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Monday, 20 July 2015

Meet the CEO who is worth $820 million but lives in a trailer

A CEO with a net worth of $820 million has opted for the simple life by living in a trailer park instead of a mansion.
Tony Hsieh, the CEO of Zappos, can afford to buy any type of home that he likes yet he opted to live a simple lifestyle.
Hsieh, who is known as one of the most frugal millionaires in the business community, chooses to live in a Las Vegas trailer park.
However, the RV lot that the business executive calls home may differ from the the negative stereotypes associated with other trailer parks.
The 'trailers' are gorgeous silver Airstream caravans, which retail for $48,000 for a 2013 model.
Thirty homes are lined up in a neat row, each with about 200 square feet of space.
And they're home to like minds as the trailer park tends to attract Silicon Valley computer programmers who live in the trailer park temporarily.
 
Units have two TVs, Bluetooth stereo systems and wood paneling, though the size of the showers reportedly makes it difficult for large adults to bathe.
Hsieh has nicknamed his caravan 'Llamapolis' and he shares his trailer with his pet alpaca named Marley.
 
The Airstream Village also includes Tumbleweed Tiny Houses, wooden RVs that have about 130 square feet and do not have couches or kitchen tables.
 It was a vacant lot before he snapped it up and it's virtually unrecognizable since its makeover.
 
 

NYT 

50 comments:

  1. Lol if it were in Nigeria, they would say that was the condition his cult group gave him.

    ~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA LUMIA

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  2. Well, this is not really new as such. Some Pilots are housed in these trailer Parks Airstream near the interstate Thanks for letting the world know, Vegas here comes the babes to spend that mullah on his behalf. Stingy man

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  3. Human being worth money? this is unbelievable story!

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  4. Poverty has entered his system, even with his riches he can't stay in a house.

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  5. Wow, this is so unbelievable....

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  6. Home is where d heart is

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  7. He shud be checked for psychorybotics

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  8. Nice one better than most fully model homes though.

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  9. Oh this is what this was?! I have seen that picture of him with the dog circulating the net for a while and didn't even bother to read it. He still lives better than a large percentage of Nigerians.

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  10. Doesn't make sense to me shaa.

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  11. See how hot his trailer looks like. Just like an apartment n he b claiming living in a trailer. Trailer pass trailer na.

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  12. Maybe he has a purpose 4 his money
    Sallysmart

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  13. He's comfortable with it n reasons best known to him

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  14. Damn now that's humility, abeg if he no get babe or wife am seriously interested

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  15. Damn now that's humility, abeg if he no get babe or wife am seriously interested

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  16. hrm paul ojeih20 July 2015 at 07:36

    I dey mad me with all d millions I go dey sleep inside trailer dis guy is not mad at all he is scamming every one.if him mad let him donate his moni to charity

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  17. He is evading tax duty in America

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  18. Abeg he's still living a luxurious life. Although I love such lifestyle, not some giant shoe closet that can accommodate d homeless.

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  19. Naa money miss road and ogun idile.

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  20. Simplicity at its peak.....hope the gf is not living with him in d trailer....

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  21. Onye na way ya biko



    #TeamBlessed#

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  22. Every mallam with im kettle. Linda take note!

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  23. Every mallam with im kettle. Linda take note!

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  24. Every mallam with im kettle. Linda take note!

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  25. He's balling large,u say he's living simple!

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  26. C wat too much of moni is cozing

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  27. COOL, NIGERIAN WILL BUY HOUSES AROUND THE WORLD

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  28. rubbish. nothing to admire

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  29. If it's in Nigeria dey will say his money is not genue and dats his punishment....








    Mc SNowyTE

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  30. This is not your typical trailer park so I'm closing the book on this case.

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