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In his 2007 book The Black Swan, Nassim Nicholas Taleb says the Black Swans of his title can appear at any time, in the form of financial crises, wars, and other unexpected events that have profound, irreversible consequences. Taleb draws on philosophy, mathematics, economics, and other disciplines to explain in plain English why we seldom prepare for these events adequately. The way our brains process knowledge lull us into believing the future will resemble the past.

Back in the late 90s, at the beginning of the dot com bubble, a man named Pierre Omidyar founded an online platform called AuctionWeb. Back then it was kind of an online fair for collectors who bought and sold various items online via bidding and auction. But within a decade, ActionWeb transformed itself, rebranded as eBay and become the giant multi-billion dollar e-commerce site where literally anyone, from 20-year-old college kid to 40-year-old moms can sell any kinds of goods online.

Do you envy the business people who constantly talk about how they have all the time in the world to go on vacation, and that they can afford these luxurious vacations? Have you often wondered how they did it? If you ask them, you will most likely receive a vague answer that referred to some investments or passive income. But what is passive income? Ideally, passive income is income that is relatively regular and comes from a source that you put minimal effort into every month to earn.

In the digital age, where podcasts reign supreme and financial literacy is paramount, Earn Your Leisure emerges as a beacon of knowledge, empowerment, and cultural significance.

Real estate has been in existence since people have decided that living in caves was no longer an option. However, most progress in real estate has probably happened in the last two centuries or so with the invention of the elevator. Elevators made it possible for real estate to include high-rise office buildings, multiple-floor residential apartment houses, and shopping malls.

In this audiobook, we will explore the emergence of Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) in the United States, with a specific focus on the Federal Reserve's FEDNOW initiative. We will delve into the concept of CBDC and its potential impact on the economy, discussing both the benefits and challenges associated with its adoption.

The Industrial Revolution was a period of shift in Britain, continental Europe, and the USA from around 1760 until at some point between 1820 and 1840, when new production innovations were introduced. The shift from hand to device production, new chemical and iron production strategies, increased use of steam and waterpower, the development of device tools, and the rise of the mechanized factory system were all part of this change. The Industrial Revolution also introduced a period of remarkable population growth.

Learn Exactly How To Make Money On Airbnb and Easily Earn Up to $10,000 A Month In The Comfort of Your Own Home! Airbnb is an online marketplace website that allows its users to list, find and rent homes from other Airbnb users. You can list regular apartments and homes. You can also become creative with what you list. For example, one of the accommodations listed on Airbnb in NYC in 2016 was a taxi minivan parked on one of the streets of Long Island City. You can set your availability calendar and charge what you want for your accommodation.