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THIEL'S $130M MANSION = felt like $725 to Thiel. Could have paid a year of rent for 7,285 homeless veterans BRIN SPENDS $100M+ FIGHTING A BILLIONAIRE TAX = felt like $83 to Brin. Could have saved 18,545 lives STORONSKY'S $400M YACHT = Could have given 10 million people clean drinking water 27-YEAR-OLD BUYS SEIZED $187M YACHT = felt like $18,985 to Sajwani. Could have given 4.7 million people clean drinking water LARRY PAGE'S $173M MIAMI BUYING SPREE = felt like $130 to Page. Could have paid a year of rent for 9,718 homeless veterans TAYLOR SWIFT & TRAVIS KELCE'S $20M SPLURGE = Could have fed 182,648 hungry kids for a whole year DRAKE POSTS $2.5M IN LOSING BETS = felt like $1,206 to Drake. Could have fed 22,831 hungry kids for a whole year STEYER'S $213M CAMPAIGN = Could have fed 1.9 million hungry kids for a whole year KARP'S $28.5M HOUSE NEXT DOOR = Could have paid a year of rent for 1,597 homeless veterans ZUCKERBERG'S $170M MIAMI MANSION = felt like $148 to Zuckerberg. Could have fed 1.6 million hungry kids for a whole year SCHULTZ'S $44M PENTHOUSE = felt like $2,425 to Schultz. Could have fed 401,826 hungry kids for a whole year LEE'S $38.5M SPLURGE = Could have saved 7,000 lives KARP'S $120M MANSION = Could have paid a year of rent for 6,725 homeless veterans THE WEEKND'S $50M MANSION = Could have paid a year of rent for 2,802 homeless veterans WAHLBERG'S $37M MANSION = Could have fed 337,900 hungry kids for a whole year LUCAS' $52.3M MANSION = Could have fed 477,626 hungry kids for a whole year DONČIĆ'S $25M MANSION = Could have paid a year of rent for 1,401 homeless veterans EX-GOOGLE CEO'S $110M MANSION = felt like $598 to Schmidt. Could have paid a year of rent for 6,165 homeless veterans WILLIAMS' $40M MANSION = Could have fed 365,297 hungry kids for a whole year PARIS HILTON & CARTER REUM'S $63.1M ESTATE = Could have paid a year of rent for 3,536 homeless veterans KARP'S $46M MANSION = Could have fed 420,091 hungry kids for a whole year JAKE PAUL'S $39M GEORGIA KINGDOM = Could have paid a year of rent for 2,186 homeless veterans BEZOS' VENICE WEDDING = felt like $17 to Bezos. Could have given 500,000 people clean drinking water CASINO HEIR'S $110M BEL AIR PALACE = felt like $5,735 to Packer. Could have fed 1 million hungry kids for a whole year HEDGE FUNDER'S $75M MIAMI ISLAND MANSION = Could have paid a year of rent for 4,164 homeless veterans COHLER'S $30M MANSION = Could have paid a year of rent for 1,681 homeless veterans ZUCKERBERG'S $23M MANSION = felt like $20 to Zuckerberg. Could have paid a year of rent for 1,289 homeless veterans SCARLETT JOHANSSON & COLIN JOST'S $13M PENTHOUSE = Could have fed 118,721 hungry kids for a whole year RICHARDS' $19.5M LOT = Could have fed 178,082 hungry kids for a whole year LOPEZ'S $17.5M ESTATE = Could have paid a year of rent for 981 homeless veterans RONALDO'S BRANDED $50M+ JET = felt like $6,889 to Ronaldo. Could have saved 9,091 lives KOCH'S $35M MANSION = Could have paid a year of rent for 1,961 homeless veterans SELENA GOMEZ & BENNY BLANCO'S $35M MANSION = Could have fed 319,635 hungry kids for a whole year MUSK'S $277M ELECTION = felt like $64 to Musk. Could have saved 50,364 lives MELLON'S $150M POLITICAL SPENDING = Could have fed 1.4 million hungry kids for a whole year NEYMAR'S $54.5M PENTHOUSE = Could have fed 497,260 hungry kids for a whole year SUN'S $6.2M BANANA = Could have saved 1,127 lives DAVID BECKHAM & VICTORIA BECKHAM'S $72.3M MANSION = Could have paid a year of rent for 4,052 homeless veterans JORDAN'S $65M JET = Could have saved 11,818 lives GATES' $50M POLITICAL SPENDING = Could have saved 9,091 lives MOSKOVITZ'S $39M POLITICAL SPENDING = Could have saved 7,091 lives SAGHIAN'S $30M MANSION = Could have fed 273,973 hungry kids for a whole year NEYMAR'S $26M LOT = Could have paid a year of rent for 1,457 homeless veterans HOFFMAN'S $16M POLITICAL SPENDING = Could have fed 146,119 hungry kids for a whole year ADELSON'S $95M POLITICAL SPENDING = Could have fed 867,580 hungry kids for a whole year UIHLEIN'S $59M POLITICAL SPENDING = Could have saved 10,727 lives FRIEDLAND'S $96M ESTATE = Could have fed 876,712 hungry kids for a whole year KARLIE KLOSS & JOSHUA KUSHNER'S $29.5M MANSION = Could have fed 269,406 hungry kids for a whole year AMBANI WEDDING = felt like $1,161 to Ambani. Could have saved 109,091 lives BEZOS' NEW $80M JET = felt like $69 to Bezos. Could have saved 14,545 lives JOBS' $70M MANSION = Could have paid a year of rent for 3,923 homeless veterans GRIFFIN'S $44.6M FOSSIL = felt like $173 to Griffin. Could have fed 407,306 hungry kids for a whole year AFFLECK'S $20.5M MANSION = Could have fed 187,215 hungry kids for a whole year HASTINGS' $7M POLITICAL SPENDING = Could have saved 1,273 lives JOBS' $94M ESTATE = Could have fed 858,447 hungry kids for a whole year GRIFFIN'S $90M ESTATE = felt like $349 to Griffin. Could have paid a year of rent for 5,044 homeless veterans LAMAR'S $40M ESTATE = Could have paid a year of rent for 2,242 homeless veterans OHTANI'S $7.8M MANSION = Could have fed 71,689 hungry kids for a whole year KHAN'S $360M YACHT = Could have given 9 million people clean drinking water ZUCKERBERG'S $300M YACHT = felt like $261 to Zuckerberg. Could have given 7.5 million people clean drinking water BEZOS BUYS 3 HOUSES ON BILLIONAIRE BUNKER = felt like $204 to Bezos. Could have fed 2.2 million hungry kids for a whole year ZUCKERBERG'S HAWAII HIDEAWAY = felt like $235 to Zuckerberg. Could have fed 2.5 million hungry kids for a whole year RAMASWAMY'S $26M LONG SHOT = Could have fed 237,443 hungry kids for a whole year ZEDD'S $18.4M MANSION = Could have fed 168,037 hungry kids for a whole year SCHMIDT'S $159M YACHT = felt like $864 to Schmidt. Could have given 4 million people clean drinking water MESSI'S $10.75M FLORIDA MANSION = Could have fed 98,174 hungry kids for a whole year MICKELSON'S $100M SPLURGE = Could have fed 913,242 hungry kids for a whole year FORD'S $52M ESTATE = Could have paid a year of rent for 2,914 homeless veterans ROSS' $35M ISLAND = Could have paid a year of rent for 1,961 homeless veterans SCHMIDT'S $67.6M YACHT = felt like $367 to Schmidt. Could have given 1.7 million people clean drinking water JENNIFER LOPEZ & BEN AFFLECK'S $60.9M MANSION = Could have fed 556,164 hungry kids for a whole year SIMONYI'S $250M YACHT = Could have given 6.3 million people clean drinking water BEYONCÉ & JAY-Z'S $200M MALIBU HOME = felt like $10,153 to the Carters. Could have paid a year of rent for 11,208 homeless veterans EPSTEIN'S ISLANDS SOLD FOR $60M = Could have fed 547,945 hungry kids for a whole year PAUL'S $15.8M MANSION = Could have paid a year of rent for 883 homeless veterans PERRY'S $5M MANSION = Could have fed 45,662 hungry kids for a whole year BEZOS' $500M YACHT = felt like $495 to Bezos. Could have given 14.4 million people clean drinking water CAR DEALER'S $170M PALM BEACH RECORD = Could have fed 1.6 million hungry kids for a whole year K-CUP KING'S $66M PALM BEACH SWAP = Could have paid a year of rent for 3,699 homeless veterans ROSS' $61.5M JET = Could have saved 11,182 lives RIHANNA'S $21M PENTHOUSE = Could have paid a year of rent for 1,177 homeless veterans GETTY'S $33M COMPOUND = Could have fed 301,370 hungry kids for a whole year JUSTIN VERLANDER & KATE UPTON'S $15.3M PENTHOUSE = Could have paid a year of rent for 857 homeless veterans BUNNY'S $8.8M ESTATE = Could have paid a year of rent for 493 homeless veterans ELLEN DEGENERES & PORTIA DE ROSSI'S $70M ESTATE = Could have fed 639,269 hungry kids for a whole year DRAKE'S $12.5M BLING = felt like $6,028 to Drake. Could have fed 114,155 hungry kids for a whole year MAYWEATHER'S $1.2M BLING = Could have saved 227 lives PRITZKER'S $152M RE-ELECTION = felt like $6,981 to Pritzker. Could have fed 1.4 million hungry kids for a whole year CARUSO'S $104.8M POLITICAL SPENDING = Could have saved 19,063 lives MUSK'S $78M JET = felt like $18 to Musk. Could have saved 14,182 lives BANKMAN-FRIED'S $39.9M POLITICAL SPENDING = Could have fed 364,384 hungry kids for a whole year MAYWEATHER'S $3.1M ART BUY = Could have saved 564 lives MAYWEATHER'S $1.7M ART BUY = Could have fed 15,525 hungry kids for a whole year AMBANI'S $243M DUBAI DOUBLE = felt like $470 to Ambani. Could have fed 2.2 million hungry kids for a whole year KARDASHIAN'S $70.4M ESTATE = felt like $7,147 to Kardashian. Could have fed 642,922 hungry kids for a whole year MARCIANO'S $35.5M MANSION = Could have fed 324,201 hungry kids for a whole year ANISTON'S $14.8M FARMHOUSE = Could have paid a year of rent for 829 homeless veterans SPIEGEL'S $119.9M ESTATE = Could have paid a year of rent for 6,718 homeless veterans KYLIE: “MINE OR YOURS?” = felt like $20,062 to Jenner. Could have paid a year of rent for 4,080 homeless veterans PITT'S $40M MANSION = Could have fed 365,297 hungry kids for a whole year ELLISON'S $173M FLORIDA PALACE = felt like $176 to Ellison. Could have paid a year of rent for 9,695 homeless veterans KIM'S $150M CASHMERE JET = felt like $15,229 to Kardashian. Could have fed 1.4 million hungry kids for a whole year THIEL'S $10M POLITICAL SPENDING = felt like $56 to Thiel. Could have saved 1,818 lives CONNOR'S $55M SPACE TRIP = Could have fed 502,283 hungry kids for a whole year ADAM LEVINE & BEHATI PRINSLOO'S $52M ESTATE = Could have paid a year of rent for 2,914 homeless veterans JOVOVICH'S $10.2M MANSION = Could have fed 93,151 hungry kids for a whole year DRAKE'S $75M ESTATE = felt like $36,169 to Drake. Could have fed 684,932 hungry kids for a whole year ADELE'S $58M COMPOUND = Could have paid a year of rent for 3,250 homeless veterans OSAKA'S $6.3M MANSION = Could have fed 57,534 hungry kids for a whole year TINA TURNER & ERWIN BACH'S $76M ESTATE = Could have paid a year of rent for 4,259 homeless veterans RUPERT MURDOCH & JERRY HALL'S $200M RANCH = Could have paid a year of rent for 11,208 homeless veterans COINBASE CEO'S $133M BEL AIR COMPOUND = felt like $2,915 to Armstrong. Could have fed 1.2 million hungry kids for a whole year ZEKELMAN'S $150M YACHT = Could have given 3.8 million people clean drinking water SUN'S $78.4M ART BUY = Could have fed 715,982 hungry kids for a whole year GRIFFIN'S $43.2M ART BUY = felt like $167 to Griffin. Could have saved 7,855 lives COSTANTINI'S $34.9M ART BUY = Could have saved 6,345 lives ANDREESSEN'S $177M MALIBU ESTATE = felt like $17,970 to Andreessen. Could have fed 1.6 million hungry kids for a whole year BRAUN'S $65M FARMHOUSE = Could have paid a year of rent for 3,643 homeless veterans YE GUTS A $57M MASTERPIECE = Could have paid a year of rent for 3,211 homeless veterans WILL SMITH & JADA PINKETT SMITH'S $11.3M MANSION = Could have fed 103,196 hungry kids for a whole year ELTON JOHN'S $8.5M HOUSE NEXT DOOR = Could have paid a year of rent for 476 homeless veterans THE WEEKND'S $70M MANSION = Could have paid a year of rent for 3,923 homeless veterans MCGREGOR'S $3.6M YACHT = Could have given 90,000 people clean drinking water JEFF BEZOS & LAUREN SÁNCHEZ'S $78M ESTATE = felt like $67 to Bezos. Could have fed 712,329 hungry kids for a whole year TOMMY HILFIGER & DEE OCLEPPO'S $21M MANSION = Could have paid a year of rent for 1,177 homeless veterans BET-DAVID'S $20.4M MANSION = Could have fed 186,301 hungry kids for a whole year ADELE'S $10M MANSION = Could have fed 91,324 hungry kids for a whole year HART'S $7M HOUSE NEXT DOOR = Could have paid a year of rent for 392 homeless veterans MALONE'S $1.6M BLING = Could have saved 291 lives KARDASHIAN'S $12M MANSION = Could have paid a year of rent for 672 homeless veterans BRADY'S $6M YACHT = Could have given 150,000 people clean drinking water ELLISON'S $80M ESTATE = felt like $81 to Ellison. Could have paid a year of rent for 4,483 homeless veterans JOHNSON'S $27.8M ESTATE = Could have fed 253,881 hungry kids for a whole year MADONNA'S $19.3M MANSION = Could have fed 176,256 hungry kids for a whole year WAYNE'S $15.4M MANSION = Could have fed 140,639 hungry kids for a whole year RIHANNA'S $10M HOUSE NEXT DOOR = Could have paid a year of rent for 560 homeless veterans MARK ZUCKERBERG & PRISCILLA CHAN'S $53M MANSION = felt like $46 to Zuckerberg. Could have paid a year of rent for 2,970 homeless veterans ADAM LEVINE & BEHATI PRINSLOO'S $22.7M ESTATE = Could have paid a year of rent for 1,272 homeless veterans RIHANNA'S $13.8M MANSION = Could have fed 126,027 hungry kids for a whole year KOUM'S $87M HOUSE NEXT DOOR = Could have paid a year of rent for 4,876 homeless veterans JAMES' $14M MANSION = Could have fed 127,854 hungry kids for a whole year MCGREGOR'S $1M BLING = Could have fed 9,132 hungry kids for a whole year IVANKA & JARED'S $32.2M EMPTY LOT = Could have paid a year of rent for 1,805 homeless veterans NOAH'S $27.5M MANSION = Could have paid a year of rent for 1,541 homeless veterans JENNER'S $20M MANSION = Could have fed 182,648 hungry kids for a whole year KARDASHIAN'S $17M MANSION = Could have paid a year of rent for 953 homeless veterans BRADY'S $2M YACHT = Could have given 50,000 people clean drinking water MOSKOVITZ'S $20M POLITICAL SPENDING = Could have fed 182,648 hungry kids for a whole year MANN'S $15.5M MANSION = Could have fed 141,553 hungry kids for a whole year HOFFMAN'S $12M POLITICAL SPENDING = Could have saved 2,182 lives KATY PERRY & ORLANDO BLOOM'S $14.2M COMPOUND = Could have fed 129,680 hungry kids for a whole year ELLEN DEGENERES & PORTIA DE ROSSI'S $49M ESTATE = Could have paid a year of rent for 2,746 homeless veterans JAMES' $36.8M COMPOUND = Could have fed 335,616 hungry kids for a whole year WILLIAMS' $8M ESTATE = Could have fed 73,059 hungry kids for a whole year BIEBER'S $25.8M ESTATE = Could have paid a year of rent for 1,446 homeless veterans JOHN LEGEND & CHRISSY TEIGEN'S $17.5M MANSION = Could have paid a year of rent for 981 homeless veterans EX-TWITTER CHAIR BUYS THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR = Could have fed 123,288 hungry kids for a whole year BEZOS' $10M HOUSE NEXT DOOR = felt like $8.61 to Bezos. Could have paid a year of rent for 560 homeless veterans SCOTT'S $23.5M MANSION = Could have fed 214,612 hungry kids for a whole year GRANDE'S $13.7M MANSION = Could have fed 125,114 hungry kids for a whole year GRANDE'S $6.8M MANSION = Could have fed 61,644 hungry kids for a whole year JENNER'S $15M LAND = felt like $4,134 to Jenner. Could have paid a year of rent for 841 homeless veterans BLOOMBERG'S $44.8M RANCH = felt like $79 to Bloomberg. Could have fed 409,041 hungry kids for a whole year JENNER'S $36.5M COMPOUND = felt like $10,058 to Jenner. Could have fed 333,333 hungry kids for a whole year BEZOS' $16.1M MANSION = felt like $14 to Bezos. Could have fed 147,032 hungry kids for a whole year GOMEZ'S $4.9M MANSION = Could have fed 44,749 hungry kids for a whole year BLOOMBERG'S $1 BILLION CAMPAIGN = felt like $1,851 to Bloomberg. Could have saved 190,909 lives BILL GATES & MELINDA GATES' $43M MANSION = Could have paid a year of rent for 2,410 homeless veterans ALTMAN'S $27M MANSION = felt like $5,208 to Altman. Could have paid a year of rent for 1,513 homeless veterans REESE WITHERSPOON & JIM TOTH'S $15.9M ESTATE = Could have paid a year of rent for 891 homeless veterans MALONE'S $1M BLING = Could have fed 9,132 hungry kids for a whole year STEYER'S $342M CAMPAIGN = Could have fed 3.1 million hungry kids for a whole year BEZOS' $165M BEVERLY HILLS ESTATE = felt like $142 to Bezos. Could have fed 1.5 million hungry kids for a whole year GABRIELLE UNION & DWYANE WADE'S $17.9M MANSION = Could have fed 163,470 hungry kids for a whole year MURDOCH'S $150M ESTATE = Could have paid a year of rent for 8,406 homeless veterans STAR'S $14.6M ESTATE = Could have paid a year of rent for 818 homeless veterans JOHNSON'S $9.5M MANSION = Could have fed 86,758 hungry kids for a whole year ALICIA KEYS & SWIZZ BEATZ'S $20.8M MANSION = Could have paid a year of rent for 1,166 homeless veterans LAMAR'S $9.7M MANSION = Could have paid a year of rent for 544 homeless veterans STING'S $65.7M PENTHOUSE = Could have fed 600,000 hungry kids for a whole year CURRY'S $31M MANSION = Could have fed 283,105 hungry kids for a whole year COHEN'S $91M ART BUY = Could have saved 16,545 lives BEZOS' $80M MANSION = felt like $69 to Bezos. Could have paid a year of rent for 4,483 homeless veterans ELLEN DEGENERES & PORTIA DE ROSSI'S $45M MANSION = Could have fed 410,959 hungry kids for a whole year ADELE'S $10.7M MANSION = Could have fed 97,260 hungry kids for a whole year SNYDER'S $192M YACHT = Could have given 4.8 million people clean drinking water BLANK'S $180M YACHT = Could have given 4.5 million people clean drinking water GRIFFIN'S $238M PENTHOUSE = felt like $922 to Griffin. Could have paid a year of rent for 13,338 homeless veterans STEYER'S $40M POLITICAL SPENDING = Could have saved 7,273 lives NOAH'S $20.5M MANSION = Could have paid a year of rent for 1,149 homeless veterans JERRY JONES' $250M SUPERYACHT = Could have given 6.3 million people clean drinking water RICK SCOTT'S $63.6M SENATE SEAT = Could have paid a year of rent for 3,564 homeless veterans MAYWEATHER'S $5.3M BLING = Could have saved 964 lives KHALED'S $25.9M MANSION = Could have paid a year of rent for 1,451 homeless veterans GREENE'S $30M POLITICAL SPENDING = Could have fed 273,973 hungry kids for a whole year MILLER'S $33M ISLAND = Could have fed 301,370 hungry kids for a whole year MAYWEATHER'S $18M BLING = Could have saved 3,273 lives BURKLE'S $15M ESTATE = Could have paid a year of rent for 841 homeless veterans MICHAEL S. SMITH & IRIS SMITH'S $110M COMPOUND = Could have fed 1 million hungry kids for a whole year AFFLECK'S $19.2M MANSION = Could have fed 175,799 hungry kids for a whole year KATZ'S $85M ESTATE = Could have paid a year of rent for 4,764 homeless veterans MAYWEATHER'S $1.9M SPLURGE = Could have fed 17,352 hungry kids for a whole year TELEVANGELIST'S GULFSTREAM JET = Could have saved 1,073 lives WILLIAMS' $6.7M MANSION = Could have paid a year of rent for 375 homeless veterans BEYONCÉ & JAY-Z'S $88M COMPOUND = felt like $4,467 to the Carters. Could have paid a year of rent for 4,932 homeless veterans MAEZAWA'S $110.5M ART BUY = Could have fed 1 million hungry kids for a whole year COHEN'S $165M ART BUY = Could have saved 30,000 lives TRUMP'S $66M CAMPAIGN = Could have fed 602,740 hungry kids for a whole year MAEZAWA'S $22.3M ART BUY = Could have fed 203,653 hungry kids for a whole year BURKLE'S $13M ESTATE = Could have fed 118,721 hungry kids for a whole year BEZOS' $23M MANSION = felt like $20 to Bezos. Could have paid a year of rent for 1,289 homeless veterans USMANOV'S $600M YACHT = Could have given 15 million people clean drinking water MAEZAWA'S $57.3M ART BUY = Could have saved 10,418 lives COSTANTINI'S $15.7M ART BUY = Could have saved 2,855 lives BROAD'S $11.8M ART BUY = Could have fed 107,763 hungry kids for a whole year WINFREY'S $28.9M RANCH = Could have paid a year of rent for 1,620 homeless veterans MAYWEATHER'S $10M BLING = Could have fed 91,324 hungry kids for a whole year MAYWEATHER'S $1.5M BLING = Could have saved 273 lives LIU YIQIAN & WANG WEI'S $170.4M ART BUY = Could have saved 30,982 lives LAU'S $48.4M BLING = Could have fed 442,009 hungry kids for a whole year LAU'S $28.7M BLING = Could have saved 5,218 lives GRIFFIN'S $300M ART BUY = felt like $1,162 to Griffin. Could have fed 2.7 million hungry kids for a whole year GRIFFIN'S $200M ART BUY = felt like $775 to Griffin. Could have saved 36,364 lives SWIFT'S $25M ESTATE = Could have fed 228,311 hungry kids for a whole year BLOOMBERG'S $25M MANSION = felt like $44 to Bloomberg. Could have paid a year of rent for 1,401 homeless veterans ZHONGJUN'S $29.9M ART BUY = Could have fed 273,059 hungry kids for a whole year JIANLIN'S $20.1M ART BUY = Could have saved 3,655 lives DELL'S $100.5M PENTHOUSE = Could have fed 917,548 hungry kids for a whole year ZHONGJUN'S $61.8M ART BUY = Could have fed 564,384 hungry kids for a whole year LIU YIQIAN & WANG WEI'S $45M ART BUY = Could have saved 8,182 lives BILL GATES & MELINDA GATES' $18M RANCH = Could have paid a year of rent for 1,009 homeless veterans MARS' $6.5M MANSION = Could have fed 59,361 hungry kids for a whole year YIQIAN'S $36.3M ART BUY = Could have fed 331,507 hungry kids for a whole year MAYWEATHER'S $1M BLING = Could have fed 9,132 hungry kids for a whole year WYNN'S $142.4M ART BUY = Could have saved 25,891 lives ELLISON'S $300M SPLURGE = felt like $305 to Ellison. Could have saved 54,545 lives MURDOCH'S $28.8M ESTATE = Could have fed 263,014 hungry kids for a whole year PARKER'S $4.5M SPLURGE = Could have fed 41,096 hungry kids for a whole year RYBOLOVLEV'S $127.5M ART BUY = Could have fed 1.2 million hungry kids for a whole year SWIFT'S $17.8M ISLAND = Could have paid a year of rent for 995 homeless veterans COHEN'S $155M ART BUY = Could have fed 1.4 million hungry kids for a whole year ELLISON'S $300M ISLAND = felt like $305 to Ellison. Could have fed 2.7 million hungry kids for a whole year PAULSON'S $49M RANCH = Could have fed 447,489 hungry kids for a whole year BEYONCÉ'S $40M JET = Could have saved 7,273 lives BLACK'S $119.9M ART BUY = Could have saved 21,800 lives ECCLESTONE'S $19M SPLURGE = Could have saved 3,455 lives ECCLESTONE'S $85M MANSION = Could have paid a year of rent for 4,764 homeless veterans WHITMAN'S $141.5M CAMPAIGN = Could have saved 25,727 lives SLIM'S $44M MANSION = Could have paid a year of rent for 2,466 homeless veterans COHEN'S $110M ART BUY = Could have fed 1 million hungry kids for a whole year BLOOMBERG'S $100M CAMPAIGN = felt like $176 to Bloomberg. Could have fed 913,242 hungry kids for a whole year ABRAMOVICH'S $86.3M ART BUY = Could have fed 788,128 hungry kids for a whole year ABRAMOVICH'S $33.6M ART BUY = Could have saved 6,109 lives SHEIKH HAMAD BIN KHALIFA AL THANI & SHEIKHA MOZAH BINT NASSER'S $72.8M ART BUY = Could have fed 664,840 hungry kids for a whole year SCHWARZMAN'S $3M SPLURGE = Could have saved 545 lives COHEN'S $137.5M ART BUY = Could have fed 1.3 million hungry kids for a whole year WINFREY'S $87.9M ART BUY = Could have saved 15,982 lives GRIFFIN'S $80M ART BUY = felt like $310 to Griffin. Could have fed 730,594 hungry kids for a whole year LAUDER'S $135M ART BUY = Could have saved 24,545 lives MITTAL'S $55M SPLURGE = Could have fed 502,283 hungry kids for a whole year ALLEN'S $200M YACHT = Could have given 5 million people clean drinking water BONDERMAN'S $7M SPLURGE = Could have saved 1,273 lives STEVE FORBES' $66M FOR TWO LOSSES = Could have saved 12,000 lives GATES' $30.8M ART BUY = Could have saved 5,600 lives MACKENZIE SCOTT = 25% of the fortune, given in one year ELON'S CHARITY COMES UP SHORT = 4 years in a row below the legal minimum

Forbes' waste could have fed

602,740

hungry kids for a whole year.

Or saved 12,000 lives. $66 million in all.

Steve Forbes

$66 million

documented on one purchase (0 in the last five years). It could have fed 602,740 hungry kids for a year.

Fortune: no published estimate. (No published estimate used)

The receipts

Steve Forbes

Politics Feb 2000

Steve Forbes' $66M For Two Losses Two Presidential Runs ... His Own Money

The publishing heir paid for the 1996 and 2000 campaigns largely himself, then quit after New Hampshire and Delaware.

Could have saved 12,000 lives.