50 Fun Facts About Taxes
JimIt’s April 15th and today I will not write a single thing about last minute tax moves (you’re too late) or about the tax stimulus (just fill out a tax return and put in your direct deposit...
View ArticleMajor Sports Championship Prize Monies
JimOn Tuesday, Madame X blogged about the increases in prize money at Wimbledon this year and I thought it’d be fun to check out all the purses at all the major American sports from football to...
View ArticleHow Much Is An Olympic Medal Worth?
JimIf you ask an Olympian, the answer is that the medal is priceless. If you ask the governments of countries, the answer is in the millions. If you ask someone who is interested only in the precious...
View ArticleEcology of Banking: Credit Unions, Banks & Thrifts
JimFor all intents and purposes to the consumer, there is little difference among thrifts, commercial banks, and credit unions. The financial services they all offer will be similar and you probably...
View ArticleNew Lincoln Penny Features Four Rear Designs
JimThe U.S. Mint announced the four designs of the new penny to debut next year on Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, February 12th. They will be rolled out in three month intervals, starting Feb. 12th, with...
View ArticleStock Market: John McCain Will Not Be President
JimThat’s the proclamation of the stock market in a resounding fashion. I always find it entertaining when pundits draw ridiculous correlation relationships between the stock market and [insert...
View ArticleFun Facts About The Great Seal of the United States
JimIf you’ve seen any conspiracy theory movies involving Freemasons or other secret societies, you probably remember numerous references to the Great Seal of the United States on the reverse of the one...
View ArticleMost Valuable Regular U.S. Coin
JimEvery time I get home, I pull out any change I have and throw it into a small container. As I was pulling out quarters to put in my car, I noticed a nickel that looked different from the one beside...
View ArticleThe Mints of the United States
JimIf you’ve ever looked at a coin, chances are you’ve been interested in what was on it. There’s the year it was stamped, various Latin sayings, some images of buildings or famous individuals from US...
View ArticleFun Trivia Facts about the $500 Bill
JimNowadays the highest denomination bill you can find is the $100 but back in the early 20th century, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing was printing bills as high as $100,000 (1934-35). There...
View ArticleMillionaire States in the United States
JimDid you know that in 2009 there were over five million millionaire households (5,129,385) in the United States? That’s 4.46% of all households and a number that is probably a lot higher than you...
View ArticleMore Fun Bank Failure Facts
JimI really enjoy trivia posts and had a lot of fun researching facts to include on my fifty fun facts about bank failures post, so I thought I’d bring it back. This time I wanted to cut out all the...
View ArticleThe Famous Faces on United States Money
JimI know it’s been a while since I did something trivia related so I thought that we might do something a little fun today. I had a lot of fun putting together 50 fun facts about money and thought why...
View ArticleFun Facts About the 2010 Tax Season
JimIf you’re a personal finance stats junkie like me, you’d love the IRS Data Book. It is chock full of fun and interesting statistics that give you a glimpse of one of the more private havens in one’s...
View ArticleSingle Letter Stock Tickers
JimLast week, Pandora IPO’s on the stock market with a single letter stock ticker – P. It thus joined a “prestigious” group of fewer than 26 companies to have a single letter stock ticker. Other...
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