14 BILLIONAIRES WHO STARTED WITH NOTHING

Just ask Jan Koum, the WhatsApp founder who once lived on food stamps. After selling his company to Facebook in February for $19 billion, he's now worth $7.7 billion, Forbes  estimates.

 

Then there's Larry Ellison, who worked eight years of odd jobs before  founding Oracle. He's one of the biggest dollar gainers since last year,  making a $9 billion jump in net worth from 2013. 

READ MORE:

http://www.businessinsider.com...-from-nothing-2014-9

Rev

22 WAYS YOUR OFFICE JOB IS DESTROYING YOUR BODY

Traditional office jobs may seem "safe" compared to more labor-intensive,  blue-collar professions. But it turns out the long hours, stress of tight  deadlines, and sedentary nature of office jobs, among other things, can be  detrimental to your physical and mental well-being — and they can  literally suck the life out of you.

 

Anything from the office printer to your computer keyboard can have serious  effects on your body and health.

READ MORE:

http://www.businessinsider.com...ing-your-body-2014-9

Rev

Makes you think that sometimes burger flipping might be a better job.

FACEBOOK FOUNDER MARK ZUCKERBERG MADE MORE MONEY THAN ANY OTHER AMERICAN IN THE PAST YEAR

* Mark Zuckerberg's fortune climbed by 15 billion in the past year. His net worth is now 34 billion dollars.

* How much is 15 billion ?

* If you make 1 million a year it would take you 15,000 years to make what Zuckerberg made in the past year.

* If you make $100,000 per year it would take you 150,000 years to make what Zuckerberg made the past year.

READ MORE:

http://www.businessinsider.com...rbes-400-list-2014-9

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HOW DID FACEBOOK ZUCKERBERG MAKE 15 BILLION THE PAST YEAR ?

* Well it's all paper profits.

* A year ago Facebook's shares was trading at 43 dollars a share.

* Today Facebook's shares is at 79

* So in the past year Facebook shares have appreciated 83%

* So a year ago Zuckerberg was worth 19 billion when Facebook was trading at 43; Now he is worth 34 billion with FB trading at 79.

CHECK THIS:

* Back in Sept 2012 Facebook shares had dropped to $17.55 a share.

* Now if the market were to drop like a rock and Facebook were to fall from 79 to 17 like it was in 2012---what would Mark Zuckerberg be worth ?

ANS: A pipsqueak 7.5 billion.

* That's how the market works---you can be worth 34 billion like Zuckerberg today and then lose 27 billion if Facebook shares return to the 17 dollars it was trading at 2 years ago.

Rev

darn! I didn't make the list again

* Keep persisting. You're still young and ambitious. Check this:

ELIZABETH HOLMES IS 30 YEARS OLD AND IS THE YOUNGEST WOMAN BILLIONAIRE ON THE FORBES 400 LIST

* She is the founder and CEO of Theranos---she dropped out of Stanford University at age 19 to pursue a billion dollar idea---it relates to blood and could change medicine.

READ MORE:

http://www.businessinsider.com...a-billionaire-2014-9

Rev

Elizabeth edged me out by a few dollars

In all seriousness, I admire people who make their fortune from scratch.  Good for her and the others who started out with an idea. They took a risk and it paid off.

No need to start a new thread for this:

BEST FOODS IF YOU ARE TRYING TO LOSE WEIGHT

* Americans are a bunch of fatsos---Guyanese people also getting fat---too much Chinese food over in the old country

* Anyway the 20 foods recommended include:

Salmon

Tuna

Whole eggs

Lean beef and chicken breast

Boiled potatoes

Apple cider vinegar

cottage cheese

avocado

Click on the link:

http://www.businessinsider.com...-lose-weight-2014-10

* The problem with fat people is they stuff too damn much---SCRAVEN---and they don't exercise---LAZY.

Rev

THIS GUY CASHED IN HIS FREQUENT FLYER MILES FOR AN $18,000 TICKET ON SINGAPORE AIRLINE INCREDIBLE SUITE CLASS

First class can be plenty luxurious, but it's nothing like Singapore  Airline's iconic Suites Class.

 

Travel blogger Derek  Low recently cashed in his frequent flyer miles to purchase an $18,125.30  round-trip ticket in Suites Class, and thankfully he took lots of gorgeous  photos of his journey.

From your own personal cabin and full-size bed to private rooms and classy  meals, you've never seen a classier way to fly in style.

READ MORE and check out his photos of the suite:

http://www.businessinsider.com...class-photos-2014-10

Rev

I guess the older men in your other thread book these type of facilities when they travel with their 24 year old wives.

No wonder we see a lot of gold digger younger women these days.

These older men would travel third class with their mature wives but the minute they marry a younger 24 year old wife, they start flying first class.

I guess they like the experience of flying first class in the air, if you know what I mean.

This thread is not for Nehru Bhai. He travels in trains.

Another excellent thread.

OK! HERE ARE SOME TIDBITS ON THE WORLD'S BILLIONAIRES

* Did you know there are 12 million millionaires in the world but only 2325 billionaires ?

* The billionaire club is, indeed, an exclusive one.

MORE TIDBITS:

 

* If there is an average billionaire he or she is worth 3 billion.

 

* For every 3 million people on earth there is a single billionaire.

 

* Getting to billionaire status takes a while---your average billionaire is 63 years old.

 

* 35% of billionaires don't have a college degree.

 

* Billionaires tend to work in finance---about 20% of billionaires made their careers on Wall Street or its equivalents. Good to know this.

Click on the link for more:

http://www.businessinsider.com...naire-traits-2014-10

Rev

REMEMBER WHEN THE EXPERTS WERE PREDICTING GOLD WOULD REACH $10,000---LOOKS LIKE GOLD IS DYING---IT FELL BELOW $1200 TODAY

* There's the AURORA gold mine that is being developed in Guyana right now----the return on investment on that project will take a serious hit if Gold continues to plunge.

READ MORE:

http://www.businessinsider.com...g-below-1200-2014-10

Rev