Born Warren Edward Buffett in 1930 in Omaha, Nebraska. The second of three children and the only son of congressman Howard Buffet, and wife Leila. Buffet began his education at Rose Hill Elementary School. In 1942, his father was elected to the first of four terms in the United States Congress, which led to the relocation of the whole family to Washington, D.C. Warren finished elementary school, attended junior high school in Alice Deal Junior High School and graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in 1947, where his senior yearbook picture reads: "likes maths: a future stockbroker".
As a child, Warren displayed an interest in making and saving money by selling chewing gum, coca-cola, or weekly magazines door to door, He also worked in his grandfather's grocery store. While still in high school he made money delivering newspapers, selling golf balls and stamps and detailing cars, among other means. As a high school student in 1945, Warren and his friend spent $25.00 to purchase a used pinball machine, which was placed in a local barber shop. Within months, they had made enough money from the machine that they owned several machines in different barber shops.
