PROBLEM 1) Why brilliant people with more money than they’ll ever need allow their hunger for even more money to cause them to lose everything? 2) How much is enough‚ and why are people willing to risk so much to get more? 3) If money is so alluring‚ how is it that so many people of great wealth also seem so unhappy? CAUSE The single-minded pursuit of wealth often leads smart people to do incredibly stupid things‚ things that destroy what money can’t buy. Examples given in the article: Raj
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How to detect counterfeit money On a day to day basis we are constantly dealing with cash‚ most of the time we do not even stop to pay attention to the details and markings that are on these many bills. In fact‚ it is a good chance that maybe; you are holding a counterfeited bill. Counterfeiting money is one of the oldest crimes in history. During the Civil War‚ it is estimated nearly one-third of all currency circulating around the United States‚ was counterfeited. In the next four to six minutes
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No money‚ No Problem People are always looking for something fun to do‚ that doesn’t cost a lot of money. I happen to have a solution‚ and one of my personal favorites‚ for you. When you here‚ "a day at the mall"‚ you probably think‚ shopping‚ walking‚ crowds‚ stress‚ and spending too much money. The mall is much more than that. Anyone can make their day at the mall quite an adventure. For you ladies‚ one fun thing to do is; go into one of the fancy dress stores; gather up a bunch of
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* Function of money * Store of wealth (value) is any form of commodity‚ asset‚ or money that has value and can be stored and retrieved over time. Real estate‚ precious metals‚ gem stones‚ and similar assets can be a store of value. In all of these cases‚ people can exchange these items and hold them for varying periods of time. The value may even rise in storage‚ and sometimes a store of value can be held strategically with the goal of enjoying a rise in value‚ as for example with people who
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Origin and Evolution of Money Barter Money‚ as we know it today‚ is the result of a long process. At the beginning‚ there was no money. People engaged in barter‚ the exchange of merchandise for merchandise‚ without value equivalence. Then‚ a person catching more fish than the necessary for himself and his group‚ exchanged his excess fish for the surplus of another person who‚ for instance‚ had planted and harvested more corn that what he would need. This elementary
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* Today i would like to present about benefits of saving money. First of all‚ i would like to share with you about saving. Saving is the part of a person’s income that is not spent but its keep. * There have many ways to save money such as open saving accounts‚ stay away from malls‚ televisions and catalogs‚ Ignore what others think when you saving and try to save half of your income. * There have many benefits in saving money. First is to ensure better quality of life‚ second can cover
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1. Is “The Money Doctors” a partnership‚ and if so‚ who are the partners? Main Issue: To identify if “The Money Doctors” is a partnership and if so‚ who are the partners of the business. Relevant Law: Partnership is the relation which subsists between persons carrying on a business in common with a view of profit. There are four conditions in which all must be satisfy are the followings: Agreement Partnership relationship may be formed by deed‚ in writing‚ verbally and lastly by inference
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Money - buying‚ selling and paying Personal finance Sometimes in a shop they ask you: ’How do you want to pay?’ You can answer: ’Cash. / By cheque. / By credit card.’ In a bank you usually have a current account‚ which is one where you pay in your salary and then withdraw money to pay your everyday bills. The bank sends you a regular banki statement telling you how much money has gone in and out of your account. You may also have a savings account where you
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MONEY BRINGS IT ! Money does not buy happiness it brings it. The term does not mean it literally buys happiness it means it buys things that make you happy. Take celebrities for an example‚ they have everything a human heart can wish for but many of them have torn families‚ scandalous lifestyles and are blatantly unhappy then how can money buy happiness to the poor? If at all money could buy happiness none of the above would exist among the celebrities. “Money has never made man happy‚ nor
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The evolution of money: an outline of six stages I. From tradable utilities to a generalized medium of exchange accepted as the final payment‚ carrying value over time‚ and used to calculate the equivalence in exchanges… This transition seems logical and unavoidable from the present day perspective‚ but its historical origin remains disputed. A common explanation projects the present day assessment of the logical necessity of introducing a generalized medium of exchange on the past‚ which is a
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