Archive for the ‘Fun Money Facts’ Category
Friday, December 15th, 2006
Guess too many people asked the U.S. Mint about melting copper coins for profit, now that pre-1982 cents are worth more than twice face value.
Apparently the Mint is against this new business idea and is nipping it in the bud. (Thanks to Guzzo for posting a comment about this.) ...
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Tuesday, October 10th, 2006
I was glad to hear that Dual Income No Kids decided not to overextend themselves in Prosper.com. It's safer to ease into it with a few low-risk loans than to go full bore with tens of thousands of dollars that would pinch the finances if the borrowers defaulted.But on another ...
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Thursday, September 14th, 2006
I was looking into how pawn shops operated, just to satisfy my curiosity. Ran across an interesting fact: "Pop goes the weasel" is about pawnbroking. "Pop" is another word for pawn, and "weasel" could be either a bobbin, or Cockney rhyming slang for a coat. The idea is that the ...
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Sunday, August 20th, 2006
With all of the talk about getting rid of the penny because it's getting so expensive to make, I came up with this short list of alternative uses for the Lincoln cent. Some of them are a little rebellious, and if you think they're funny, shame on you. (Let me ...
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