Recently, Germany's "Bild" reported on a strange millionaire HeinzB. Even though he owns 10 houses, he still chooses to continue picking up trash. "Most of the food is in the trash, and people are so wasteful that they throw away enough to feed an entire family," he said.
HeinzB. is 80 years old and looks like a homeless man with nothing. He may only have 15 euros in his bank account, but that's only because he has just withdrawn 700,000 euros (approximately RMB 5.45 million) to buy his 10th new home. Interestingly, the properties are located in the area where he lives so he can ride his bike to get repairs done. “The maintenance staff may charge €55 per half hour.” Most of his properties are not rented out because the rent is not enough to cover maintenance costs. Besides, he didn't need the extra money.
HeinzB. is a retired electrical engineer with a monthly pension of 3,756 euros, most of which he deposits in the bank because he has nothing to spend on weekdays. The monthly cost for food is about 5 euros, plus the cost of using the Internet on a laptop (without a mobile phone, that also costs money). He spends much of his time riding his bike around the city and hoarding things that others throw away. He would give the good items to his neighbors in exchange for food they didn't need.
With no immediate family members to share in his vast fortune, Heinz B. had no idea who he would leave his wealth to after his death. He has some distant cousins, but he says they can't afford the inheritance tax, so he's considering leaving part of the property to tenants.