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Procrastinators, take note!
Tax Day, usually set for April 15, has been pushed back until April 18giving you an additional three days of stalling, foot-dragging, I-don’t-wanna goodness. Can’t you just taste it?
Funny, it doesn’t feel like liberty and taxes go together.
Usually, Tax Day only gets moved back for reasons like national holidays or extreme weather conditions. But this year, you have President Abraham Lincoln and, erm, slavery to thank for the reprieve.
Not so rad, now is it?
Here’s the story. On April 16, 1862, Lincoln freed the more than 3,000 slaves in the District of Columbia. In …
A little-known fact is that every single credit card number conforms to something called the Luhn algorithm.
We can’t believe your credit card never told you about Luhn either.
Your credit card has a secret-aside from the 40 bucks you racked up on Ventis this week.
A little-known fact about these ubiquitous pieces of plastic is that every single credit card number conforms to something called the Luhn algorithm.
What’s that? Basically, it’s a formula you can use to check any credit card number. Also, we’re pretty sure there’s a neat party trick in there somewhere.
Here’s how it goes. …
Is that eye on your dollar bill the eye of God or the eye of Satan? Here’s why the conspiracy theorists have it all wrong.
Some people say it’s just God’s eye overseeing the birth of our nation. But how boring is that?
Despite the fact that we use the dollar bill on a daily basis, very few people take the time to examine its cryptic pictures.
To give you an idea of just how much symbolism is packed into each of the images, know that it took 19 days to complete the Declaration of Independence, but it took six …
An investment in an overpriced brand is an investment in yourself. It’s just science.
Want to feel better about yourself? Go buy something. But not just anything. It has to have a big, fancy logo on it. Otherwise you’ll feel worse.
Why? A new study found that people who buy generic products may save money, but pay for it in self-esteem.
The subjects of the study were divided in two groups-those who were given brand-name computers to complete self-evaluation surveys and those who were given comparable but no-name computers.
Both groups were asked to estimate their monthly earning potential. Across …
You’d be surprised which two cities battle year after year for the title of most billionaires in the world.
New York loves rich people, and rich people love it right back.
You’d be surprised which two cities battle year after year for the title of most billionaires in the world. The current champion is New York, with nearly 60 super extra-disgustingly rich people and counting. (I’m lookin’ at you Jay-Z.*)
NYC’s richest resident is the manufacturing/energy tycoon David Koch, with a worth valued at around $21.5 billion, but dozens more have breached the nine-zero barrier. Meaning that: (1) opportunities in …
What’s worse than losing a security deposit? That would be losing a $53.2 million deposit. Just ask Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov.
Here is an equally productive way Prokhorov could spend his money.
What’s worse than losing a security deposit? That would be losing a $53.2 million deposit.
Just ask Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov. He forfeited the multi-million-dollar fee, landing him in the Guinness Book of World Records for largest deposit lost.
Worth about $13.4 billion, the 45-year-old Prokhorov lost the deposit on a $528.9 million 20-acre villa in Nice, France, originally built for King Leopold II of Belgium in 1902. …
The true story of how the saying ‘bringing home the bacon’ came to mean money, when originally it was all about love.
There’s more than one way to bring home the bacon. Not all of them appetizing.
Ever feel a little weird about your borderline inappropriate relationship with bacon? No? Maybe? Well, I do. I miss it when it’s not around. Hell, I wish bacon was a man so I could marry it. But now I feel less bad knowing that bacon was once a holy gift to celebrate love.
Not kidding. Brace yourself for this mind trip.
One of …
Quick question: What dies and then, boom, isn’t dead and is ready to party? That’s right-zombies. Zombies aaaand credit cards.
See? It’s just like your credit card.
Quick question: What dies and then, boom, isn’t dead and is ready to party? That’s right-zombies. Zombies aaaand credit cards.
See, despite what the date on your credit card says, it doesn’t really expire in the true sense on that day. Expired credit cards continue to work even after the date stamped on them comes and goes. Like a zombie, it just keeps on living.
So, why the arbitrary date? Simple. Just like …
You could save $100 a year just by vanquishing vampire energy.
Do you trust this guy to mess with your electricity bill?
What do you get if you marry Edward Cullen and an electrical outlet? Well, you actually get this. But after the Twilight outlet cover, you get vampire energy: electrical devices/appliances sucking up energy when they’re not in use. And it sucks big.
Some estimates claim vampire energy costs consumers around $3 billion a year. At 11 cents/kilowatt hour, that’s almost 27.3 billion kWh of wasted consumption. That could power more than 2.5 million American homes for a …
Save a few bucks by using simple cleaning ingredients that were good enough for grandma.
Yup. Sometimes it really is that simple.
Be honest now: If Chanel made a counter cleaner, you’d try it. It’s the power of branding, and don’t pretend you’re immune because we know about your Swiffer.
We’ve got a better idea: Instead of investing in somebody else’s brand, invest in your own ability to keep buying $5 lattes. You can save a few bucks just by using simple ingredients that were good enough for grandma.
1. Dr. Bronner’s. They call it magic. We call it …
For some, the idea of buying a car is right up there with getting audited and your ex: High-stress, financially ruinous, and ultimately baffling. We’re here to help.
This guy wants to sell you a car on a Thursday. DO NOT LET HIM.
For some, the idea of buying a car is right up there with getting audited and your ex: High-stress, financially ruinous, and ultimately baffling.
We’re here to help. Not with your ex. Or the IRS. With the car thing. Yup.
Most people buy a car on the weekend, but is there a super awesome day when you’re …
The most expensive cocktail you’ve ever had is probably the one right after you said: “Hahahahic Im tooodally Fine I’lljusthaveONNNEEmore!!!!!” Here’s a healthy alternative: Just throw down $1,300 for a…
After buying this, you will need a stiff drink. That drink is not included in the cost.
The most expensive cocktail you’ve ever had is probably the one right after you said:
“Hahahahic Im tooodally Fine I’lljusthaveONNNEEmore!!!!!”
Here’s a healthy alternative: Just throw down $1,300 for a Mai Tai from The Merchant Hotel.
Let that soak in: $1,300. That’s a chunk of change that could buy you a lot of …
APR. It doesn’t sound like something that feels like quicksand and can cost you thousands of dollars a year. Don’t say we didn’t warn ya.
APR is a magical way to take something ridiculously expensive and make it insanely expensive.
First: APR (annual percentage rate) is the annual interest rate on your loan or credit card, including all the fees and expenses that get tacked on.
What makes it so dangerous for the 73% of Americans who carry a credit card balance? It easily slips under the radar, like Noah Wyle at an Oscar party. Ignorance may be bliss, but …
Americans waste hundreds of millions a year on a product 98% don’t need. What’s guzzling up your cash? Gas.
More specifically, premium gas. And with gas prices likely to near $4 a gallon by summer, you may want to think twice about treating your minivan.
This is a dramatic rendering of the last time you used premium.
Why? Because 98% of cars don’t need premium gasoline, and using it means individual drivers (yeah you) could be burning as much as $100 a year…unless you’re driving a Bentley or another pricey ride, in which case, GFYS you’re excused from this lesson.…
Here’s a better reason than your New Year’s resolution to get to the gym: Women who are perceived as thinner earn on average $15,572 more a year than their normal-weight counterparts, according to a recent study.
We’re not going to say IT’S ALL HER FAULT.
Here’s a better reason than your New Year’s resolution to get to the gym: Women who are perceived as thinner earn on average $15,572 more than their normal-weight counterparts per year, according to a recent study.
The study asked how society’s Barbie-and-Ken body standards for women and men affect income. The short answer? Don’t …
