Ever since I was a kid, I have been baffled by the concept of check writing. Essentially, when you write a check, you’re saying to someone, “I have the money I owe you, but it’s not with me right now.... (more)
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I posted a bulletin to my MySpace friends yesterday that appears to have struck a nerve. Very disappointed in my relationship with National City Bank, I asked people to tell me whether they love or hate their banks so I... (more)
The Big Money Chart is new! A fantastic new chart depicts 26 different huge amounts of money, from the cost of rebuilding New Orleans, to the GDP of Nicaragua, to General Electric’s gross earnings, and compares them all side by... (more)
Forbes reports that the IRS has a dedicated computer to handle the annual tax returns for Bill Gates. The machine, and most of the main computers at the agency, don’t run Windows, but rather a 1960′s-era system designed by IBM.
Now you can get a handsome ceramic mug that charts over a hundred years’ worth of federal budget deficits and surpluses. Enjoy a delicious beverage as you recall the hapless squandering of your tax dollars! Check out this and other... (more)
