Cash Accumulating, Never Breathless

“Asked how he assessed his wealth, he replied: — I feel comfortable, I am not financially short of breath. Cash is accumulating. For example, the price of gold is rising, and we hold shares in a gold mine in Namibia, one of Africa’s largest gold mines. It’s safe there. Soon, I will turn Ukraine into a success as well.”

“• “What’s it like to be a billionaire?” we asked. • “They serve better wine with lunch and dinner,” jokes Kulczyk. “All my things—my plane, yacht, homes—are work tools. I need a residence like that. Not only because I like it, but so that my business partners appreciate it. I treat it like a game. It prevents people from looking down on me. Everything I have indicates whether we are roughly in the same league. It’s convenient. You don’t have to check business plans or who has how much in their account. And it works.””