IKEA's founder Ingvar Kamprad, ranked 4th richest man in the world, drives a 15-year-old car and always flies economy class, in part to 41 his 90,000 employees world wide to see the 42 of frugality(节俭). This billionaire Swede, who turns 80 on March 30, 43 his legendary habits during a rare television 44 in Switzerland, his second home for nearly 30 years.
His 45 was recently estimated at $28billion by Forbes magazine 46 only Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, US investor Warren Buffet and Mexican industrialist Carlos Slim.
"Peoplesay I am cheap and I don't 47 if they do. But I am very 48 to follow the rules of our company," Kamprad said.
Asked to confirm he 49 an old Volvo, he said:" She is nearly 50 , just 15 years old."
Interviewer teased that IKEA employees were 51 told to write on both sides of the paper.
"Why not? If there is such a thing as good 52 , it is to give a good 53 . I have to do so for all the IKEA employees," Kamprad replied.
"Everything we 54 we need as a reserve(宝藏). We have to still develop the IKEA group. We need many billions of Swiss francs to 55 China or Russia," he added.
IKEA is the world's biggest furniture retailer, with 202stores in 32 countries.
56 for its inexpensive self made furniture, the family owned business claims its big and strong catalog(目录) is the most 57 read publication after the Bible.
"Our idea is to 58 everybody, including people with little money. We have to keep 59 down," he said.
"I'm not afraid of 60 80 and I have lots of things to do. I don't have time for dying," Kamprad said.