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New $100 Bills Coming in October

Chris Chaberski — Thu, 25 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 [...]

Why You Should Beware of Tax-Refund Loans

Chris Chaberski — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:47:27 +0000

It takes at least a few days, sometimes longer, to receive your refund after you’ve filed your taxes with the IRS. Some people, though, just can’t seem to wait. This almost certainly is a bad decision. Not long ago, banks offered something called refund-anticipation loans, which basically meant that a bank would immediately lend you [...]

$50 Bills…Oh, How They've Changed!

Sharon Buck — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 12:53:55 +0000

What I wouldn’t give to just keep these babies but, alas, there are bills to pay. The strangest thing was is that they were all different. I had totally forgot about what an old $50 bill looked like until Chad opened his wallet. He was checking to see how much he had and he said [...]

"Maine Open Checkbook" Gives Look at Government Spending

Renee Nelson — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 09:15:35 +0000

It is easy to talk about how state government spends our tax dollars, but now we can get a look at some numbers. In his State of the State speech Gov. LePage talked about “Open Maine Checkbook”. The goal is help government be more transparent.

The 7 Things Men Worry About the Most

Randy McCoy — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:17:49 +0000

I know men seem to have their act together all the time and never worry about anything (yes that is sarcasm.) The truth is, men do worry and according to relationship expert and bestselling author Charles J Orlando there are 7 things men fear the most.

'CA$H' Coalition Helping Mainers with Taxes + Money Matters

Renee Nelson — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 09:14:53 +0000

‘CA$H Maine’ is a lot of groups helping a lot of people. First of all, CA$H stands for ‘Creating Assets, Savings and Hope.’ The group is made up from 50 non-profit and for-profit partners working together to help low and moderate income Mainers make the most of their money.

Stainless Steel Paper Clip is So For Money and It Doesn't Even Know It

Chris Illuminati — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 18:30:17 +0000

Back before we were pulling in mad cash for writing this blog, several of the writers and editors used common office supplies for other purposes. We used bulldog clips during office S&M sessions, scrap paper as kindling to heat the office and paper clips to hold our dollar bills together. HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA! That was a joke. [...]

Christmas Gifts + Tips to Give + How Much

Randy McCoy — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 22:54:36 +0000

Every year it seems people struggle with the question, 'How much of a holiday tip should I give to the person that supplies services to me during the year?’ Good question because it does vary from service to service. Here’s a few to get you started.

$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 [...]

Abe Lincoln on a $100 Bill?

Randy McCoy — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 23:43:30 +0000

It was a case of mistaken identity or a case of just plain dumb. According to the Jamestown Sun a Rhode Island man was trying to pass fake $100 bills at a Target store in Attleboro, Massachusetts, but the counterfeiter made one tiny mistake.