Alberto Vilar

Alberto Vilar began an investment firm after working toward and economic degree. He invested more in technology funds. He lost his money by donating a lot of it, but he also lost some of it by being a fraud.

Sean Quinn

Sean Quinn was a business man in Ireland who made his money by investing and working in the hospital industry. He also invested in hotels, radiators, plastics, and banking. He made some bad investment choices such as Anglo Bank which left him with much less.

JK Rowling

JK Rowling, who though not penniless make the list. She donated enough money to give away her billionaire status. Rowling was a single mother living hand-to-mouth in Edinburgh when her first Harry Potter book came out in 1997. She earned about £700m from books, merchandises and the Harry Potter films.

These 10 people had many ways of losing or giving their money. Being rich is not all there is to life. Life is more than money, and it’s a good thing it is.