re: Who is the richest person you know and what do they do?

I played golf a few times with a guy who owns a great deal of commercial property in downtown Atlanta. He was really drunk one time and told me that everytime he starts getting close to a billion some disaster will strike. I naively assumed he meant an economic downturn following 9/11 or the banking crisis or the like. "Nah, I'll get caught with a bunch of hookers and get divorced again".

I rhink he inherited millions in N GA timber but the big office buildings are all him.