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Powerball Jackpot at $550 Million for Saturday–What Would You Spend it on if You Won?

Laura Peterson — Fri, 17 May 2013 23:14:43 +0000

We've ALL fantasized about what we would do if we won the Powerball, right? I mean, even if you believe that money can't buy happiness, we've all run the options through our heads. I asked the Mix 108 staff what they would buy if they won Saturday's $550 Million Powerball drawing, and I got some pretty ~~jacked up~~ great answers!

New $100 Bills Coming in October

Chris Chaberski — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:00:55 +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 [...]

Average U.S. Family Throws Away 20 Pounds of Food a Month

Jeanne Ryan — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:55:45 +0000

What an alarming statistic, 20 pounds of food in the garbage for a family of four, in hindsight I shutter at how much my family tosses each month. According to a new study, we Americans are very wasteful, which for a family of four adds up to about $2,000 a year. We are a family [...]

Cafe in Brainerd Minnesota Helps Nab Thief Who Stole Waitresses Tips [VIDEO]

Jeanne Ryan — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 20:34:40 +0000

Hat’s off to the the owners of The Sunshine Kitchen & Moonshine Lounge in Brainerd for helping catch two women who walked off with $100 worth of tip money. The audacity of some people to steal hard earned tip money from someone. Thankfully the owners decided that public humiliation might work and they were right. [...]

Chicago Couple Uses Money to Cover Bedroom Floor [VIDEO]

Jeanne Ryan — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:48:38 +0000

A couple in Chicago got very creative when it came time to cover their bedroom floor. They glued pennies to the wood floor, and in case this gives you an ideas, it was a very long tedious task, and after the expense for the pennies, glue and varnish it ran them about $1,000 to make [...]

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

Chris Illuminati — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 19:40:17 +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. [...]

Use History and Statistics to Help Pick Your Powerball Numbers

Laura Peterson — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 17:30:48 +0000

I have a fever. I'm sure I'm not the only one experiencing these classic symptoms. You may be too. Unable to concentrate, light headed, loss of mental focus, and excitement. It's commonly known as Powerball Fever. I'm one of the lemmings that is daydreaming about how I would go about my daily life if I realized one of my tickets actually held all five winning numbers and the Powerball. I'm the person that only plays when EVERYONE plays--because the jackpot is up to $500 million. So how do you pick your numbers? Here are a few tips I found that may help you be on your way to riches.

Job Market for College Graduates Is Improving — Dollars and Sense

Mike Adams — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 18:10:13 +0000

Good news for college students: the job market is starting to look a little brighter, with 5 percent more employment opportunities predicted for new college graduates this year, according to a recent survey conducted by the Michigan State University’s Collegiate Employment Research Institute.

College Students Graduating from What School Make the Most Money? Where Do Minnesota and Wisconsin Schools Rank in Pay for Graduates?

Nick Cooper — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 18:31:32 +0000

Most people that attend college go with the hope of bettering their life and making more money. Part of the decision process in picking a school is the prestige a degree from certain schools bring. So, what college tends to have the highest-paid graduates when they're done with school; and where do schools like the University of Minnesota-Duluth rank nationally?

Show Them the Money! Majority of Women Now Earn Most of the Household Income — Dollars and Sense

Shauna Wright — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 18:40:40 +0000

That age-old custom of men being the primary breadwinners may now officially be dead — a new study shows the majority of women now bring home most of the bacon. Prudential Financial, which polled 1,400 women and 600 men between the ages of 25 and 68, found a bit more than half of women are [...]

A Few Kids From Superior Show Us What A Sense Of Community And Caring Is All About

Jeanne Ryan — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 16:20:55 +0000

It has been a few weeks since the flood of the century, but many people and the Lake Superior Zoo are still trying to piece things back together. But, thanks to some very kind and inspirational kids, the zoo has been given a little boost. Watching the news last night I was almost brought to [...]

Top 5 Highest Paid College Degrees for 2012 Unveiled

Nick Cooper — Tue, 29 May 2012 22:15:33 +0000

As high school graduation season wraps up and newly-graduated young adults look to the possibility of continuing their education, many wonder what the best degree and career path is for them. While selecting something you feel passionate about will make going to work easier, there's that whole pesky question of what you will make once you land a job out of college. So, what are the hottest degrees right now that will give you the best starting wage?

Want to Fly Cheap? Try Ryanair.

Jeanne Ryan — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 18:16:32 +0000

So, maybe you have never heard of Ryanair before, but you may be hearing more about it in the near future because of their C.E.O. Michael O'Leary.

With the rising costs of flying these days, this is the one airline that is not pulling any punches on how they can get you from point A to point be in the cheapest fashion possible.

Twin Ports, How Many Megamillions Lottery Tickets Did You Buy?

Jeanne Ryan — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:24:29 +0000

The Mega Millions lottery hit $540 million yesterday, but it could go up even more today from last-minute ticket buyers. I never buy lottery tickets, but had to be part of the frenzy yesterday, because why not? Since I do not have any kind of system in place I had the computer generate my numbers. [...]

Ohio School Is Paying Students For Showing Up In Class

Shauna Wright — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:21:22 +0000

Teen truancy is a real problem for a lot of schools, but especially so for the Dohn Community High School in Cincinnati. It only has a 14% graduation rate and has been deemed an “academic emergency” by the state of Ohio.

So the school is trying out a novel approach: it’s paying students to show up and behave themselves.

The Public Agrees, About $150,000 a Year Makes You 'Rich' — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:12:26 +0000

In light of the Occupy Wall Street movement focusing attention on the “one percent” and the debate over raising taxes on the wealthy, Gallup asked 1,012 adults how much money they would need to make a year in order to consider themselves rich.

Study Finds Mean People Earn More Money

Kramer — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 22:00:45 +0000

I guess I have to really work on my "ANGER " management, without getting fired of course. SHOW ME THE #*@! MONEY!

The phrase "Nice guys finish last" appears to be the case in who gets paid the most.

According to a study by several researches, "agreeable" workers make significantly lower than their less agreeable counterparts, with the gap being wider among men.

Star Wars Coins Minted on South Pacific Island – And They're Real, Spendable Money

Dylan Schenker — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 21:29:25 +0000

The force is strong with big spenders. Niue, a Pacific nation northeast of New Zealand has minted Star Wars coins adorned with images of classic characters from the trilogy including Luke Skywalker, Yoda, Darth Vader and Princess Leia. Not only are they limiting production to 50,000 of each coin, but they’re only available to the 2,000 residents [...]

Paypal's President Predicts the Demise of the Wallet

Shauna Wright — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 18:08:09 +0000

Now that Paypal has reached 100 million active accounts, a company executive predicts physical wallets will soon be mothballed.

“We believe that by 2015 digital currency will be accepted everywhere in the US -– from your local corner store to Walmart. We will no longer need to carry a wallet,” Paypal President Scott Thompson said in a blog post.

Get Rich Quick! A Billion Dollars in Loose Change Is Just Waiting For You

Shauna Wright — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:00:03 +0000

With all the talk of how broke the US government is, you might be surprised to learn there’s over a billion one-dollar coins sitting unused in Federal Reserve vaults. And the US Mint is still cranking them out.

NPR’s Planet Money and Investigations teams found that the coins are the wasteful byproducts of a failed congressional effort to get Americans to use them in everyday commerce.