"Despite his massive fortune, Soros told the in 2004 that he's "not very materialistic." The Open Society Foundations nonprofit founder told the outlet, "I don't really have a talent for shopping," adding that he once returned a Paul Klee painting that he had invested in. "I couldn't really see it anymore," he explained. "All I saw was the forty-thousand-dollar check I had written. I couldn't enjoy it.""
"Weber appointed the walls of their homes with paintings by Whistler and Sargent, but Soros "spoke with indifference" of the works, according to the New Yorker interview. "If I want it, I own it," he told the outlet when asked to name an object he wished he owned. "But I do want something," he added. "I want my ideas to be heard.""
George Soros moved from London to New York City in 1956 after surviving Nazi-occupied Hungary during his youth. He primarily built his wealth via a hedge fund he established in the early 1970s and ceded control of his roughly $25 billion enterprise to his son, Alex, in 2023. At 95 years old, he lives a quiet, private life in Bedford, New York. Soros has resided in Katonah since 1993, when he paid $10.5 million for a 35-acre plot. He describes himself as not very materialistic, returned a Paul Klee painting he had invested in, and relied on his second wife, Susan Weber, to decorate their homes. His Bedford home spans 10,000 square feet and his Hamptons weekend property exceeds 30,000 square feet.
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