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Utah Considers Making Gold And Silver Legal Tender
Utah’s state house took a step toward allowing gold and silver to be accepted as cash, passing a bill that would recognize government-issued gold and silver coins for not only their face value, but the...
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Antique Piggy Bank From eBay Stuffed With $133 In Cash
Shawn bought this antique piggy bank on eBay for $13.50. Adorable, isn’t it? What was even more adorable was what he found when he pulled out the original cork: $133 in cash. That’ll do, pig. That’ll...
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6 Reasons To Live A Cash-Only Life
With every story we write about increased credit card fees, slashed rewards programs or hacked bank databases, a growing number of readers have expressed a growing interest in ditching their plastic...
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64% Of Americans Can't Pay For $1,000 Emergency
If you had to fork over $1,000 right now, would you be able to do so without borrowing money or using your credit card? If so, then a new survey from the National Foundation for Credit Counseling says...
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Canada's New Plastic Money Won't Rip, Melt Or Be Mistaken For A Sex Toy
Canada, which dropped its $1 bill in favor of coins decades ago, is continuing to tear up its paper currency. This week, the country introduced a plastic $100 bill, which the government says is...
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Another Reason To Cut The Cards And Go Cash-Only
Back in July, we discussed several reasons that using only cash for purchases makes financial sense. Among the pluses were a lower risk of identity theft and simpler budgeting prospects. Deliver Away...
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80-Year-Old Man Accidentally Donates Life Savings To Goodwill
Check your pockets before sending clothing and household goods to Goodwill, especially if you’re in the habit of storing your life savings in the pocket of a favorite suit. An 80-year-old man in...
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Places At Home To Stash Your Cash
Most financial experts don’t recommend keeping large amounts of cash stashed at home, but that doesn’t stop people from socking their savings in corners they believe to be safe. Those who do so leave...
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Dollar Coins Save The Government Money Because You'll Just Throw Them In A Jar
Here at The Consumerist, we have a long-standing anti-penny stance, but we’re somewhat in favor of the gold-colored dollar coins. They’re shiny! The Sacagawea ones have a woman on them! They save the...
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Bus Driver Finds Elderly Woman’s $500K Cash In A Shopping Bag & Turns It In
(Bill Binns) We’ve often mused about what we’d do if we were to stumble on a whole lot of cash, seemingly without any owner to claim it. Maybe sneak a few bills? Quietly tuck it all away and pretend...
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We Spend Crumpled Money Faster Than Crisp Bills Because Eww, Other People...
(ash™) Look in your wallet. Which bills make you happier — the smooth, crisp new ones, or the dirty, crumpled, well-worn notes that have probably been passed around a bajillion times and handled by...
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Golf Course Worker Doesn’t See Bag Filled With $36K In Cash As Her Tip,...
(WSNV-TV) Working all day serving drinks on a golf course might make one think, “Hey, I deserve a really nice tip.” But for one woman employed by a golf course in Miami Beach, Fla., there was no way...
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Senators Continue Push To Ultimately Replace Dollar Bill With $1 Coin
(frankieleon)In spite of decades of studies showing the long-term cost benefits of dollar coins over Federal Reserve Notes, and the fact that most of the world’s leading economies have already switched...
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Xbox 360 Update Bids Farewell To Microsoft Points In Favor Of Real Money
(Ron Dauphin)Tired of paying for Xbox Live content with Microsoft Points? Your life is about to become so much easier, or at least more consistent. Just like you buy things in the real world with local...
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Goodwill Worker Returns $43,000 In Cash Found Stuffed Into Pockets Of Donated...
(C x 2) You know the feeling when you reach into the pocket of some jeans or a jacket you haven’t worn in a while and come up with a $5 bill? Multiply that feeling by a whole lot and imagine what it’d...
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Does Less Cash Mean Less Crime?
(twofishblu)This might seem like a completely backwards question, especially when you consider the recent mega-breach of credit and debit card numbers at Target. But it could be that the wider adoption...
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Mobile Wallets Failing To Tear Consumers From Their Cold, Hard Cash – And...
(daveynin)Nothing beats good old paper money and credit cards. That seems to be the consensus among most Americans when it comes to preferred ways to pay for goods and services. The impending explosion...
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Study Confirms That Most Of Us Carry Less Than $50 Cash
(frankieleon)Sometimes the effort needed to fumble inside my wallet for cash and change just seems too much of a burden. So I rarely use the tender and instead go straight for the debit card. And it...
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Troubled Atlantic City Casino Even More Troubled After Bag Of Cash Falls Off...
(sdc2027) Imagine you’re a struggling business that will soon have to shutter your doors after failing to make enough money to survive. Wouldn’t you keep any money you do have left wrapped warmly in...
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Bag Of Cash Falls Out Of Armored Truck, Scatters Across Highway
(FastFords)Some commuters this morning in Maryland encountered some unexpected excitement when they saw a huge amount of cash blowing across the highway. This was not the most dangerous radio station...
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