transferred to University of Nebraska to finish up his degree. -
Masters Degree
Buffett received his master's degree in economics at Columbia University, where he studied under economist Benjamin Graham. -
Marriage
Warren Buffett married Susan, and later went on to have three children. They were married until she died in 2004. -
Buffett Partnership Ltd.
Buffett started the firm—Buffett Partnership Lt—in Nebraska. It later became very successful, and Buffett became a millionaire. -
Salomon Brothers purchase
Buffett would buy failing businesses and turn them around. His most famous, the Salomon Brothers purchase, made him millions. -
Current Day
Warren Buffett owns 82.9 Billion dollars. He is planning to donate all most all of his money to charity when he dies.