Mighty Bargain Hunter

Waiting for the $5 million ball to drop

The New Year’s ball that dropped in Times Square last year cost about $5 million.  Five million dollars:

• Throw off $50,000 per year, even at 1% interest
• Stretch over 484 miles in $1 bills laid end-to-end
• Is accrued on the US National Debt every two and a half minutes
• Would weigh over 17 tons in Lincoln cents
• Would put you in the top 0.1% of salary earners
• Was only five days worth of spending for Montgomery Brewster

Happy New Year!