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Money
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Leica Camera Sells For R6,5 Million
30 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A 1931 Leica camera that belonged to German winemaker Karl Henkell, has sold for an outrageous R6,5 million.
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What Does Liberty Reserve’s Downfall Mean For Bitcoin?
30 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
On Tuesday, the Department of Justice shut down online payment system Liberty Reserve. The network was charged with money laundering, with the founder Arthur Budovsky and four others being arrested. This closure has raised the question if Bitcoin will be next, because Bitcoin’s exchange is very similar to that of Liberty Reserve.
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Live Inside A SciFi Novel – The Popular Mechanics’ 1955 “House Of The Future” Is For Sale
29 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Introducing the “House of the Future” an amazing piece of architecture that was designed in 1954 by Thomas Stimson.
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And The Happiest Nation In The World For 2013 Is…
29 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Click here to find out who succeeded as the happiest developed nation in the world…
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Frightening, Abandoned Biblical Theme Park Could Be Yours For R3 Million [VIDEO + GALLERY]
28 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Biblical theme park called Holly Land’s asking price has been cut by almost half. Find out why no one wants to buy it when you click through.
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Now You Can Own A Piece Of The Dead Sea Scrolls [GALLERY]
27 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The world’s oldest biblical manuscripts were the greatest archaeological find of the 20th century. And now the family who sold the majority of the scrolls to the Israeli government antiquities authority, are selling off the scrap pieces.
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SA Players Snap Up Tickets To Wednesday Night’s R3 Billion Lottery Jackpot
14 May 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Multiple rollovers have led to the 3rd largest Powerball lottery jackpot in US history. With tickets available online for the $350 million (R3 billion) jackpot prize, SA punters are snapping up tickets online.
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R3 Million Justin Bieber Concert Revenue Stolen In Ocean’s Eleven Style Heist
14 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Police confirmed on Monday that millions of rands had been stolen from the FNB Stadium shortly after the Justin Bieber concert. The Ocean’s Eleven style heist went off without any detection, indicating that the robbery was planned maticulously.
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Lamborghini’s New Concept Car – The Egoist [GALLERY]
14 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
No need to say more when Lamborghini’s new concept car is called “The Egoist” and based on a cockpit of a fighter jet.
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This Is What It Would Cost To Live Like Jay Gatsby In 2013
13 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
I think we can all agree that the cost of living isn’t what it used to be. With the release of the Great Gatsby movie, talk of wealth has been circulating, and we’re getting involved.
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House Of The Week: Spa, Wine Cellar And Terraced Gardens Come Standard For R12 Million
09 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
House of the Week has been somewhat unfairly slanted towards Cape Town lately. Naturally, a multitude of gorgeous homes are dotted around this wonderful country of ours, and this week Johannesburg presents a sprawling home with a spa complex, wine cellar, terraced gardens, two satellite cottages, and staff quarters
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These 10 Cities Have The Highest Concentration Of Millionaires In The World [PICS]
09 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 7 Comments
Here’s a fun fact: Tokyo plays host to almost half a million millionaires. In fact, it turns out Asia has a lot of millionaires. Asian cities dominated this top 10 list of cities with the highest populations of millionaires.
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Malema’s Crib Auctions For R5,9 Million, Julius Says He’s Totally Cool With That
09 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Julius Malema’s Saxonwold house has been sold for R5,9 million. That’s six million bucks for a place with no roof. The expelled ANC Youth League Leader’s three story house went under the hammer to pay the R16 million bill he owes the SA Revenue Service. Check out Julius’ Twitter reaction
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Roman Abramaovich’s Yacht Is In Manthattan And Someone Got Some Nice Closeup Pics Of It [Gallery]
07 May 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
It’s not every day that one gets closeup shots of the second biggest yacht in the world. Roman Abramovich’s yacht, Eclipse is a mysterious beast and whilst these pics show closeups of the outside, we’re yet to see inside.
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Live Like The Guptas! Mad Ticket Scramble For R3.2 Billion Lottery Tickets
07 May 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Now YOU could have enough money to own a government and land your private jet at Waterkloof! The combined value of the $222 million Powerball (tomorrow) and $139 million MegaMillions draw (today) is R3.2 billion. Get tickets here.
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5 Clever Ways To Earn Money From Your Laptop In South Africa
02 May 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Earning money from your laptop means you can be anywhere, allowing you to get even close to living the holiday. We’ve put together 5 cool ways for you to earn cash on your terms.
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House Of The Week: Own The Ocean Horizon In Fresnaye For R110,000,000
02 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Look, there isn’t really very much that can be said about this property other than yes, of course it comes with staff quarters, lawns perched on a view to infinity (add a pool to that while you’re there), a steam room, a cinema, and a wine cellar. Oh ja, and the endless view, which is probably worth ten times the asking price by itself.
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Do You Love Your Company Enough To Have The Logo Tattoed On Your Body? [VIDEO]
02 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Would you get your company’s logo tattoed on your arm? No? Would you get your company’s logo tattoed on your arm IF they paid you to do it? These employees did just that.
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You Should Be Using Coffee To Dye Your Hair, And Other Excellent Life Hacks
30 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Stop wasting money on menial tasks with these clever uses for household items.
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SA’s Elon Musk Drops Half A Bar To Speed Up Roadworks In LA
26 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
He is a billionaire entrepreneur, the co-founder of Tesla and PayPal, and he really, really hates traffic. Yes, we are talking about Elon Musk. In fact, Musk hates traffic so much that he’s just spent $50,000 to fix the problem in Los Angeles.
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Meet The People Racing To Build The World’s Best Bitcoin Mining Rig
24 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Now that the price roller coaster has ended, and it has been strongly confirmed that Bitcoin is a commodity worth investing in, the race to see who can mine the remaining Bitcoins fastest is on. In a big, big way.
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These Are The World’s Youngest Billionaires – Take A Look At The Top 5 [PICS]
23 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
As of now, there are 1,426 billionaires in the world, but only 29 of them are under 40 years old. The people on that elite list have a total net worth of $199 billion (R1 trillion) between them. Here’s a peak at the top five on that list of 29
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It Turns Out Billionaires Are Just Smarter Than You
18 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
New studies show that the billionaires of this world didn’t get to where they are by luck, or even hard work, alone. It turns out that people who get really, really rich are basically just smarter than you.
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Silicon Valley’s Entrepreneurs Fuelling Another Industry: High-Tech Prostitution [VIDEO]
16 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The Bay Side area of Silicon Valley attracts crowds of successful entrepreneurs to settle down, owing to its close proximity to a concentrated cluster of hyper-successful tech companies. And boy, do sex workers like this neighbourhood
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The 2008 Financial Crisis Was Caused By Bankers On Cocaine Binges – Professor
15 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The British Government’s former top advisor on narcotics, Professor David Nutt has claimed that the global financial crisis of 2008 was caused by widespread overuse and abuse of cocaine in the finances industry.
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This Cartoon Showing The Difference Between Bitcoin And Other Investments Is Genius
15 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
You’ll have heard a lot of finance types talking down the usefulness of Bitcoin as a currency, and/or a commodity in the last few weeks. The guys over at the Joy of Tech have nailed the central thesis of why no one’s listening to those Finance types
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Obviously Zuckerberg’s Nemeses, The Winklevoss Twins, Own 1% Of Bitcoin
12 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Identical twins, Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss have amassed the single largest portfolio of online currency over the last six months, and it’s all in Bitcoins. The Winklevii, as they are better known, say they own nearly 1% of all available Bitcoins.
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Lance Armstrong Sells Texas Home For A LOT Less Than The Asking Price [PICS]
12 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Last week, a texas businessman obtained a $3,1 million (R26 million) loan to purchase former good guy, Lance Armstrong’s sprawling estate. Newspapers reported that the buyer did not pay anything close to the property’s reported $10 million (R89 million) value.
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Mystery South African Buys Greek Island Over The Phone
12 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
An unidentified millionaire made history yesterday by being the first South African to buy a Greek island for the not insignificant price of R34 million – and they did it over the phone!
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Onassis’ Greek Island (Where He Married Jackie O’) Sold For R1,3 Billion [GALLERY]
12 Apr 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
The beautiful Greek island where shipping billionaire, Aristotle Onassis married JKF’s widow, Jackie, has been sold for $100 million. The island, Skorpios, was sold by the heir to his fortune, Athina Onassis Roussel, to a very wealthy Russian.
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