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Nowadays 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 aren’t any high denomination bills left, after printing was officially discontinued in 1969 by President Nixon. It was an attempt to combat [...]Fun Trivia Facts about the $500 Bill from personal fina
Welcome to the 242nd edition of the Carnival of Personal Finance. There were well over 80 entries this week, and I’ve pared it down to the best articles in each category. For those of you who haven’t yet been exposed to blog carnivals, they are a collection of recent blog articles on a similar topic, [...] Related Articles:110th Edition of the Carnival of Personal Finance2009 Personal
As we approach the holidays and end of the year, many people are finding their wallets just a little thinner than normal. If you’re trying hard to stay within your December budget, consider some of these winter activities to save money this holiday season. Who said frugal activities cannot be fun and enjoyable? Enjoy movies or [...]
Christmas is right around the corner, so I thought it would be fun to look up some novelty gifts for the season. These gifts share a common theme – they are novelties only, and don’t really have any utility. But they are fun!How to buy a star and name it after someoneOne popular gift for [...] Related Articles:Save Money with Discounted Gift CardsGift Cards – The Good, the Bad,
On today’s episode of The Personal Finance Hour, I’ll join Jim from Bargaineering to discuss the wonderful of banking. We’ll talk about online banks, offline banks, savings accounts, CD rates, and more. (We’ll also talk about how to optimize your accounts.)This show will air live at 3pm Pacific (6pm Eastern). It’s much more entertaining for everyone when you call in
I used to wonder why my colleagues’ blogs became strangely silent when they were working on their books. Haha. I don’t wonder anymore. Writing a book is an all-consuming process that’s difficult to describe. I’m thankful I recruited April and Baker as staff writers before I began working on my own book.Progress on Your Money: The Missing Manual actually ground to a halt th
There's been many a times I've been picked on for being frugal. Mostly during my prepubescent years, but even now I've been known to give a few of my friends a good laugh. I'm sure they were all just jealous (at least that's what our mothers always says, right?) but either way I say who cares.Who cares if our frugality and craftiness distracts people? Are they the ones saving a few dollars? Anope
At AskMetafilter last week, a user asked a question I’ve been thinking about a lot lately. Now that I have my finances firmly under control, now that I’m building wealth, is it ever okay to finance fun? Here’s the question (with minor edits for clarification): When is it okay to finance Toys? We have a budget, all bills are paid, we are saving $100 every month, the only debt we

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