Finance

Study: Men spend more when there are less available women

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A new study from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management says that men spend more as a means of distinguishing themselves as potential mates when there are less women around. Let the money-as-genital-size discussion begin! Read more

“Friday” singer Rebecca Black has made approximately $1 million due to the song

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What Rebecca Black might look like as a millionaire. Or Mr. Peanut.

Rebecca Black may look like an a-hole for her lyrical ineptitude, enthusiasm for singing about the ethical quandaries of front seat/back seat selection, and possible delusion, but she’s now officially ballin’: A Forbes tabulation says there’s a good chance Ms. Black has banked around $1 million for her song “Friday”. Read more

IRS2Go: Track your tax refund status with IRS mobile app

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Come the middle of April, a lot of people will be sitting around the house not-so-patiently waiting for a check in the mail from the IRS so they can go spend it on a new Margaritaville margarita mixer or some similarly brilliant investment. Chew your fingernails no more, patient taxpayer — you can check the ... Read more

How men spend their money [Infographic]

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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. Read more

Woman throws away mattress with $1 million inside

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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. Read more

Banks charging fee for "paying too early"

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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. Read more

Family living in cave avoids foreclosure

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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. Read more

Banks are great with money

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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. Read more

Quote of the Day

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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 introduced a new family of ... Read more

Couple gets free $177k, gets caught

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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. Read more

This is what a beer costs in Zimbabwe

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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. Read more