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Driver With Bottomless Pockets Pays a Mind-Blowing $560,000 for Two Parking Spots

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:47:43 +0000

How much would you pay to park? An unknown buyer in Boston has coughed up a staggering $560,000 for a pair of parking spaces. Bidding started at (in hindsight) a rock-bottom price of $42,000 for the spots, which had been seized by the IRS from a man who owed $600,000 in back taxes. If you’re [...]

What Are the Best Careers for Paying Back Student Loans Fastest?

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:36:04 +0000

You always hear about the importance of a college education. But what may be even more important is what you choose to study. New research by Bankrate.com delves into the best fields to go into based on how long it will take to pay back student loans (based on 6% interest). Bankrate drew its conclusions [...]

Bank Employee Falls Asleep on Keyboard, Transfers Millions to Customer

Donald Deane — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:54:07 +0000

Everyone gets sleepy during work sometimes, but as a clerk in Germany recently learned, a bank transaction probably isn't the best time for a power nap. In fact, he fell asleep on his keyboard and accidentally transferred more than $295 million dollars to a customer. How come our bank never did that for us?

The Best (And Worst) States for Tipping May Surprise You

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:57:00 +0000

Here’s a tip: if you want to be a waiter, move to New York. A new survey of more than 2,300 Americans by CouponCodes4U.com has found that people in the Empire State are the most generous tippers in the US, tacking on another 23% to their bills for gratuity. Folks in Arkansas appear to be [...]

Math Enthusiast Offers Staggering $1 Million Prize to Solve Mind-Bending Problem

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 19:51:27 +0000

Think math is for nerds? There are a million reasons you’re wrong. A banker in Texas is offering $1 million to whoever can figure out a math problem that no one has been able to solve. You don’t need to have aced advanced calculus to know that’s a lot of money. D. Andrew Beal initially [...]

World's Biggest Sucker Loses Life Savings on Carnival Game

Emerald Catron — Wed, 01 May 2013 16:32:30 +0000

We feel kind of bad that Henry Gribbohm lost his life savings, totaling $2,600, on a carnival game, but at the same time…COME ON, DUDE! Gribbohm was at the carnival in Manchester, New Hampshire, trying to win a Xbox Kinect by playing a game called Tubs of Fun. After throwing away $300 on the game [...]

Dumbest Man on Earth Blows Life Savings Playing Carnival Game

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:35:34 +0000

If you’re going to blow through your life savings, you should at least do so in a way that gains sympathy. Don’t do what Henry Gribbohm did. Instead of breezing through all his money on a risky real estate venture, opening his own business or following the gospel of Bernie Madoff, the 30-year-old man from [...]

New $100 Bills Coming in October

Chris Chaberski — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:11:55 +0000

Get ready to throw away all those ratty old Benjamins that are just laying around your house—the newly designed $100 bill will be going into circulation in October. (Just kidding about throwing away the old ones. They’ll still be recognized as legal tender.) The bill bearing the face of Benjamin Franklin is the world’s most [...]

Office Workers Who Won $1 Million in Lottery to Generously Share Winnings With Colleague Who Didn't Buy Ticket

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:02:42 +0000

There are about a million reasons why Jennifer Maldonado has the best coworkers in the world. Maldonado’s colleagues at Keller Williams Partner Realty in Plantation, Florida are sharing their $1 million Powerball prize with her, even though she didn’t go in on any tickets. And you think the guy in your office who springs for [...]

Girl, 12, Makes Waves By Showing Up to School with $20,000 in Cash

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:13:47 +0000

They say you’ll have more earning power if you stay in school. Never has that theory been proven more than it was this week in Taylor, Michigan. An unidentified 12-year-old girl showed up to school with $20,000 in cash in her backpack. She reportedly got it from another child who lives across the street from [...]

10-Year-Old Thief Steals Over $1,600 So She Can Play Video Games

Amanda Ferris — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:17:11 +0000

In China's Quangang, Fujian province, a ten year-old girl is now in big trouble after she stole $1,600 from a cell phone shop to buy video games. Had it not been for the security cameras catching a video of her crawling on the floor, she would've gotten away with it too.

Drug Courier Loses $20,000, Asks Tucson Police For Excuse Note

Dan Seitz — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 18:00:27 +0000

Granted, losing $20,000 of a drug cartel’s money is fairly panic inducing. That said, you do have to wonder what Demarco Alonzo Thomas was thinking when he called the police for a note excusing him from delivering $20,000. Thomas was unable to find the money and, in a panic, called the Tucson police. He asked [...]

Who is the Most Overpaid Actor in Hollywood?

Mike Sampson — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 20:33:37 +0000

Let’s face it: actors get paid a lot of money. Sometimes it’s well worth it. Other times? Not so much. So who came out on top of the 10 Most Overpaid Actors in Hollywood? Let’s find out. Forbes looked back at the last three movies in an actor’s career, calculated that against their salary and [...]

$300K in Gold Dust Found in Sacramento Home

Kyle Dowling — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 22:15:04 +0000

If you live in Sacramento, it’s time to start tearing out the walls: these homeowners stumbled over roughly $300,000 in gold dust during a heater installation. Back in September, two HVAC installers from the company Clark & Rush found twelve baby food jars filled to the top with gold dust. In a moment which must [...]

Hard Up For Cash? Here Are 10 Bets You'll Always Win

Kyle Dowling — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 18:00:04 +0000

If you’re looking for a way to kill a little time, or mess with the mind of a toddler (or some of your less uh, gifted friends) then this video will give you plenty ideas. YouTube user Quirkology must owe a loan shark some serious cash, because he’s invested quite a bit of time making a series [...]

Good News for the Economy: Consumers Ready to Spend This Holiday Season — Dollars and Sense

Mike Adams — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 16:26:15 +0000

Holiday spending is expected to increase this year, as a new report indicates that more Americans are finally seeing a little reprieve from the last four years of economic anxiety. The latest Consumer Reports index reveals that the number of people experiencing financial hardships entering this holiday season is down nearly 12 points, the lowest [...]

California Woman Learns She Won $23 Million Lottery Just in Time

Jeremy Taylor — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 21:30:21 +0000

A little more than five months ago, a Los Angeles woman bought a lottery ticket at Michael’s Market & Liquor. She then left it in her car and forgot about it, obviously not that enthused with her 18 million-to-one odds of hitting the jackpot.

Unbeknownst to her, she hit that jackpot to the turn of $23 million.

How Much Are You Planning to Spend on Halloween? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 18:21:57 +0000

According to a new survey from National Retail Federation, about seven in 10 plan on celebrating Halloween this year. Since revelry isn’t always free, the next question the NRF polled is how much celebrants plan on spending on the holiday this year. The average response was about $80. Broken down, that’s $28.65 spent on costumes, $23.56 on decorations and $23.27 on [...]

Guy Robs Bank, Returns Later to Complain He Didn't Get Enough Cash

Mike Adams — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 19:16:16 +0000

If you're planning to rob a bank, we have two pieces of advice for you: 1) Don't do it, and 2) if you do, don't go back to the same bank later that day to complain about not getting enough money.

Authorities in Syracuse, New York, say 28-year-old Arthur Bundrage did both of those things.

Your Taxes Will Almost Certainly Go Up in January, and Congress Won't Stop It — Dollars and Sense

Mike Adams — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 14:36:02 +0000

Regardless of who wins the presidential election, starting January 2013 some 163 million workers across the United States will be slapped with a significant tax increase. That is because the temporary reduction in the Social Security payroll tax will expire at the end of the year, and there does not seem to be a lawmaker around interested [...]