Lot of land (Rams owner Stan Kroenke)

[Marshian]

Article says with this newly acquired 937,000 acre NM acquisition, his total in the US is 2.7 million which is the largest for a private individual. Thats about 4200 square miles. If it was all in one spot would be a box about 65miles per side. The state of Connecticut is 5500 sq miles for reference.

Billionaire Rams owner Stan Kroenke becomes America's biggest private landowner

Kroenke represents a growing wave of ultra-wealthy entrepreneurs investing in long-held ranches and farmland.

www.cnbc.com

 

[Mountain Man]

I’d be doing the exact same thing if I were a billionaire.

 

[Rack Daniels]

The Seven Deadly Sins don’t seem to mean much to most folks anymore… especially gluttony/greed.

 

[Horseman]

He only gets to ‘own’ it until he dies…and he’s old. I’m so glad I have not wasted any of my time trying to get rich.

 

[noharleyyet]

He bought the Waggoner Ranch near my hometown. Spoke with his bean counters about doing some work on the main house but quickly realized we were wasting our time and bowed out.

 

[Brad]

My dad's next door neighbor in Maine (she doesn't live there much anymore, it's now mostly an air bnb) is Roxanne Quimby. Co-founder and the brains behind Burt's Bees. She sold the Co. for almost 1 Billion, and has endeavored to give away the money... she bought up 1000's of acres in Maine and ultimately donated 87,500 acres of land which became the Katahdin Woods And Water National Monument, and also gave a $20 million endowment to support park operations and construction in the early years of the park’s existence.

That's how to be a billionaire... most, though not all, of the breed are D-Bags.

https://www.nationalparks.org/connect/blog/transforming-katahdin-lifes-work-roxanne-quimby

Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument

Our 413th national park, Katahdin Woods and Waters is part of Maine's famed North Woods, offering recreation opportunities for all. Comprised of 87,500…

www.nationalparks.org