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Are You Worth a Swimming Pool, Microwave or Beach Ball?

Apple's $110 Billion in Cash Reserves Could Fill More Than 50 Olympic-Sized Swimming Pools -- But What Would Your Net Worth Fill Up?

What About Bill Gates?

Let's start with the first person who pops into most of our minds when we talk about enormous wealth: Bill Gates. With a net worth of $59 billion, Gates was (again) at the top of the most recent Forbes 400 list of the wealthiest Americans. 

If Gates wanted to store this money in stacks of $1 bills, he would need 27 Olympic-sized pools to accommodate his riches. If he opted for $100 bills instead, he could stash his benjamins in a fleet of 88 Chevrolet Express vans.

 

  • Sarah Shemkus

    Sarah Shemkus is an award-winning freelance journalist, marketing enthusiast, accomplished baker, occasional globetrotter and total nerd (with a particular fondness for spreadsheets). Most recently, she reported on business and real estate … Read more...