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The Art of Staying Rich

  The Art of Staying Rich   People say earning money is difficult, but I argue that keeping that earned money is even more challenging. In the 21st century, the number of billionaires is increasing year by year, with new billionaires entering the 1% club even as current billionaires maintain their status. The main question is: how do the rich stay rich? They don’t sell companies every day. The rich must pay higher taxes, and their cost of living is exorbitant, yet they continue to hold onto their wealth and remain in the 1% club. While I can’t answer how they earn their fortunes, I will explore how they manage to stay wealthy. The Two Major Challenges for the Rich: Non-Liquid Assets and Taxes According to me, the rich face two major problems: non-liquid assets and taxes. People generally prefer their assets to be liquid, meaning easily convertible into cash. However, liquid assets come with the problem of taxes. It’s a never-ending story—no one gets anything without sacrifice.
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THE TRIO CRISES

THE TRIO CRISES "A Butterfly Effect of Mismanagement" The Trio crises are comprised of three main economic crises: Sri Lanka's (2019 - Current), Pakistan's (2022 - 2023), and the United Kingdom issue (2021- Present) Covid - 19 is said to be the backbone of all of the above crises. This may be true to some extent, but many people blame the country's poor economic management. Covid 19 entered the global economy in March 2020, however these nations' economies slowed before the Covid 19 itself. Yes, Covid -19 exacerbated the situation, but countries may mitigate its effects by effective economic management. The Trio crises Explained. Sri Lanka Economic Crises (2019 – Present) Sri Lanka is a Democratic Socialistic Republic with population of 2.15 Cr in 2022. For the first time in the history of Sri Lanka the worst economic crisis has been witnessed. The present government is grossly responsible for this kind of economic mess in Sri Lanka. People from all wal

Year 1991...The game changer

The year 1991 is known for many tragic events that happened during that period - New reforms enthralled the people, end of the golden rule of the mafia, bomb blasts devastated many and many more.       To make it interesting just discuss some instances of Mafia raj. Mumbai mafia started in the 1930s and was mainly divided into three gangs, each specializing in different crimes. During the same period, the Maharashtra government-imposed restrictions on the consumption of Alcohol. The Mafia seized the opportunity in it, to make money as there was a lot of demand for alcohol but no legal supply of it. The mafia started illegally supplying alcohol to the people for higher rates, these brought them huge lumps of cash flow. Being there are different gangs, there was only a little bit of tension between them as their source of income mainly based on 3 sources 1. Illegal supply of alcohol 2. Smuggling of high tax-imposed goods 3. Gambling. With a high-income supply to the mafia, they started t

Cryptocurrencies : A sound investment or a risky gamble?

  Background: Cryptocurrency is a well-heard name for most of us, so what is cryptocurrency ? Cryptocurrency is a digital currency designed to work as a medium of exchange, where it runs a decentralized peer-to-peer network and no single institution or person can control it. There are many Cryptocurrencies in the market, the most famous one is BITCOIN. It is created by two anonymous people called-   Satoshi Nakamoto   and Gavin Andresen ·        The same rules of cryptocurrency apply to bitcoin ·        Not one authority interferes in BTC transactions, impose transaction fees     or take people’s money away ·        It is independent of world governments, banks, and corporations. ·        Transparent - every single transaction is being stored in a massive distributed public ledger called the Blockchain. BlockChain - It’s a ledger containing every transaction ever processed. Digital records of transactions are combined into "blocks". A public ledger where a mis