Ever since he left the White House some 40 years ago, Jimmy Carter has led a strikingly different lifestyle from virtually every other former president
Rather than using his status to build his personal wealth or buy multiple mansions, Carter lives in the same humble home he built himself back in 1961 in the middle of his rural hometown of Plains, Georgia. The two-bedroom home has been assessed at just $167,000 — less than the value of the Secret Service vehicles that are parked outside the house as part of his mandatory security detail.