A Billionaire CEO Gives Ousted Hermit $180,000 to Rebuild His Cabin After it Burned Down
David Lidstone, also known as River Dave, has been crowdfunded $180,000 so he can get a new cabin.
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Six in 10 Americans Believe They Can Build Generational Wealth in Several Ways, Says New Poll
A new poll of U.S. adults found that 63% are confident they can accumulate wealth to be passed down from one generation to the next.
Amateur Gold Digger Finds Huge Nugget Worth $160,000 in Australia
But even though it's 2023, experienced prospector Darren Kamp says he's never seen a rock like it before in his life.
IRS Collected Half a Billion Dollars in Back Taxes From Delinquent Millionaires in 2023, Sentencing Some to Prison
The Internal Revenue Service collected $482 million from wealthy tax cheats last year, in a continuing effort to step up their enforcement.
The Billionaire and Founder of Cirque du Soleil is Donating a $5 Million Piece of Land to His City
A suburb of Montreal on the south bank of the Saint Lawrence River, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville received $5 million from Mr. Laliberté.
Scientists Discovered More Than 100,000 Ancient Coins at an Excavation Site in Japan
An innovation of the Chinese, the copper coins were minted with a hole in the middle through which woudl run a straw rope for easy transport.
Vet's Dogs Denied on Airline, Wrigley Heiress Sends Private Jet
A Marine family was set to book tickets on a cross-country flight for their move to North Carolina when, at the last minute, their dogs were denied passage because they were too large. But luck and good karma was on their side, when an heiress to the Wrigley Gum fortune stepped in.
Billionaire Co-Founder of Home Depot is Giving Away 80% of his Wealth to Charity
The Home Depot Co-founder Bernie Marcus has pledged to give most of his wealth to charity—hopefully before the 90-year-old dies.
Home Depot is Giving $1 Billion in Raises to its Employees and Investing the Same Next Year
The Home Depot announced this week that it is investing a billion dollars of its profit into employee raises—and making it permanent.
Amateurs Claim to be 'On the Verge' of Uncovering Long Lost Treasure Horde Worth Over $20 Billion
The alleged Lemminkäinen Hoard in Finland is on the verge of being uncovered by amateur treasure hunters. It could be worth $20 billion.
Couple Gives $100 Million to Conservation of 57,000 Square Miles of African Protected Areas
The Rob and Melani Walton Foundation gave African Parks, which manages 19 protected areas on the continent, a donation of $100,000,000.
Bezos Earth Fund Pledges $1B to Conserve Land and Sea in Critical Areas 'We can and must reverse this'
Conservation groups working to preserve the Congo, Andes Mountains, and Pacific islands will see a $1 billion donation from Bezos' Earth Fund
Big Brothers Big Sisters Receives $122 Million Donation From Mackenzie Scott
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America hopes to transform youth mentorship with a $122 Million donation from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott.
MacKenzie Scott Donates $436 Million to Habitat for Humanity, Continuing Her Giving Spree Since Divorce
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has donated $436 million to Habitat for Humanity.
More Than Half of Americans Think They Handle Their Finances Better Than Their Parents
More than half of Americans feel they handle their finances better than their parents, according to a surprising new survey.
Chinese Millionaire Builds Free Luxury Homes in Slum Where He Grew Up
A businessman has returned to the village where he was born in southern China to repay the kindness of residents who, like him, grew up in poverty there. Having made a fortune in construction and steel industries, 54-year-old Xiong Shuihua spent more than six million dollars to transform the wooden huts into luxury homes and villas for 90 families.
Chinese Tycoon Plans Million Dollar Lunch for Poor People in New York
One of China's top millionaire philanthropists is throwing a luncheon for a thousand poor people in New York City during which each one will receive $300 cash inside a red envelope.
Lottery Winner Uses $40M to Honor Late Wife
A Canadian man who just won $40 million in the Lotto Max jackpot knows exactly what he wants to do with his newfound wealth: he is giving it all away to charity.
Coupon-clipper Leaves Secret Fortune to Seattle Charities
Most people thought he was poor. He clipped coupons and took a bus — not a cab — to a University of Washington alumni luncheon he attended in his later years. Only a tight circle of family and friends knew that MacDonald was nurturing a secret fortune.
Chinese Woman Goes From Sweatshop To Becoming Self-Made Billionaire
How did 47-year-old Zhang Xin go from working in a sweatshop to becoming one of the richest women in the world? She got her start on Wall Street, but missed her homeland and returned to become a real estate mogul, building the futuristic buildings that mark the distinctive skyline of Beijing.
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