Gadget Nerds vs Money

 

Gadget nerds or gadget gurus or gadget freaks, whatever you may like to call them. If you don't know what I'm talking about then I'll describe it in a sentence or two and hopefully you'll be able to picture those kind of people.

So when I refer to those people, I mean the obsessive, somewhat peculiar, self-confident and adept individuals with the latest and greatest technology and gadgets. It usually comprises more of males than females but females do exist in this group. They're also the people you would most likely see camping outside the Apple store, waiting to be first in line for the newest iPhone, iPad, MacBooks and so on... Constantly upgrading to the latest tech. 

They're are indeed great people as they always know about the latest technology and how to utilise it to benefit them. However, these individuals tend to splurge on gadgets and technology like I mentioned but also tend to push their budgets to the very end and some, going overboard.

And with no doubt, you can see where they'll be heading with a million dollar figure in their bank account. In fact, a million dollars may be gone within seconds of reaching a gadget nerds bank account. With the most luxurious laptop, Luvalgio costing exactly 1 MILLION !

Interesting articles:
UK's biggest gadget geek
Breaking wallets to stay on top of technology


- Mimi

The ones that gave it all away

There are many big-hearted people who have won the lotto and gave nearly all the money to charity. They were the ones that parted from the money they won to help the lives of those less fortunate than them.
Please give a round of applause to these generous people.

First we have Ray and Barbara Wragg, from Britain who won 7.6 million euros and have given away 5.5 million euros to family and friends, strangers and charities.They love to make people happy. They now have little to give away as they are saving up for retirement. They continue to buy lotto in
hope to win again so they can give it all away and make more people happy.

  

Next we have Tom Crist from Canada who won 24.5 million euros and plans it give it all away to cancer charities in memory of his wife, who passed away due to cancer. The couple had been married for 33 years and he believes his wife will be ecstatic to know he was donating the win.

Allen and Violet were in their 70s when they won around 11 million dollars. They found the whole experience quite tiring and a big headache . The couple therefore decided it was better to give it all out and handed it all over to friends, charities and hospitals.

To read more on lotto winners, click on the links below:

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/5169546/Couple-who-gave-away-5million-of-their-lotto-jackpot.html 

http://money.aol.co.uk/2014/01/30/7-lottery-winners-who-gave-it-all-away/

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2525147/Canadian-man-wins-40m-lottery-gives-away-charity-memory-wife-lost-cancer.html

- Katie

The Gambler

Their are people out there that are addicted to the euphoria of winning more money. So imagine a risk taker getting the million dollars to spend as he/she pleases. There are so many ways a person can gamble these days from casinos, lotto, scratchies and sports which are all designed for you to lose your money. So what tactics can you use to get the winning edge? An interesting theory I discovered was involved in the game of 'Craps'. This game allows you to hold, shuffle and throw a pair of dice however you want in the hope that your numbers face up. Apparently there is a technique going around that if mastered could see your earnings skyrocket. Take a read at http://www.cracked.com/article_21806_5-brilliant-hacks-you-can-use-to-cheat-odds-at-gambling.html but know that with gambling you have to be prepared to lose money to make it.


Hope you have enjoyed this story and remember to just leave it to the pro's.

- Sam

Week 3: Stereotypical Stories

Our last Subtopic is confirmed and will address some of the ways stereotypical people would do with the money. You may be confronted with some pretty crazy ideas! Let me clarify that we do not personally suggest you to spend the money like this but instead you could take wisdom from decisions you wouldn't have made yourself. Hope you enjoy the posts to come!

- Sam