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Warren Buffett isn't just a name synonymous with investing; he's a living paradox – a billionaire who prizes McDonald's breakfast, Coca-Cola and, apparently, the dietary habits of a six-year-old. This mix of discipline and unshakable conviction keeps him fascinating, even as he approaches his mid-90s.
Buffett's daily routine has become almost mythical. As Susie Buffett, his daughter, confirmed in a December 2024 article by Chronicle Of Philanthropy, her father still leaves the same Omaha home he bought in 1958 for $31,500 and swings by McDonald's to pick up his breakfast. He's meticulous about it, choosing between a $2.61 two-sausage patty option on "tighter" market days or a $3.17 bacon, egg and cheese biscuit when things feel flush, as revealed in the documentary, Becoming Warren Buffett. Exact change, always.
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The man, worth $147 billion, also has a McDonald's Gold Card – free meals for life at any Omaha location. "That's why the Buffett family has Christmas dinner at McDonald's," he once joked.
This adherence to ritual speaks to his larger philosophy, a mix of practicality and indulgence. His eating habits are as unorthodox as his approach to investing. "I checked the actuarial tables, and the lowest death rate is among six-year-olds, so I decided to eat like a six-year-old," he explained in his typically wry tone. Three Cokes a day, McDonald's in the morning, potato chips and ice cream are standard fare. And he's completely at peace with his choices. As he told CNBC in 2023: "If somebody told me I would live an extra year if I ate nothing but broccoli and a few other things all my life instead of eating what I like, I would say take a year off the end of my life and let me eat what I like to eat."
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That's the brilliance of Buffett – not just in investing but in life. He's unapologetically consistent, a quality that's bled into his professional decisions. This is the same man who started buying Coca-Cola stock in the late 1980s and is still riding that wave, having made billions from a brand he loves personally. His other food investments follow a similar pattern: Dairy Queen, Kraft Heinz, See's Candies and now Domino's Pizza, where Berkshire Hathaway recently took a $550 million stake. These aren't complex plays – they're bets on enduring, universally loved products.