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Does Money Buy Happiness? New Study Says "Yes"

Ken Hayes — Thu, 02 May 2013 15:17:09 +0000

We’ve always heard money doesn’t buy happiness. Well being poor doesn’t buy happiness either. A new study shows that wealthier countries (like the U.S.) have more satisfied people than poorer countries. The study found here on the week.com, shows that the more money people make, the happier they are. But how can this be? Most [...]

New $100 Bills Coming in October

Chris Chaberski — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:46:55 +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 [...]

You Could Be Forced To Pay A "Fat Tax" If Airlines Think You Are Too Heavy

Chris Allen — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:54:37 +0000

A new cost could be added to your plane travels. Airlines are noticing that more people are overweight, larger people make the airlines have to use more fuel to run their planes. More fuel costs money, so in order to pay for the extra fuel, airlines want the people who are obese to pay their fair share.

Beware: Counterfeit Bills are Being Passed in the Twin Ports

Cathy Kates — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 19:12:53 +0000

It seems to happen at the busiest times of the year. With the holidays upon us and money being exchanged for gifts, food and travel, those that are looking to pass fake bills are finding it easy. The best way to avoid an unfortunate situation is to be aware, here's what the details and what you're looking for:

$465 Million May Make Your Life Worse

Chris Allen — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 18:50:16 +0000

Nobody won the Powerball drawing from last Saturday, so now the prize grows to $425 million, the largest jackpot ever for the game. What is the first thing you would do or buy if you had the Jackpot? I think the first thing I would do is pay off my bills, family bills, and close [...]

How Much Is the Tooth Fairy Paying These Days?

Mike Adams — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 15:19:52 +0000

Some of us can remember a time when losing a tooth meant that we might find some spare change underneath our pillows the following morning.

However, according to a recent survey by credit card company Visa, the days of a fallen chomper being worth chump change are long gone.

Looking for a Lucrative Career? Try Babysitting

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 19:37:54 +0000

Babysitting is pretty good work if you can get it. Just how much can you make? Online babysitter-booking service UrbanSitter reports the average babysitter makes $12.75 an hour. In New York City, the job is even more lucrative, with the average Big Apple sitter pulling in a healthy $15.50 an hour. After New York, sitters [...]

Financial Planning: Where Do You Spend Each Dollar? You'll Be Shocked!

Ken Hayes — Wed, 02 May 2012 18:40:14 +0000

This is my actual wallet. It has $1 dollar in it, and a bunch of receipts. That's why today my wife and I took a big step into adulthood: we met with a financial adviser. Some day we would like to retire, and that's kind of what I thought this would all be about. I was surprised to learn that it's more than saving money for retirement. It's also about having more money today. What? Is this freaking magic or something?

How Facebook Is Draining Your Wallet

Chris Allen — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:37:42 +0000

I know everyone has a scheme to make money, and Facebook is no different. Instead of clogging up my space with ads, why not charge other businesses that are posting for free. Ok, just an idea. Now when choose that you like something, you may be influencing your friends and your friends may be influencing you. Either way, it's costing you money in the long run. I wonder if we could click that we didn't want ads on our facebook page, how many of us would do it?

Mega Millions Fever: Tips for Buying Your Lucky Lottery Ticket

Chris Allen — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 18:34:38 +0000

What would you do with hundreds of millions of dollars, I think we should cheat and give it to the us government and bail us out of debt, then fire half of them!!!!!

Ok, got a little carried away, maybe I could buy the U.S.A.? Actually, I would use the money to pay off all debts of a

Mother Sues Teacher for Stealing Son's Lunch Money

Shauna Wright — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 19:22:56 +0000

When Baltimore mom Lynsai Green found out her second-grader had a negative balance with the school cafeteria, she was confused — until her son told her one of his teachers was routinely stealing his lunch money. In a lawsuit Green filed against teacher Marcelius Lockes, Gwynn Falls Elementary School, the Baltimore School Board and the [...]

What Is the Richest Country? Hint – It's Not the US

Shauna Wright — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 20:05:21 +0000

The United States is often touted as being one of the richest countries in the world, but compared to many other nations, it seems we have some serious catching up to do. In fact, in a new Forbes list of the wealthiest lands on the globe, the US didn’t even place in the top five.

Men Spend More When Women Are Scarce

Shauna Wright — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:28:11 +0000

Single men who perceive a shortage of available women are more likely to drain their bank accounts in an effort to make themselves appear more attractive to the fairer sex, according to new research on competition in the dating world. In the first of two studies in the January Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, [...]

What Were 2011′s Stupidest Consumer Fees?

Shauna Wright — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:50:16 +0000

As consumers, we’re all used to being nickel-and-dimed to death with fees — from charges for checking a bag when we fly to charges to pay a bill online, we see them every day. They may be small, but they add up. And some were even more egregious than others in 2011.

Forget the Holiday Parties, Employees Just Want the Bonuses — Survey of the Day

Shauna Wright — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:29:31 +0000

While holiday parties are thought to bring on the holiday cheer in employees, a new survey indicates they’d be a lot happier skipping the revelries and pocketing the cash equivalent instead. When Harris Interactive and the business site Glassdoor asked 2,500 American adults to list their favorite holiday gifts from employers, nearly three-quarters of respondents [...]

Is Money Really the Most Important Part of a Job?

Shauna Wright — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:35:33 +0000

The second annual Simply Hired Job Seeker Survey reveals that when it comes to our jobs, some things truly are more important than money.

Survey of the Day: 47 Percent of Americans Think Wall Street Harms the Economy

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:10:11 +0000

The Occupy Wall Street movement continues to generate headlines, so what better time to see what Americans actually think of our esteemed financial institutions? Forty-seven percent of Americans think Wall Street hurts the American economy more than it helps, whereas only 38 percent think the opposite is true. Fifteen percent of the 3,029 adults who [...]

Beware of Fake ATM Machines

Cathy Kates — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:42:43 +0000

It never ceases to amaze me. All the new ways that creepy criminals are scamming us. Why, OH WHY, is common folk allowed to buy ATM machines? What can come of that? Seriously, I know homes that have pacman machines, pinball machines, even donkey kong...that's home entertainment, I get that. But, an ATM machine, what would you do with that? Scam people! BEWARE!!!

You Could Be Carrying Counterfeit Bills In Your Wallet!

Cathy Kates — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:51:46 +0000

I was floored when I read that a woman had no idea that she was carrying three counterfeit $100 bills...and she got them from a BANK!!!

I would NOT know the difference, AND if I used fake money to pay for something and they busted me, even though I was innocent in not knowing it was fake, I would still feel guilty and would LOOK guilty! How embarrassing!!!! To avoid embarrassment, I thought I'd share the security features set up by our U.S. Treasury Department. Hope it helps....

Dead Soldier Leaves Money to Send Friends to Las Vegas

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 22:19:10 +0000

Everyone needs a friend like David Hart.

The British soldier who was killed by a Taliban bomb last year left more than $160,000 in his will so his friends could go to Las Vegas.