Which major newspaper did Warren Buffett deliver as a teenager?

As a teenager, Warren Buffett delivered The Washington Post.

Buffett lived in Washington, D.C., after his father, Howard Buffett, was elected to Congress in 1942. While attending school there, the young Buffett worked a newspaper route delivering Washington Post newspapers. At age 15, he reportedly earned more than $175 a month from the job, an impressive income for a teenager in that era.

The paper route was one of several early ventures that helped shape Buffett's business instincts. He also sold chewing gum, Coca-Cola, and weekly magazines, operated pinball machines with a friend, and began buying stocks at age 11. These activities were not merely childhood hobbies: by the time he finished college, Buffett had accumulated substantial savings.

A common mix-up is confusing the newspaper he delivered with the Washington Post Company, in which Berkshire later bought a major stake. Buffett's teenage job involved delivering the newspaper itself; Berkshire's later investment was a separate business relationship.