The odd life of the frugal billionaires

Why Ukip-backer Paul Sykes could do without his billions.

As I'm sure you've noticed, a talent for making money rarely goes hand in hand with a talent for spending it, or even enjoying it. "It's nice, but I'm no happier being a billionaire," Chris Dawson told the Mail last week.

In The Times the man who's made his £1.28 billion through The Range, his chain of home and garden discount stores, told Damian Whitworth that it's "not really about the money. It's about the deals." I believe him. At 62, he's still obsessed with growing his business; splashing out on luxuries is of little interest.

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