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Drake Probably Wouldn't Be Famous Today Without The Teacher From "A Christmas Story"

Drake Probably Wouldn't Be Famous Today Without The Teacher From "A Christmas Story"

Dec 24, 2025

When you sit down this December to watch "A Christmas Story", and you see Miss Shields standing at the blackboard grading Ralphie's paper, you aren't just looking at a random long-forgotten Canadian actress. You're looking at the woman who inadvertently made Drake world famous…

Want To Make A Ton Of Money For The Rest Of Your Life? Write ONE Hit Christmas Song.

Want To Make A Ton Of Money For The Rest Of Your Life? Write ONE Hit Christmas Song.

Dec 24, 2025

Sick of your job? Tired of being broke? Well, we have a very simple suggestion: Write one Christmas song. As you are about to learn, a hit Christmas song is the real gift that keeps on giving.

A Lot Of Jewish Songwriters Have Made A LOT Of Money Writing Christmas Songs

A Lot Of Jewish Songwriters Have Made A LOT Of Money Writing Christmas Songs

Dec 24, 2025

Some of the most beloved and well-known Christmas songs were actually written by Jewish songwriters. Let's take a look at seven of them.

How A Simple Christmas Gift In 1956 Allowed Harper Lee To Write What Became One Of The Most Profitable Books Of All Time

How A Simple Christmas Gift In 1956 Allowed Harper Lee To Write What Became One Of The Most Profitable Books Of All Time

Dec 23, 2025

Just one simple Christmas gift has the power to make you unimaginably wealthy for the rest of your life. Don't believe me? Just ask "To Kill A Mockingbird" author Harper Lee…

Good Grief, Great Fortune! How Charles Schulz Built One Of the Most Lucrative Estates in History Off Snoopy And Charlie Brown

Good Grief, Great Fortune! How Charles Schulz Built One Of the Most Lucrative Estates in History Off Snoopy And Charlie Brown

Dec 19, 2025

Twenty-five years after the death of "Peanuts" creator Charles Schulz, his estate is still minting a fortune.

Jake Paul Might Be A Billionaire Soon, And It Has Nothing To Do With Boxing

Jake Paul Might Be A Billionaire Soon, And It Has Nothing To Do With Boxing

Dec 19, 2025

Jake Paul is a surprisingly amazing venture capital investor. Several of his early venture bets have already turned into enormous paper wealth that would be more than enough to keep Jake (and his descendants) rich for a very long time.

Fran Tarkenton Made Just $1.2 Million In The NFL. Today He's The Richest NFL Player In The World And One Of Apple's Largest Shareholders

Fran Tarkenton Made Just $1.2 Million In The NFL. Today He's The Richest NFL Player In The World And One Of Apple's Largest Shareholders

Dec 16, 2025

The richest NFL player in the world isn't Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Patrick Mahomes, or Aaron Rodgers. It's Fran Tarkenton. A guy made just $1.2 million in TOTAL during his career, and somehow became one of Apple's largest individual shareholders.

James Cameron Made A Titanic Amount Of Money By Trading Salary For Backend Profits On "Titanic"

James Cameron Made A Titanic Amount Of Money By Trading Salary For Backend Profits On "Titanic"

Dec 15, 2025

Back in late 1996, production of "Titanic" was way over budget. As a compromise to Fox, the studio backing the production, director James Cameron gave up his $8 million salary in exchange for a boosted share of backend points. That was a good move.

Who Inherited Selena's Money, Royalties, And Copyrights? Inside The Multi-Decade Family Battle Over Her Never-Ending Posthumous Fortune

Who Inherited Selena's Money, Royalties, And Copyrights? Inside The Multi-Decade Family Battle Over Her Never-Ending Posthumous Fortune

Dec 13, 2025

Three decades after her death, Selena Quintanilla-Perez's estate remains one of the most profitable, complex, and tightly controlled empires in modern music history.

Jim Carrey Was So Miserable In "The Grinch" Makeup He Offered To Give Back His $20 Million Salary After One Day Of Filming

Jim Carrey Was So Miserable In "The Grinch" Makeup He Offered To Give Back His $20 Million Salary After One Day Of Filming

Dec 12, 2025

Jim Carrey's $20 million "Grinch" paycheck should have been a dream come true. Instead, the role pushed a former homeless janitor's son to the brink, triggering panic attacks so severe he offered to give every dollar back after just one day of filming.

Put Some Respect On His Name! How Birdman Parlayed $100k Worth Of (Alleged) Drug Money Into The Billion-Dollar Cash Money Empire

Put Some Respect On His Name! How Birdman Parlayed $100k Worth Of (Alleged) Drug Money Into The Billion-Dollar Cash Money Empire

Dec 11, 2025

From the gritty streets of New Orleans to the pinnacle of hip-hop wealth. Put some respect on Birdman's name for parlaying $100k into a billion-dollar Cash Money empire.

In 2005, A Graffiti Artist Asked To Be Paid In Stock Instead Of Cash To Paint Pre-IPO Facebook's Offices… That Was A Wise Choice.

In 2005, A Graffiti Artist Asked To Be Paid In Stock Instead Of Cash To Paint Pre-IPO Facebook's Offices… That Was A Wise Choice.

Dec 11, 2025

In 2005 David Choe was approached by Facebook President Sean Parker with an offer to paint the interior walls of the company's corporate offices. Choe declined the cash and instead requested stock…

How Ja Rule Blew His Shot (And A Fortune) To Stay In The $7+ Billion "Fast And Furious" Franchise

How Ja Rule Blew His Shot (And A Fortune) To Stay In The $7+ Billion "Fast And Furious" Franchise

Dec 9, 2025

After appearing in 2001's "The Fast and the Furious," Ja Rule could have signed on to make a fortune from all of the multi-billion dollar sequels. Unfortunately, he blew off a very important meeting…

The Newhouse Family Made A Catastrophic Mistake With Their Warner Bros. Shares Just Four Months Ago (But David Zaslav And John Malone Are Sitting Pretty)

The Newhouse Family Made A Catastrophic Mistake With Their Warner Bros. Shares Just Four Months Ago (But David Zaslav And John Malone Are Sitting Pretty)

Dec 8, 2025

Out of all the winners and losers in the Warner Bros. Discovery bidding war, no one will win more than the Newhouse family. But they are also the biggest losers thanks to a catastrophic decision just four months ago.

Watch Auction Puts $11 Million Dent In Francis Ford Coppola's Massive "Megalopolis" Losses… Only $109 Million To Go

Watch Auction Puts $11 Million Dent In Francis Ford Coppola's Massive "Megalopolis" Losses… Only $109 Million To Go

Dec 7, 2025

After the enormous box office failure of "Megalopolis," Francis Ford Coppola is selling personal items to "keep the ship afloat." First up on the auction block? His watch collection.

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Terrance Watanabe Lost More Money In Vegas In A Single Year Than Anyone In History ($204 MILLION!). He Now Lives On Social Security

Terrance Watanabe Lost More Money In Vegas In A Single Year Than Anyone In History ($204 MILLION!). He Now Lives On Social Security

Oct 22, 2025
He tipped $25,000 chips to strangers, offered $50,000 to reopen a burger joint at 3 a.m., and lost more money than anyone in Vegas history. Now, after years in the shadows, Terrance Watanabe finally tells his story — from CEO to casino legend to a quiet life on Social Security.
A Definitive Ranking Of The Richest People Of All Time: Inflation Adjusted

A Definitive Ranking Of The Richest People Of All Time: Inflation Adjusted

Feb 10, 2025
When you take into account inflation and historical figures from a thousand years ago, who is THE RICHEST person of all time?
How Much Money Does Lin-Manuel Miranda Make Off Hamilton?

How Much Money Does Lin-Manuel Miranda Make Off Hamilton?

Jun 9, 2025
Lin-Manuel Miranda didn't just create a hit musical—he built a financial empire. From Broadway and global tours to Disney+, music royalties, and merchandise, here's how "Hamilton" has earned Miranda...
Netflix Gave A Guy $61 Million to Make a Sci-Fi Series. He Spent It On Cars, Jewelry, $700 Thousand Worth Of Mattresses, 480 Takeout Orders...

Netflix Gave A Guy $61 Million to Make a Sci-Fi Series. He Spent It On Cars, Jewelry, $700 Thousand Worth Of Mattresses, 480 Takeout Orders...

Dec 4, 2025
Netflix gave Carl Erik Rinsch $61 million to make a sci-fi series — he delivered zero episodes and allegedly spent the money on crypto, luxury cars, and $638,000 worth of mattresses. Now he's being tried in what might be the most outrageous Hollywood hustle of all time.
How Much Did The Seinfeld Cast Members Make Off The Show?

How Much Did The Seinfeld Cast Members Make Off The Show?

Sep 19, 2019
It isn't farfetched to say that Seinfeld – the show about nothing – is the last best pop culture phenomena to come out of the 20th century. That got us thinking: How much did the Seinfeld cast members make off the show?
How Paris Hilton Cost Her Family $4.5 Billion (And Unintentionally Did Humanity A Huge Favor)

How Paris Hilton Cost Her Family $4.5 Billion (And Unintentionally Did Humanity A Huge Favor)

Apr 25, 2025
Paris Hilton became the ultimate tabloid celebrity in the early 2000s — but her fame came at a staggering cost. Her grandfather, Barron Hilton, was so embarrassed by her antics that he cut the family out of a $4.5 billion fortune.
Nikola Tesla Was On Track To Be The World's First Billionaire. Instead He Died Penniless

Nikola Tesla Was On Track To Be The World's First Billionaire. Instead He Died Penniless

Sep 21, 2025
By all accounts, Serbian inventor Nikola Tesla should have become the world's first billionaire thanks to lucrative royalties. So how did he end up dying alone, senile and bankrupt?
Charlie Chaplin Buried His Fortune In His Yard… And Left His Wife The Equivalent Of $500+ Million

Charlie Chaplin Buried His Fortune In His Yard… And Left His Wife The Equivalent Of $500+ Million

Aug 21, 2025
Charlie Chaplin rose from poverty in London to become the most famous entertainer in the world. But behind the bowler hat and mustache was a shrewd businessman who buried cash in his backyard, outsmarted exile, and left his wife a fortune worth $500 million today.
The Richest Saturday Night Live Cast Members Of All Time

The Richest Saturday Night Live Cast Members Of All Time

Feb 15, 2025
Who are the richest Saturday Night Live performers of all time?
The 25 Richest DJs In The World 2020

The 25 Richest DJs In The World 2020

Jun 2, 2020
We've been making a list of the richest DJs in the world since 2012. During this time, Calvin Harris has reigned pretty much supreme as both the richest and highest-paid, and that remains true this year.