Ex-billionaire Chouinard once ate cat food, survived on $1 a day, his book reveals
Yvon Chouinard, Patagonia Founder who revoked his billionaire status by donating his wealth, once ate cat food and survived on $1 a day in San Francisco, his new book reveals. He called being placed on Forbes 2017 billionaires list "one of the worst days of his life". He said in 1950s, he redeemed soda bottles from trash cans to earn.