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Originally Posted by heep223
Family, friends, community. If your entire network is in Calgary, including your kids, grand kids etc., and you can travel anywhere in the world whenever you want, I could see wanting to stay no matter how wealthy.
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I suspect that Mr Edwards kids have grown up and left for uni, probably are making a living in Toronto, NY or, God forbid, London! his parents have probably passed away, ironically once you get into your mid fifties the ties that hold you to a place start to disappear. I'm going through this myself, I'm thinking about retiring to Halifax as my daughters moved there and I get to be instantly wealthy on the back of my vancouver house.
In Mr Edwards case being a billionaire in Calgary makes you instantly recognizable, the first person that's expected to turn up for fundraisers, comments on the economy etc, in London he gets to be utterly anonymous and enjoy his money without any of the strings that life here brings.