The Eccentric German Millionaire Who Lived on Less Than $500 a Month
When millionaire Klaus Zapf passed away this week, the whole of Germany mourned his death. The eccentric tycoon, who always had millions at his disposal, actually lived a frugal life by choice. What endeared him most to the people of his nation was his generous nature – he gave most of his money away, while […]
Real Estate Magnate Hides Envelopes of Cash around San Francisco as a Way of Giving Back to the Community
A mysterious San Francisco philanthropist has found a unique way of giving back to the community – leaving hidden cash all over the city. According to a Bay Area online magazine called The Bold Italic, an ‘anonymous real estate magnate’ emailed them to “say that they’d launched a campaign just last night where they’re hiding […]
Izhikhothane – South Africa’s Bizarre Money-Burning Sub-Culture
Izikhothane, which loosely translates to ‘brag it’, is a South African subculture of youths who dress themselves in designer clothes they can barely afford. They arrive in minivans at public spots and participate in elaborate dance-offs against rival gangs. During these performances, they indulge in burning wads of cash, destroying their clothes and spilling expensive […]
Wealthy Chinese Mother Rents Entire Mountain So Her Daughter Can Learn More About Nature
Money might not grow on trees, but it sure can buy you lots of them. Proving this point is a rich businessman’s wife in China, who has rented a whole mountain just so her her daughter can learn more about nature and the great outdoors. 33-year-old Gan Lin, a former teacher, now spends most of […]
14-Year-Old’s Simple Idea Could Save US Government $400 Million on Official Documents
Suvir Mirchandani, a 14-year-old student from Pittsburg, has figured out a way to do something that financial experts have been struggling with for decades – substantially reduce Government spending. And we’re not taking about a few dollars here and there, we’re talking millions. $400 million, to be precise. To save all that money, Suvir suggested […]
What’s the World’s Most Beautiful Flower? Why, Money, Of Course!
They say money can’t buy love but this Chinese couple have proven all that nonsense wrong. Chen Li, a software programmer, proposed to his girlfriend with 999 roses made of bank notes. Needless to say, she happily accepted. As romantic as it sounds, it turns out that 27-year-old Chen was provoked into inventing the bizarre […]
Chinese Rich Kid Offers $170,000 to Rent a Girlfriend for Upcoming Spring Festival
This Chinese man is so rich he is willing to shell out one million yuan (US $170,000) just to rent a girlfriend. The news was first reported on China’s leading social networking website, Weibo. The post came from an account called ‘Host of Henan newscast’. Paying a girl to date you might give people the […]
Guy Wins $40 Million Lottery Jackpot, Is Giving It ALL Away
A man from Calgary, Canada, who won the jackpot of $40 million in a lottery, has decided to give away all his winnings. After keeping the news secret from his children for several months, he finally decided to break his silence. Thankfully, his kids are supportive of his decision. Tom Crist, a widower of two […]
Nothing Says “I Love You” Like Cold Hard Cash – Chinese Man Offers Baskets Full of Money as Engagement Gift
A wealthy Chinese suitor has attracted accusations that he is buying a wife rather than marrying one, after he gave his future bride 18 baskets full of money, as an engagement present. According to Chinese media, the baskets were stacked with 8.88 million Chinese yuan ($1.45 million) and weighed over 102 kilograms. When it comes […]
Guy Finds the Best Money Saving Method Ever
Many people have tried to make money in less conventional ways, but most of them failed, or worse, ended up committing fraud. Gary, on the other hand, is just a nice man who found a legal and incredibly ingenious way of saving/making money. The 60-year-old Phoenix retiree uses a simple and unique way of making […]
Money Artist Makes Beautiful Collages from Thousands of Old Soviet Banknotes
Igor Arinich is known as the “Money Artist”in his home country of Belarus. He earned that nicknamed after he became famous for creating intricate collages made exclusively from old Soviet banknotes. He is not the only artist in the world who uses money as his main medium. In fact, he started doing it himself after seeing the […]
Artist Creates Portraits with Strips of Shredded Money
Using thousands of paper strips from shredded U.S. Federal Reserve Notes, American artist Evan Wondolowski creates impressive portraits of famous figures, from George Washington to Notorious B.I.G. According to This Is Colossal, “Evan says that he starts with an underdrawing of the portrait on newsprint and then glues each shred of currency piece by piece […]
Billion Euro Home Is Made from Shredded Remains of 1.4 Billion Euros
Unemployed Irish artist, Frank Buckley, has built an entire apartment from the shredded remains of 1.4 billion euros he borrowed from the national mint. He says the Billion Euro Home is a monument to the madness the single currency brought to Ireland. In 2002, when Ireland adopted the euro, a wave of cheap credit flooded the […]
Creative Agency Creates Detailed Money Portraits
Artists from Chinese creative agency Senseteam cut apart banknotes from various country and recomposed them as detailed portraits, in a series called Big Business 3. ‘Currency symbolizes the value of a nation and its position in the world,’ the designers say, so their portraits ‘reflect the subtle relationships and influences across money, desire, society, nations, and […]
Millionaire Who Gave Fortune to Charity Now Lives on $1,350 a Month
Karl Rabeder, the Austrian businessman who last year decided to give away his large fortune, because he realized money didn’t make him happy, now lives on just $1,350 a month. It was one of the most shocking headlines of 2010. Karl Rabeder a millionaire from Telfs, Austria, announced he was in the process of selling […]