Zhang Youwen, a 60-year-old farmer in Wuzhai county, Shanxi province, used to grow potatoes and corn on his small patch of land, just as his parents and grandparents had done.

The recent Guns N' Roses Invade Paris! pay-per-view concert tallied a 0.8 % buyrate, according to PolyGram Diversified Entertainment president John Scher, who characterized the show as the biggest music event on pay-per-view this year.

He looks at the band behind him and says, “Hit it, boys!” The band launches into its own rendition of happy birthday.

You can slice some girth from your debt load with a couple of big lump-sum payments, courtesy of any found money that comes along.