Economy

Why do coins have a ribbed edge

19-01-2024

Why do coins have a ribbed edge

If you take a coin out of your pocket and examine it carefully, you will see that its edge, which is called the edge, has a notch. ...

10 unusual ways to make money: these options will suit almost everyone

07-01-2024

10 unusual ways to make money: these options will suit almost ...

We all sometimes find ourselves in difficult situations when there is an acute need for money. Back pay for work not paid on time ...

John Rockefeller and Laura Spelman: Billions, austerity and 50 years of family idyll

22-12-2023

John Rockefeller and Laura Spelman: Billions, austerity and ...

John Rockefeller went down in history as the first dollar billionaire. At the time of the 2000s, he was the richest man in history. ...

Rubber Fever, or the Story of a failed economic Miracle

22-12-2023

Rubber Fever, or the Story of a failed economic Miracle

Rubber fever is the closest relative of the gold rush. This term appeared at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, when Brazil ...

5 signs that a man has become a victim of financial abuse by his wife

17-12-2023

5 signs that a man has become a victim of financial abuse by ...

Money is not the main thing in life and everyone knows it. Nevertheless, most would agree that having money gives us a sense of ...

From watching TV to standing in queues: 10 real cases where people got paid for doing nothing

06-12-2023

From watching TV to standing in queues: 10 real cases where ...

But who among us would not like to receive money "just because" not applying for this absolutely no effort? "Fantastic! — you ...

Never talk to unknown: we have to speak on the phone with strangers

05-12-2023

Never talk to unknown: we have to speak on the phone with ...

Phone fraud today is not uncommon. Cheating our brother often and variously on the gullibility, fear of technology, lack of ...

How Americans experienced their most devastating crisis — the Great Depression

26-11-2023

How Americans experienced their most devastating crisis — ...

The United States entered the Great Depression, one of the most devastating economic crises in history, in the late 1920s, and ...

Why you should not go to the store on an empty stomach: expert tips on humane economy

01-11-2023

Why you should not go to the store on an empty stomach: ...

Financial literacy is no less important than usual, because it gives us the opportunity to manage money rationally and not feel ...

Decree after decree: how would you get rid of your property in 1917-18

31-10-2023

Decree after decree: how would you get rid of your property ...

Step by step, decree by decree — at first you have a measured life, an apartment, savings and other property, and after a few ...

Ivan Rykov's Skopinsky Bank: the first pyramid in Russia, which appeared 100 years before MMM

21-10-2023

Ivan Rykov's Skopinsky Bank: the first pyramid in Russia, ...

Everyone knows how financial pyramids work these days. But few people know that this is not such a modern way of cheating. At the ...

How our ancestors kept money and jewelry without banks and safes

05-10-2023

How our ancestors kept money and jewelry without banks and safes

Now we can keep our savings in a bank or, if we don't trust financial institutions, put them in a safe and keep them at home. And ...

Investing money in Lego sets is more profitable than in bonds and gold

29-09-2023

Investing money in Lego sets is more profitable than in bonds ...

Discontinued Lego constructors are a more profitable investment than stocks of large companies, bonds and even precious metals. ...

7 tips from the chef, who'll teach you to throw away food

20-09-2023

7 tips from the chef, who'll teach you to throw away food

Despite the fact that the world is full of starving people, every year the inhabitants of our planet emit not less than 1.3 billion ...

29 most expensive and crazy PR moves in history

18-09-2023

29 most expensive and crazy PR moves in history

Advertising surrounds us from all sides. And if anyone can put up ads on the entrances or order a video on television, then only ...

10 non-obvious saving rules that everyone should know

06-09-2023

10 non-obvious saving rules that everyone should know

According to the latest statistics, almost half of the families in Russia earn as much, that is only enough for food and clothing. ...

What happens to debtors in China: blood of the visits of collectors

30-08-2023

What happens to debtors in China: blood of the visits of ...

Creditors pestering phone calls and SMS? Indeed, it is very unpleasant, but nothing compared to the methods that use their Chinese ...

The Poorest Countries In Europe

27-08-2023

The Poorest Countries In Europe

Europe is known for its immense affluence, yet the continent is not immune to poverty. In an analysis of data from the ...

Back to 1998

16-08-2023

Back to 1998

More than 23 years have passed since Russia declared a technical default for the first and last time. We present to you the ...

Profession lego-master — how to make money playing

16-08-2023

Profession lego-master — how to make money playing

If you still think that LEGO is a toy for children, then you are mistaken. Children's designer is becoming a profession and there ...

I Illustrate The Problems Of Modern Society, And Here Are My Newest 11 Works (Part2)

02-08-2023

I Illustrate The Problems Of Modern Society, And Here Are My ...

What are the things that bother you most about the world today? Is it the wars and economic problems made by powerful people that ...

I Illustrate The Problems Of Modern Society, And Here Are My Newest 11 Works

01-08-2023

I Illustrate The Problems Of Modern Society, And Here Are My ...

What are the things that bother you most about the world today? Is it the wars and economic problems made by powerful people that ...

Light the torch of freedom: how the advertising man Edward Bernays taught women to smoke

25-07-2023

Light the torch of freedom: how the advertising man Edward ...

Nowadays, a woman with a cigarette does not surprise anyone, but even at the beginning of the twentieth century it was unthinkable. ...

How supermarkets work: tricks that make you buy

17-07-2023

How supermarkets work: tricks that make you buy

You've probably all heard the expression "a clever marketing ploy". But what does it mean in relation to supermarkets and other ...

10 Things Minimalists Don’t Do

06-07-2023

10 Things Minimalists Don’t Do

You might think that minimalists are all about white walls and clutter-free countertops, but that’s not the whole story. ...

13 tricks of restaurants that make us fork out

06-07-2023

13 tricks of restaurants that make us fork out

We go to a restaurant not to eat, but to arrange a little celebration for ourselves. We taste original dishes, enjoy the atmosphere ...