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How men spend their money [Infographic]

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How men spend their money [Infographic]

Many men out there make a lot of money but where does it all go? Our friends at CreditLoan provided us with this infographic detailing what men buy with their money compared with what women spend. The results are quite interesting.

Woman throws away mattress with $1 million inside

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Woman throws away mattress with $1 million inside

In a story that disproves the myth that Jews are good with money, a woman in Jerusalem threw away her mother’s bed and replaced it with a new one. Unfortunately, the old one had about $1 million stored in it.

Banks charging fee for "paying too early"

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Banks charging fee for "paying too early"

Here’s a funny one as the economy goes to the crapter and banks charge you for everything in the hopes of remaining vaguely profitable…apparently, in addition to late fees, you can now get charged a late fee by Capital One for paying too early.

Family living in cave avoids foreclosure

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Family living in cave avoids foreclosure

Hey you know what sounds kind of crapty? Living in a cave. More crapty? Getting your cave foreclosed. Fortunately, the family who lives in a Missouri cave is getting a mortgage.

Banks are great with money

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Banks are great with money

Bank of America was a recipient of $45 billion in bailout money from the government, so they’re really getting fiscally responsible. For example: They only spent $10 million on sponsoring the NFL Experience event at the Super Bowl.

Quote of the Day

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Quote of the Day

The Bank of Zimbabwe is releasing a $10 trillion note, roughly the equivalent of 30 US dollars. Yeah. So we'd all be like quadrillionaires. Zimbabwe: Land of dreams. "In a move meant to ensure that the public has access to their money from banks, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has

Couple gets free $177k, gets caught

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Couple gets free $177k, gets caught

I’ve always wondered what I’d do if my bank mistakenly gave me free money. Apparently fleeing to Florida and trying to buy cars and a house isn’t the proper solution. Shucks.

This is what a beer costs in Zimbabwe

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This is what a beer costs in Zimbabwe

So I think we all know that parts of Africa are a bit, shall we say, poor as dirt (like literally, dirt makes more income than they do). But apparently their currency is so devalued that this is what it cost to get a beer last year.