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Billionaire gives away his money - 12th October 2020

Chuck Feeney is a businessman. He was a billionaire. He had $8 billion. But today, he has no money. He gave all his money away.

Feeney started to give away money in 1982. He gave his money to charities and universities. His grandparents were Irish. He often helped people in Ireland.

He owned a lot of shops. The shops made him rich. He started his business with a friend, Robert Miller. The business is called 'DFS'. 'DFS' has shops in airports.

Feeney didn’t spend much money. He didn't have a car or house. He only had one pair of shoes. He was very different from Robert Miller. Miller has lots of houses.

Lots of billionaires want to give their money away. They do it after they die. Feeney has a message for these billionaires: give it away now.

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