LOOKS CAN BE DECEIVING

Curt Degerman known as “Tin Can Curt,” spent 30 years roaming the streets of Skelleftea in northern Sweden in his blue jacket and ragged pants, collecting tin cans and bottle for cash. He was, in the eyes of most people, an ordinary street bum.
Yet when he died he left more than $1.4 million to his cousin.
How did he do it? Thrift and smart investing.
It turns out that in between collecting cans, Mr. Degerman spent a lot of time in the local library reading business papers and studying the stock market.
“He knew stocks inside and out,” said his cousin.
He used his tin-can earnings to buy mutual funds. He also bought 124 gold bars and also grew his cash with a savings account. (He rode a bicycle and didn’t have a mortgage on his house, which also made savings easier).
It is the classic fairy tale of thrift and shrewd – almost.
Mr. Degerman died of a heart attack in 2008. His will left his entire estate to a cousin who visited him regularly late in his life.
Yet soon after the fortune was revealed, an uncle claimed the cash under Sweden’s inheritance law. Lawyers got involved, and the two recently settled for undisclosed shares.

VIA; wsj
 
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NAOMI SHOULD BE A BOXER

Maniacal mannequin Naomi Campbell has allegedly pummeled the help again -- this time, a chauffeur who says she thwacked him repeatedly in the head with her fist from the back seat as her Cadillac Escalade careened through Midtown yesterday afternoon.

The volatile diva allegedly struck Miodrag Mejdina, 27, of Ridgewood, Queens, hard enough to send his head into the steering wheel -- leaving him with a bruise under his left eye, according to police sources.
She was apparently furious over the fact that Mejdina, who also has chauffeured her boyfriend, refused to snitch on her beau and tell her whether he was cheating on her, sources said. Hey I do not avocate violence and I surely do not advocate hitting women but in Naomi's case I think one good ass-whoopin from someone, like another chick, and I bet she will straighten up. Maybe Elin can get her golf clubs and go after her.

via: nypost
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NAOMI GETS HER OWN LOTUS CAR SORTA

Teaming up with British supermodel extraordinaire Naomi Campbell, Lotus has put together eight specially made examples of its latest Evora sportscar to benefit the relief efforts in Haiti. Called the "Naomi for Haiti" edition, each features a special paint scheme bearing the Haitian flag, a unique interior treatment and comes packed with all the options.

The first example will be auctioned off during London Fashion Week, with the seven remaining examples up for grabs on a dedicated website. Winners will be announced at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show .

 

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