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Billionaire fulfills lifelong dream - to die broke: Duty Free Shoppers co-founder Chuck Feeney, 89, gives his $8 billion fortune to charity - and says he is happier than ever (but has kept $2m for himself)

Former billionaire co-founder of airport retail giant Duty Free Shoppers has given away all of his massive wealth and is now broke, but insists he couldn't be happier.

Charles 'Chuck' Feeney, 89, raked in billions with the creation of Duty Free Shoppers with Robert Miller but wanted to die without any money.

The philanthropist was famous for his promise to give all his money away to charitable causes, a dream that was fulfilled this year in September after donating more than $8billion to charities, universities, and foundations through his organization Atlantic Philanthropies.

He gave $3.7billion to education, including nearly $1billion to his alma mater Cornell, more than $870million to human rights and social change including $62million in grants to abolish the death penalty in the US and $76million for grassroots campaigns supporting the passage of Obamacare, according to Forbes.

Froshloaded:
Mad oo

The man in the last picture is tired mehn

lefulefu:
if u had a dream to become something there is nothing that stops u now as an adult to follow the career part and actualise ur dream.Dont give excuses like no time again or dat u are married with kids.Even ppl who are married go back to school to actualise their career part.If u are doing a job u have no passion for and u just doin it to put food at the table that one no be life o.

ogaofficer:
Well, you are right. But once I discover that one of my kids is interested in the profession, I will help nuture it not even resources will come in as impediment.

Bitwilky:
...taking a cursory look at this video, one should be able to decipher that, that AC isn't done because of the grave. looking at where he was buried, they did his grave side along with where probably his children and wife can discuss or take fresh air. if you can see, there are chairs there. Beside, he his not the first person to be buried in this manner, we have a lot of people.

Chii59:
So you live in Nigeria?
Can you be my sugar daddy?

VerifiedRealtor:
Sorry, i tried to upload pictures here but it wasn't just uploading...

petroldollar:
It is really heartbreaking to think that this disaster keeps happening yearly without any effort been put in place to prevent future occarance

@Explorer has anything been done to prevent this from happening cos this is like an annual disaster?

nextstep:
People keep wanting to run away.

You're not seeing all these buildings popping up? All these cars being sold? Hotels being patronized? Food, farming, appliances, beauty, clothes, solar, real estate, furniture, entertainment, transport, logistics, banking, technology, and so much more.

These are not funded by yahoo. These are being done by hardworking Nigerians all around you.

Do we have issues? Yes, but I tell you, for every Nigerian who runs to another country, there's one who stayed and is reaping the benefits.
The money you want to raise to "travel abroad", and that will sustain you for 3-6 months while you find work... it can be put to better use.

But let me not stop you... the others who have gone and are hiding in the shadows, or begging for government assistance to bring them back home... they've gone and seen that abroad no be beans.