Archive for January, 2010

Get a year-end bonus? Do something responsible with it

Friday, January 1st, 2010

No really, that isn't a joke:  Some people did get bonuses this year, and they weren't even bank executives! Got a tip to this CNN Money feature on how seven people will spend their year-end bonus.  (One of the featured people is Danielle Liss, also known as The Frugal Lawyer.) The bonuses ...

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Waiting for the $5 million ball to drop

Friday, January 1st, 2010

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 ...

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