Warren Buffett once joked about his first wife losing her credit card

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Warren Buffett shares a humorous anecdote about his first wife losing her credit card during a 2014 interview. The video serves as a promotional clip for the Fortune archives.

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1Introduction of the anecdote
2Warren Buffett tells the joke
3Audience laughter
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2014 FORTUNE Warren Buffett once joked about his first wife losing her credit card WARREN BUFFETT Chairman & former CEO, Berkshire Hathaway Oh, yeah. Yes. I made no attempt to get it back because the guy was spending less than she was.

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Warren Buffett once joked about his first wife losing her credit card. Oh, yeah. Yes. My wife lost her credit card. I made no attempt to get it back because the guy was spending less than she was.