Top 10 Shortcuts to Get Rich

Most of us once or are now dreaming of being rich, earn lots of money. Although many people hate to admit it, sometimes all you need to be rich is dumb luck—a big lotto wins, or finding a buried treasure. Other shortcuts to wealth come with strings attached: marrying rich, divorce, or lawsuits, for example.

According to July data of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, average American works for an average wage of $22.59 per hour. But, there are the few who made fortunes without much labor. How can they get rich? The following statement lists top 10 easy ways to own lots of money.

·Win the lottery

Most people dream of hitting the lottery just once, like Hurley in Lost. One biggest score is enough to be a millionaire. This is why more and more people love to buy a lottery ticket or to win a lottery game.

·Find treasure in your basement

It will be an unexpected pleasure if you can find some treasure, valuable comic books, a limited edition of music recording, or an antique, in your junk at the basement.

·Inherit a fortune

Inheriting wealth will be a little bit difficult, and the feds will come for their share, but it is indeed another easy way for people to get rich.

·Marry rich

Girls can take advantage of this way. If you marry with a rich man, then you needn’t worry about the future life. Although the wealthy will sign the prenuptial agreement, you can still enjoy some of life’s luxuries.

·Divorce a Beatle

This may not be a good choice since divorce is often messy and emotional, and there's hardly anything easy about it. But, in some cases, one party comes away with a big chunk of change.

·Be born rich

The world’s royals are still among the wealthiest, like those prince or princess. Even Queen Elizabeth a is one of the richest royal members.

·Unearth gold with a metal detector

Most of us are used to work on getting tan while a few people may find their own way to get rich--treasure hunting. An unemployed Briton, Terry Herbert, recently get $2.5 million due to the gold and silver pieces he found at a friend’s farm.

·Catch a record-breaking ball, and then sell it

In 2004, Pat Carroll caught the football kicked out by Beckham on the penalties between England and Portugal and sold it later on EBay for EU$10 million.

·Keep quiet about a relationship with a bigwig

Silence is golden, particularly when a celebrity wants to keep quiet about personal matters. Cases like this are too numerous to list. Recently, Tiger Woods reportedly paid Mistress Rachel Uchitel $10 million to keep quiet about their affair.

·Live atop a lake of oil

This is a kind of like finding a treasure in your home. But, people, like the residents of Stanley, ND, fell into fortune in 2008 when oil companies started to show interest in drilling on their property -- and hit large reserves. As a result, the town is booming and many residents are swiftly becoming millionaires.

Although there are many shortcuts for us to be rich, we are not encouraged to design a scheme for it. Just let is be when luck and fortune come to hit you, or you should work hard to find some innovative ways.