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He Wore Rags And Took Public Transportation While Secretly Hiding A $200 Million Fortune. And Then He Gave It All Away
Publicly, Jack MacDonald gave off the appearance of a man who was living out his final years just barely above the poverty line. Privately, Jack was living with an amazing secret.
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The Most Embarrassing Private Jet Flight Of All Time
This is the true horror story of an investment banker who probably had the most humiliating experience that has ever occurred on a private jet.
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Drake Probably Wouldn't Be Famous Today Without The Teacher From "A Christmas Story"
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…
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Want To Make A Ton Of Money For The Rest Of Your Life? Write ONE Hit Christmas Song.
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.
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A Lot Of Jewish Songwriters Have Made A LOT Of Money Writing Christmas Songs
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.
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How A Simple Christmas Gift In 1956 Allowed Harper Lee To Write What Became One Of The Most Profitable Books Of All Time
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…
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Good Grief, Great Fortune! How Charles Schulz Built One Of the Most Lucrative Estates in History Off Snoopy And Charlie Brown
Twenty-five years after the death of "Peanuts" creator Charles Schulz, his estate is still minting a fortune.
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Jake Paul Might Be A Billionaire Soon, And It Has Nothing To Do With Boxing
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.
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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
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.
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James Cameron Made A Titanic Amount Of Money By Trading Salary For Backend Profits On "Titanic"
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
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.
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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'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.
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Put Some Respect On His Name! How Birdman Parlayed $100k Worth Of (Alleged) Drug Money Into The Billion-Dollar Cash Money Empire
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.
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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 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…
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How Ja Rule Blew His Shot (And A Fortune) To Stay In The $7+ Billion "Fast And Furious" Franchise
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…