
"Honey, where are you going?" "To take the fugging money to the Fugger bank, that's where!" All kidding aside, the Fuggers ('scuse me while I stifle a laugh here) are one of the oldest banking families in all of Europe dating back to the 1500's, and this private bank caters only to the hyper-rich. The family certainy did walk-the-walk, and have been involved in works of charity for centuries-- the Fuggerei (snicker) claims to be the world's oldest housing project for people-in-need, and still exists. Rent for a small apartment with all mod cons in the city of Augsberg (the Fuggerei is a small walled city within the city) works out to 0.88 Euros per year, plus 3 prayers daily for the benefactors. Read more
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