If a genie pops up and asks us to make a wish, I’m very sure practically all of us will wish to be in the shoes of Bill Gate for even one day. Bill Gate, the richest man on earth has a net worth of $83.9 billion and I’m very sure almost all of us won’t make a fraction of that figure in our entire life.
So invariably you will expect the man and his children to live in a flamboyant style depicted in their choice of clothes and food. But According to The Mirror, the Microsoft founder says he wears a casio watch which only costs $10. Besides has banned his children not to own a mobile phone until they turned 14.
Not only does Gates force his kids to wait until age 14 to get a smartphone, but he also limits the amount of time they could use them before going to bed. Smartphones are also banned from the dinner table.
We often set a time after which there is no screen time and in their case that helps them get to sleep at a reasonable hour,’ he told The Mirror. Gates and his wife, Melinda, are parents to Jennifer, 20; Rory, 17; and Phoebe, 14. .
Despite the irony of Gates playing a pivotal role in the technological revolution of the digital age, he still thinks limits need to be in place for children. “You’re always looking at how it can be used in a great way – homework and staying in touch with friends – and also where it has gotten to excess,’ he said of smartphones and social media. .
‘We don’t have cellphones at the table when we are having a meal, we didn’t give our kids cellphones until they were 14 and they complained other kids got them earlier.’ The Mirror reports that during its interview with Gates, he was wearing a Casio watch worth $10.
