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New $100 Bills Coming in October

Chris Chaberski — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:11:55 +0000

Get ready to throw away all those ratty old Benjamins that are just laying around your house—the newly designed $100 bill will be going into circulation in October. (Just kidding about throwing away the old ones. They’ll still be recognized as legal tender.) The bill bearing the face of Benjamin Franklin is the world’s most [...]

Are You Owed Money or Property from the State of Texas?

Lucky Larry — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:10:40 +0000

I was reading this morning that Jason Mraz has some unclaimed money waiting for him in the state of West Virginia according to the state treasurer there. It's believed the money is tied to a concert that was held there a couple of years ago. I've always heard there was a list like this out there so I went searching to see if I had any money coming to me from the great state of Texas!

You Won't Believe How Much Americans Spend on Coffee and Lunch Each Year

Shauna Wright — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:19:36 +0000

A new survey of Americans’ workplace spending habits shows we’re dropping an awful lot on incidentals like coffee and restaurant lunches every year — $3,000 per person, on average. Accounting Principals, a unit of staffing services company Adecco SA, polled 1,000 US workers last month and found we spend more than $1,000 annually on coffee [...]

Where Does The Money Go?

Lucky Larry — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 17:05:40 +0000

Gas, groceries, insurance and utilites - that's where the majority of our money goes and then if you've got young kids you've gotta factor in daycare and all of their activities (and that's not cheap). My wife and I did a quick check of our bank statement last month to see where the majority of our money goes and I was surprised!

Australians Face Arrest For Taking 'Free Money' From ATM Machines

Mix 93-1 — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:13:23 +0000

A software glitch that impacted all Commonwealth Bank ATMs in Sydney, Australia yesterday allowed customers to withdraw thousands of dollars, even if they had no more than a buck in their accounts. News of the “free money” quickly traveled throughout social media, and there were soon large crowds around Commonwealth ATMs throughout the city. The [...]