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Last year, big daddy Warren's investments paid off to the tune of $10 billion, raising his net worth to $62 billion and vaulting him atop Forbes' list of the World's Richest People, a spot formerly occupied by supernerd Bill Gates. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average American earned $36,764 in 2002, which, with inflation, comes out to about $43,175 today. That means that in order to make $10 billion, the average Joe would have to work more than 231,615 YEARS. Below are a few more examples to help drive home just how much friggin' money this lovable old coot has.

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What we can buy: McChicken sandwich from the McDonald's value menu ($1)
Percentage of salary: 0.00232%
Equivalent cost to Warren Buffett: A loaded 2008 Bentley Continental GT coupe ($232,000)