4 weeks ago Most of us spend a fair amount of time complaining about how much--or how little--money we earn. If this includes you be prepared to be surprised at just how well off you are as compared to people in other parts of the world. GlobalRichList.com did the computing for us with these results.
April 18, 2013 The price of gold has been dropping recently, not good news for speculators but great news for gold jewelry buyers. Gold hit a record price of $1930.20 per ounce in September, 2011 and has trended down ever since. The current price,according to Reuters, is $1351.35 per ounce. How and when will this effect gold jewelry?
January 18, 2013 An amateur Australian prospector hit the jackpot recently. A Reuters report says the unidentified man was using his metal detector near Ballarat, Australia, just outside of Adelaide when he heard a "ping". After digging some two feet down he came across what he thought was part of a automobile hood. It wasn't.
November 30, 2012 As you know Congress is now looking for ways to save money in order to avoid the "fiscal cliff". One way they are considering is eliminating the one-dollar bill and replacing it with one-dollar coins. How much would it save?
August 28, 2012 Some kids have a list of chores to earn an allowance, some lucky ones (?) don't. As I recall, an allowance was not a part of our family's budget but my paper route usually got me by. A new survey reported by the American Institute of CPA's found that the average child is the United States get a $65 per month--or $780 per year--allowance. Allowances usually come with responsibilities, 89% of parents expect certain chores to be completed. How old are kids when they first get the cash?
April 16, 2012 Those of use who have waited to file our 2011 income tax returns have until Tuesday, April 17th to get it done. In past years, some local post offices would stay open late for that last minute mailing, so it's important that you check your local post office to see if they have extended tax day hours.
December 22, 2011 Pollywog and me were talking about the practice of tipping for Christmas recently and it brought up a good question. Who, exactly, should we tip? A lot of service providers depend on tips for their livelihood and look forward to a little something extra around the holidays as a thank you for their efforts during the past year. MSN contributor Liz Pulliam Weston has come up with a useful guide.
September 16, 2011 If you're an average guy, maybe you can relate to these findings on how financially fit men are. I think I'm an average guy, but I'm not sure that my financial status matches this new survey.
July 18, 2011 There was a popular bumper sticker back on the 1980's that read "He who dies with the most toys wins". I would guess the translation would be something along the lines of whoever has the most material wealth has led the best or, at least, the most productive life. Men's Health magazine did a survey to determine how people define success and the results are--if not surprising--most interesting.
June 22, 2011 Gas prices are coming down, slowly, but the prices of everything else seems to be going up. Most people continue to pinch pennies but there are still plenty spending money in dumb ways. TruTV has come up with a list of the dumbest wastes of money
June 14, 2011 Well, Father's Day will be here in a few short days--do you know what you're getting dad? How much are you going to spend on him this year? Good news for fathers out there: the average person is expected to spend $106.49 on you this year.
June 13, 2011 