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Kyle and Kristen Upham were in a Santa Barbara jewelry store in 2004 when Paul Walker, the late Fast and Furious actor, overheard them talking about a $9,000 diamond wedding ring that was too expensive. Walker bought the ring for them, and he slipped out of the store without a word. http://wtvr.com/2013/12/04/paul-walker-wedding-ring/…

In Japan a pet supplement manufacturer, B&H Lifes has introduced a luxury item for cats. Japanese cat owners can now purchase a nonalcoholic wine for their cats. It doesn’t have alcohol but it does have plenty of catnip. “B&H suggest owners use it to celebrate holidays or birthdays with their feline…

As soon as Toby Sheldon has his jaw reduction and a nose job he will look just like Justin Bieber. In his attempt to look like the teen pop star, the 33-year-old Sheldon has already lowered his hairline, lifted his eyelids, and reduced his chin, all at the cost of over $100,000. In first century Antioch…

An international study purports that the price of being famous can be higher than most people expect. The researchers analyzed 1,000 New York Times obituaries from 2009 to 2011, and found that film, music, stage performers, and sports stars tend to die at younger ages. The average lifespan of people…

In his book, We Are All Weird, Seth Godin writes, “RICH is my word for someone who can afford to make choices, who has enough resources to do more than merely survive. You don’t need a private plane to be rich, but you do need enough time and food and health and access to be able to interact with the…

When a Florida man decided to use eBay, he went all out, selling his version of the American dream. Shane Butcher listed everything he owns for $3.5 million, and plans to pursue new challenges in the days ahead. Among the items Butcher listed are three fully stocked video games stores, a two-bedroom…

Six years ago, English teenager Callie Rogers won $3 million in the lottery. After spending through it, she says she has about $32,000 left; she sums up the last three years. “In the past six years I’ve sunk into a black hole, a black hole that at one point I thought I could never crawl out of. Winning…

RICHES In 1981, Lou Eisenberg had it made. The 53 year old worked in an office building changing light bulbs for $225 a week, when he hit the biggest lottery jackpot paid out at that time, $5million dollars. Instantly, Eisenberg became a celebrity making appearances on television talk shows. Many referred…

PRIORITIES When times get hard economically, families are forced to consider what they can do without to make ends meet. A survey conducted by BIGresearch found that most people said they would not be willing to live without their Internet service, cell phones, and cable television. 81 percent of the…

Two years ago, John Brandick, a 62-year-old British man, was told he would succumb to pancreatic cancer within a year. Thinking he only had that single year to live, he decided to get the most out of what life he had left. He quit his job, quit paying his mortgage, and used his savings to give gifts…