Money magazine Comments - Simon Sheikh grew up in public housing, now he runs a $13.9b super fund Growing up in public housing shaped Simon Sheikh's views on money. It's also why the Future Super founder plans to leave most of his wealth to charity. https://www.moneymag.com.au/feed/latest?story=179813152 Sat, 04 Jul 2026 13:07:06 +1000 Sat, 04 Jul 2026 13:07:06 +1000 en-AU Copyright 2026 Money magazine 5 Money magazine Comments - Simon Sheikh grew up in public housing, now he runs a $13.9b super fund https://media.moneymag.com.au/prod/media/library/Money_Mag/Logo/Logo_401x133.png Comment by helly ripphin ()

I also grew up in social housing, with parents who grew up in poverty. It teaches you humility. You do not have any comforts and this carries through your life. Watching people born with silver spoons in their mouths is difficult - they have no idea what struggle is. I started work at age 9 (yes it was possible then). For decades, was a carer for extremely unwell immediate family. And always had 2 part time jobs on top of a full time job on top of part time study. And everything will be left to charity. So many people do the same, it is not unusual.

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