13-09-11 An old man died and left his son a lot of money. But the son was a foolish young man, and he quickly spent all the money, so that soon he had nothing left. Of course, when that happened, all his friends left him. When he was quite poor and alone, he...

13-09-05 There was a certain merchant who had two children, a boy and a girl; they were both young, and could not walk. And two richly-laden ships of his sailed forth to sea with all his property on board, and just as he was expecting to win much money by th...

13-09-04 There was once a poor woodcutter（樵夫） who toiled from early morning till late night. When at last he had laid by some money he said to his boy, You are my only child, I will spend the money which I have earned with the sweat of my brow on your ed...

13-09-02 The Bitcoin is a form of electronic money which has been created specifically for use on the Internet. The Bitcoin doesn't operate like conventional currencies in that it isn't regulated by a central bank, and relies entirely on web-based networks....

13-08-19 There was once a countryman who had money and land in plenty, but how rich soever he was, one thing was still wanting in his happiness he had no children. Often when he went into the town with the other peasants they mocked him and asked why he had...

13-08-15 Nillionaire refers to a person who has very little money. The term is a portmanteau of nil and millionaire, where the word nil means zero or nothing. (Source: Merriam-Webster Online) Nillionaire指手里没什么钱的人，也就是穷光蛋。这个词是nil和milliona...

13-08-08 A tailor's apprentice（学徒，生手） was travelling about the world in search of work, and at one time he could find none, and his poverty was so great that he had not a farthing to live on. Presently he met a Jew on the road, and as he thought he wo...

13-08-07 There were once three apprentices, who had agreed to keep always together while travelling, and always to work in the same town. At one time, however, their masters had no more work to give them, so that at last they were in rags, and had nothing to...

13-07-30 East India was besieged（包围） by an enemy who would not retire until he had received six hundred dollars. Then the townsfolk（市民） caused it to be proclaimed by beat of drum that whosoever was able to procure the money should be burgomaster（市...

13-07-13 Even the healthiest relationships include arguments, but the topic of the argument could predict risk of divorce, according to a Kansas State University researcher. Arguments about money is by far the top predictor of divorce, said Sonya Britt, assi...