Jose Mujica is often referred to as the world’s “poorest” president. He himself, though, doesn't think he is poor. He says, “Poor are the people who need a lot – Seneca said that."
“I do not need much to live. I live in the same way I used to live when I wasn’t a president and in the same neighborhood, in my same house, and in the same way. And I am a republican” – small ‘r,’" he adds.
http://amanpour.blogs.cnn.com/2014/05/12/worlds-poorest-president-i-do-not-need-much-to-live/?hpt=hp_bn9
