Top 10 Youngest Billionaires 2014

A person’s net worth is the basis of wealth that is combination of profits, earnings, and other sources of income. Having a million dollar is already overwhelming, what more if you have gained a billion dollar. On this list you would find reputable, smart, and hardworking young men who have gained not just respect of older colleagues in the same field, rank, and business, but also wealth. Some individuals would die working so hard in a day, but can’t even reach a $1,000 earning or some less than $100 in a day. On this list you find bachelors and those who are under age 40 who have reached the peak of their careers, wherein they can live in a next two decades or more without even working a lot because they are self-made billionaires.

10. Fahd Hariri

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He is the 32-year old  richest man in Lebanon who inherited the wealth and businesses of his father, the late Prime Minister Rafig Hariri who died because of assassination. He has a playboy image, but he protected the inheritance that he received from his father, he built and collected several businesses. He has made several investments including Future TV Network, Dubai 5-star hotel, and other businesses around the world. His current total net worth is $6.9 billion.

9. Yang Huiyan

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She is one of the richest women in China and in the world. She is married and despite that there’s a sudden drop of their family’s wealth, she’s still part of the top 10 youngest billionaires in the world. She is the major shareholder of Country’s Garden Holdings. She is also the Vice President of the said company. Her current net worth is $6.9 billion.

8. Eduardo Saverin

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This 32-year old billionaire who resides in Singapore is a co-founder of the king of Social Media online, Facebook. He was born and raised in Brazil who has aided Mark Zuckerberg in launching Facebook while staying in the dormitory of Harvard University. It is indeed the largest social network in the world today. You could find more of the story of the case that he filed against Zuckerberg in the 2010 film entitled The Social Network. He has also renounced his US citizenship which was actually a smart move so he could avoid further taxes from the US. He still invests, and his current net worth is $4.1 billion.

7. Scott Duncan

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He is one of the heirs of their later father, Dan Duncan who founded the energy pipeline fortune. Because of his dividend plans his net worth has increased a year after he received his share in the company. His current net worth is $6.3 billion.

6. Albert von Thurn und Taxis

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The bachelor from Germany whose fullname is Albert Maria Lamoral Miguel Johannes Gabriel Prinz von Thurn und Taxis or in short Albert von Thurn und Taxis. He is also the 3^rd prince of Thurn and Taxis. He has been listed in youngest billionaires for a couple of times since his father demise. In fact, he was one  the youngest wealthiest men listed then at the age of 8. He earned a degree in Economics and Theology at the University of Edinburgh where he also completed his masters degree. His total net worth right now is $3.8 billion.

5. Drew Houston

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He is the CEO and founder of Dropbox who was born and raised in the United States on March 04, 1983. He completed Computer Science at Massachussetts Institute of Technology where he met his co-founder of Dropbox, Arash Ferdowsi. Before he finally found and dig his path to richness in the world of internet, he worked several startups like Accolade, Bit9, and Hubspot. His simple idea brought him the wealth and fame that he is enjoying right now. Simple things indeed can bring about great results which is an affirmation of what transpired in Drew Houston’s life. His net worth right now is estimated at $1.2 billion.

4. Anton Kathrein, Jr

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This 29-year old billionaire of the third generation heir of Kathrein-Werke AG that is known manufacturer of largest antenna in the world has a total net worth of $1.35 billion. Their family’s company is the leading provider of automotive, TV broadcast, and radio antennas. It also includes antenna, reception, and multimedia transmission systems. His family owns around 18 production sites across the globe and currently employs over 6,800 employees.

3. Mark Zuckerberg

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He is the CEO and co-founder of Facebook who was a computer programmer himself at the age of 12. His fondness in computer became his stepping stone in reaching the perk of his career and as a online business tycoon. He had not imagine that his simple aim to develop a networking site for the campus would have a remarkable impact not just to the people of this generation, but in his life. It did not only bring about wealth to him, but he became one of the youngest billionaires of the world. He was born and raised on May 14, 1984 in New York. Although, he has lived a comfortable life while growing up, but he never realized that he would reach this stage. Facebook already celebrated its 10^th year despite that he sold 18 million shares in December. His net worth has doubled, and became $28.5 billion.

2. Dustin Moskovitz

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He is the co-founder of Facebook too and is known as an internet entrepreneur. He has recently founded Asana that is growing fast as well with the assistance of his co-founder Justin Rosenstein in 2008. He is indeed a self-made billionaire because he did not receive any inheritance but his assets and net worth are all fruits of his ingenious mind and hardwork. He was born and raised in United States on May 22, 1984. His current net worth is $6.8 billion.

1. Perenna Kei & family

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She inherited last year his father’s wealth and businesses, but it was hard to find information about her when the news came out that everything was transferred to her, making her the youngest and newest billionaire in the world. She owns 85% of Logan Property Holdings which is a known Chinese Real Estate Developer. She finished Economics and Finance at University of London. This number one spot was actually held by Dustin Moskovitz, but took over by the beautiful young lady as the youngest billionaire today because she became heir of her father, Ji Haipen. Her current net worth at the age of 24 is $1.3 billion.

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Top 10 Frequent Mistakes that Fathers Make

We love our fathers so much even though they have weaknesses that they need to overcome. Everyone has a room for improvement and at times we commit mistakes that we don’t need intend to do or we intend to make. Like our fathers they have things that they are doing that they feel are right, but these are the common mistakes that they should learn from. There are actually negative impacts of them to their children. According to those people who have experienced firsthand these things, they have felt distanced from their own fathers. Learning these faults would guide new fathers, and those who are trying to be good fathers. This coming Father’s Day let’s share these mistakes so they can be corrected and they cannot be passed on from one generation or from family to family. These are actually shared by Wayne Parker at About.com.

10. Comparing your kids with others

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This is one of the hurtful comments that a child normally hears from a father or parents. Intentionally or unintentionally, it leaves hurtful mark to a son or daughter having a feeling that he or she is worthless and unwanted. If you want your child to behave the way you wanted it too. Say it in a manner that you don’t need to point out that this person is better than he or she does. Your child don’t need to hear praises to other kids, but what they want is your understanding and support that he or she can change without coercing them to do them by using other people as examples, but do not appear as examples at all that they have to follow. In addition, one of the observations that Wayne Parker observed is comparisons among siblings as to who excels in specific field. As he suggested try to see them as unique individuals and not on the things that cannot meet.

9. Monologue or Lecturing

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Much of the time the father’s motive is to help his children learn from their mistakes. Correcting them by telling them one by one all their setbacks would not help at all. As much as you wanted them to understand the way you see things they can’t see it nor understand them in the near future. Of course, all bad behavior and choices must be corrected, but there’s a proper way. Next time you sit with your child, ensure that you ask questions, and listen more. Try to understand first why the child had done this and that. After listening and seeing all angles, then help the child understand the principle why the specific choice was not right. This is the best teaching moment that you can give where understanding and love reign thereafter.

8. Guilt Trips

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Telling your kids that you have sacrificed a lot for them so they can have the best of education and comfortable life would not help at all. Repeating the same lines or same thought would not teach any valuable lesson to them, but what you inculcate to them is that they have to do this because you have done everything you could. When you see mistake correct them right away, if necessary give punishment, instead of putting excessive guilt trips, which are not really effective at all in disciplining them.

7. Not Firm in Decisions

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There are fathers because of their love towards their children, they are afraid to give punishment even if the mistakes committed are in extremes and have been done repeatedly. Once you’ve made rules and decisions, you have to follow them. Later on, if you keep on bending the rules that you have set to them, they will later on disregard it. They would think that your heart would be softened later on since you have shown it from the very beginning.

6. Not Uniform With Spouse’s Decision

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This is not just a mistake of a father, but both parents. Before you implement or give specific punishment, make sure that both of you have agreed on it before hand. If you have not yet talked about it, be sure that you have an open communication. It will create confusion to your kids. They would not know who to follow if its father’s rules or mothers’. In patriarchal family, father must have the final word, this would result not just confusion, it would even destroy credibility of one parent when it comes to disciplinary action that must be implemented at home. As a father, you have the responsibility to talk everything’s out to your spouse in a private room so both of you are coherent and in harmony.

5. Unfair Penalties

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At times, fathers because of emotional outburst if there are things that they done which do not see to be big mistakes, but do not meet your expectations, you tend to give punishment which is not just at all to your kids. There are common mistakes that are obviously wrong, that deserve punishment, but don’t give punishment just because you are not in the mood or you are trying to vent out your frustration to something which was not fault at all by your kids. Be considerate and hold your temper instead of giving unrelated punishment to wrong which was not really wrong at all.

4. Bribery to Behave

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This is actually common. Although mothers are the ones who usually give bribe to kids especially if they are not behaving the way that they should be. Fathers also give bribe in order for them to follow their rules. Giving instant rewards in exchange of something like doing their assignment or whatnot does not teach a child a principle that they need to follow or obey certain rules because that would make them better. If you would inculcate to them the reasons and explaining the why’s they will follow without giving prices in each thing that they do.

3. Inconsistency in Giving Disciplines

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Once you give rules at home, you should stick to it. Just like one of the mistakes mentioned on this list, you should not bend it. The next time you find yourself in a situation that you caught your daughter or son doing the same mistake, impose, and implement the consequence that you have stated so they will learn from it and they will not do it again.

2. Physical Punishment

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This one of the common punishments being given by fathers. In fact, they are known as authoritative and bold compared to mothers that are soft-hearted, which is totally understandable. Mothers have soft spot to their children since they are the one who carried them to their wombs for 9 months. It does not mean that fathers do not have a soft spot in their heart in giving punishment, but excessive physical discipline that at times becomes physical torture would create anguish, anger, and distance to your kids. There are situations that you can do it, but not too often. Later on, they would not be afraid at all to commit mistakes because they become used to it.

1. No Temper

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It is really tempting to lose temper to kids especially if it becomes habitual. However, don’t give punishment if you are angry. You may commit mistakes that you would regret for the rest of your life. There are things that we can’t control especially if we are at the peak of our emotion. In fact, you could even curse your kid, shout at them unintentionally and even physically beat or spank them. It’s wise that you go out in the situation, take a deep breath, and relax. Cool yourself down until you feel that you can think and speak calmly. Children will not respond the way you want them to, but if they will it’s all because of fear instead of obeying because they respect you.

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Top 10 Youngest Olympian Medalists

Now that the London Olympics 2012 is over, the list of winners in three levels have been tabulated already as per numbers of gold, silver, and bronze received from different events. People would really miss the excitement that it actually brings to the countries that participated in this Olympic event. Amidst of series of news, controversies, and other must-see and never-forgotten moments, being enlisted as title holders for championships are already rewarding for the individuals who have done their part to make their country  proud of their accomplishments. How much more, if one of them have made it at a very young age? Throughout the history of Olympics since it started in 1896, there were several Olympians who have proven their worth, skills, and abilities despite of their innocence and youth. They were able to compete, and lastly, they have brought pride, championship titles, and they are included on the top 10 youngest Olympian medalists in the history of Olympics.

10. Toni Nieminen

Although he has retired in ski jumping events and competitions in 2004, he has set a wonderful and remarkable record in history as one of the youngest Olympian medalist. In the 1992 Winter Olympics, which was held in Albertville, he got a gold medal in the Individual Large Hill, another gold medal for Team Large Hill, and a bronze medal for Individual Normal Hill. He even received the Finnish Sports Personality of the Year that same year for the performance that he had shown in the entire Winter Olympics in 2012.

9. Anne Henning

She was only 16 years old when she won the gold medal in the 500m match for speed-skating in the 1972 Saporro Winter Olympics. She began setting in this type of sport when she reached 15 years old wherein she did work her way for the 500m and 1,000m long-skate. She is 56 years old now, but she still expresses her desire of playing her favorite sport.

8. Tara Lipinski

She was 15 years old when she grabbed the gold medal for playing the Ladies’ Singles Olympic during the Winter Olympics 1998. She is a known Olympic Skater in America. Moreover, she still holds the title of the youngest Olympian medalist that ever won in the Winter Olympics. She was born and raised in Philadelphia on June 10, 1982, but her passion for skating started to develop when she was 3 years old when she started playing roller skating.

7. Dominique Moceanu

She is better known as Domi and her whole name is Dominique Helena Monceanu, who became part of winning the gold-medal for the team during the 1996 Olympics. She is an expert for floor routines and acrobatics on the beam. In fact, she made the spectators vow to her because of the unparalleled exhibitions that she had shown on the floor. She was only 14 years old when she became part of the 1996 U.S. Women’s Gymnastics team, belonging to the popularly known group as The Magic Seven.

6. Nadia Comaneci

She was the only gymnast in history who received a perfect 10 score, which made her a renowned winner in this field since 1976 when she got her first set of gold medals at age 14. Hence, she is also the youngest gymnast who ever hold that title when she received it during the Montreal Olympic in 1976. She still keeps the title of the best-known gymnast in the world. Although she is already 50 years old, but the incredible score and fame has not yet left her where she forever made a mark in the history of the Olympics, especially that none has taken the title away from her.

5. Fu Mingxia

She is a proud representative of China in the field of diving wherein she also holds the title of the youngest diver ever played and swam in the 10m platform who took home the gold medal in Summer Olympics in 1992, which was held in Barcelona. In fact, she was called by people as a Diving Queen. She did not stop taking gold medals from the series of Olympics held in various countries. Hence, she got another gold medal for the 3-meter spring board during Summer Olympics in 1996 that took place in Atlanta.

4. Marjorie Gestring

She was 13 years old when she became part of the diving team for the United States that represented the competition for the Berlin Games in 1936 wherein they won gold medal. Based on records, she is the youngest diver who ever made to the team, and who got the highest position at her age. Despite that she was never able to play in the 1940 Olympics because of the World War II, her performance will never be forgotten, and it will stay on the pages of the history of Olympics.

3. Kim Yoon

If you were thinking that Marjorie Gestring is the youngest Olympian medalist in the world, you better hold yourself back because there are three more, and the amazing part of it is that a 13-year old female champion from South Korea got the 3^rd spot for this list. She has actually competed in the 3,000-m short-track speed skating relay in 1994 that brought her gold medal that year.

2. Inge Sørensen

A 12-year old swimmer from Denmark holds the youngest Olympian female medalist in history. She might have got a bronze medal in the 1936 200m Breaststroke competition, however, in the 1938 London Olympics, she won gold medal for 200m breast stroke. She was born and raised in Skovshoved, Gentofte and passed away on March 09, 2011 carrying and leaving the legacy of triumphs that she had done.

1. Dimitrios Loundras

He was part of the first athletes who ever played in the first Olympics held in 1896. He was born on September 04, 1885 and died on February 15, 1971. He took part in the Summer Olympics held in Athens where his team received a bronze medal at age 10. Throughout history, he still holds the title of the youngest athlete ever played in the history of Olympics in the world. He represented the Greece team, and he was part of the Ethnikos Gymnastikos Syllogos team.

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