6-Year-Old YouTube Star Earns $11 Million a Year Reviewing Toys
YouTube has become the new breeding ground for celebrities. We’ve got fitness gurus, product pushers, comedians, gossip peddlers, gamers, you name it. Some of these people make quite a lot of money, but one of them is worthy of special attention because he happens to be a six-year-old boy. His name is Ryan and he […]
Argentinian Man Marries His 91-Year-Old Great-Aunt to Collect a Widower’s Pension After Her Passing
When it comes to getting money, some people will do just about anything, even marry their relatives. Take 25-year-old Mauricio Ossola, from Argentina, who last year married his 91-year-old great-aunt, so he could collect a widower’s pension after she died. Mauricio moved in with his great aunt Yolanda, in the city of Salta, north-west Argentina, eight […]
YouTuber Sells Shares in Himself Online, Makes $490,000 in One Week
On the surface, Japan’s newest stock exchange platform, Valu, may seem like an innovative game changer in that it allows users to sell shares in themselves. The goal of which, for many, is to raise money to start a business or work on personal/freelance projects within their profession. That being said, however, there is at […]
Woman Swallows $9,000 in Cash to Avoid Giving Half to Her Ex-Partner
A 28-year-old woman recently ended up in the emergency room at University Hospital of Santander (HUS) in Bucaramanga, Colombia, after swallowing over $9,000 in $100 bills to make sure that her ex didn’t get half of it. The bizarre incident took place on April 22, when Sandra Milena Almeida showed up at the hospital complaining of severe […]
Young Lottery Winner Says $1.6 Million Prize Ruined Her Life
Jane Park was only 17 years old when she won the £1 million ($1.6 million) Euromillions jackpot, four years ago. She was ecstatic at the time, but Park has recently revealed that she plans to sue the lottery for negligence. She claims that winning so much money at a young age has ruined her life, and […]
South African Herbalist Walks Around Literally Dressed in Money
Michael Andile Dlamini, a successful herbalist from Nongoma, South Africa, has become known as Mzimb’okhalimali (a body dripping with money) after he started wearing a suit made of real banknotes, to show off his wealth. Dlamini started working as a healer three years ago, after finally listening to the voices of his ancestors. The 33-year-old claims that when […]
Chinese Loan Sharks Are Asking Young Women for Nude Selfies as Collateral for Online Loans
Loans are notoriously hard to get for Chinese college students, and some of them will agree to almost anything for some much needed funds, even providing nude photos of themselves as collateral to unscrupulous loan sharks. The disgusting practice was brought to national attention when a victim – a university student going by the pseudonym of Li Li […]
The Real Santa – Oil Tycoon Gives $100,000 Christmas Bonus to Each of His 1,400 Employees
Hilcorp, a private oil and natural gas exploration and production company based in Texas, is in the news for its unprecedented generosity towards employees. To celebrate an excellent year, CEO Jeff Hildebrand gave the entire company staff huge bonuses – $100,000 to each of the 1,381 workers! It seems Santa is real after all. “It’s just a […]
Bitwalking – Potentially Game-Changing Digital Currency Pays People to Walk
In a bid to make people walk more, a London-based startup is introducing a new app that pays people in digital currency based on the number of steps taken per day. ‘Bitwalking’ will soon be available on Android and iOS users in the UK, Kenya, Malawi, and Japan. Bitwalking’s currency units are called ‘Bitwalking dollars’ or […]
Austrian Boy Fishes 100,000 Euros Out of the River Danube
In a bizarre stroke of luck, a boy from Vienna, Austria managed to fish out a sizable treasure from the River Danube: €100 and €500 banknotes totaling a whopping €100,000! The boy apparently noticed the notes from afar, and jumped right into the icy cold water to retrieve them. Passersby, worried that he was attempting […]
Russian Tax Collectors to Be Given Money-Scented Soap to Make Them More Enthusiastic about Collecting Taxes
In a bid to make Russian tax collectors more interested in their jobs, a local government has come up with a rather bizarre scheme – providing them with money-scented soap! The idea is that the special odor will stimulate and inspire tax collectors to love and enjoy collecting money. The idea is the brainchild of Aman Tuleyev, […]
Artisanal Currency, a Refreshing and Totally Legal Way to Pay
Have you ever seen currency notes so beautiful that you’d actually hesitate to spend them? Well, they’re called ‘artisanal currency’, and they’re all the rage in several parts of the world, including London, Amsterdam, and New York. The concept is quite similar to artisanal coffee, cheese, or chocolate that is handmade, not mass produced. According to […]
Chinese Parents Take Kids on Luxury Villa Tours to Stimulate Them to Become Rich and Successful
Chinese media reports that a growing number of parents are taking their children on special tours of luxury villas, to stimulate their desire to become wealthy and successful. On weekends, most parents take their kids to the playground, maybe to a museum, shopping mall or on a relaxing picnic, but in China, some parents use these […]
Chinese Lottery Winners Collect Prizes Dressed as Cartoon Characters to Protect Their Identity
A Chinese man was recently in the news for not only winning millions of yuan in a lottery, but also for the bizarre costume he wore while collecting his prize. The man, believed to be about 40 years old, was so worried about revealing his identity that he actually turned up dressed as the popular […]
Salty Dawg Saloon – Alaska’s Unique Dollar-Bill-Covered Watering Hole
While many cafés and bars choose to display their patrons’ praise on sticky notes or paper napkins, a watering hole in Homer, Alaska, has every last inch of its walls and ceiling covered with dollar bills signed by its satisfied customers. Because of its quirky interiors, Salty Dawg Saloon is in fact a cherished landmark of […]