Everyone is very familiar with the different money bills we see regularly. When you enter a store you usually pay for your goods with cash if you don't use your credit card. But what about the 2 dollar bill? This type of money bill is hardly ever used or seen vary rarely and because of that many stories have developed around this bill. In spite of its relatively low value, the 2 dollar bill is one of the most rarely-seen denominations of U.S. currency. They represent only 1% of all notes currently produced. This low production has inspired many urban legends. Some say the 2 dollar bi...

Because early dollar coins, particularly pure silver ones, are not in circulation but in the collections of US dollar coin enthusiasts, they are rarer than newer dollar coins. To obtain an early dollar coin, you must purchase one and the silver dollar will be worth more now than when it was in circulation. Dollar coin collecting and trading is a popular and enjoyable hobby. An early example of the dollar coin in the Morgan. The US circulated these silver dollars in the late 19th century. These silver dollars have Miss Liberty on one side and the American eagle on the other side. However the...

The current economic times have proven difficult for varying ways for everyone. Cutting your bills, establishing a budget, saving your money and bargain shopping is now the smartest way to live. However, it doesn't mean that you have to cut out the luxuries in life that put a smile on your face. Making smart decisions with your money means that you can still enjoy luxuries in life like shopping or buying those shoes you've always wanted. The key is to make smart money decisions while still enjoying your favorite pastime of shopping. Stick to classics. Classic doesn't have to be an ou...

Does your utility bill leave you in tears? Does your family walk around wearing all their clothes so you can avoid cranking up the heater and wiping out your bank account? Those beautiful windows are killing you. Hate Paying Taxes? Do you hate paying taxes? Everyone does. At least you only have to do it once a year. If you don’t take steps to improve your energy use, however, you are paying the utility company an energy waster tax every month and every year. I bet you never thought of it that way before. Fortunately, you don’t need an accountant to eliminate this tax. To termi...

Right now, there are two extremely powerful reasons why you should buy gold bullion coins or bars. To protect your money from financial catastrophe. To protect your money from the debasement of the dollar. Let's take a look at reason number one - buying gold bullion as a way to protect your money from some sort of terrible financial catastrophe, such as a bank failure, war, act of terrorism, etc. They seem to be everywhere these days. Those doomsayers who like to promote owning gold bullion as an insurance policy against the collapse of the global financial system. A few year...

When you are becoming older and your health is continuously deteriorating, you will need something to cover all your medical bills. Today, doctors can charge you with how much they want for your medicines. There are inevitable times when you get sick and need to be admitted to a hospital. But you just get even sicker when you see the medical bills after. Your Medicare insurance can't cover everything in your bill. That's where a Medicare supplement insurance or Medigap plan becomes valuable. Having this kind of insurance will save you from the worries of not having the financial capabilit...

Following is a listing of the portraits on current, circulating U.S. coinage and the years the design has been utilized. One cent- Abraham Lincoln (1909 to present) Five cents- Thomas Jefferson (1938 to present) Ten cents- Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1946 to present) Quarter- George Washington (1932 to present) Half dollar- Benjamin Franklin (1948 to 1963) John F. Kennedy (1964 to present) Dollar- Dwight D. Eisenhower (1971 to 1978) Susan B. Anthony (1979 to 1999) and Sacagawea (2000 to present) My 1920 to 1935 era silver dollar has a misspelling. TRUST was spelled TRVST. Why d...

Being stuck with a lot of credit card debt can surely cause you a lot of stress. And it t is definitely not easy dealing with the total amount of debt that you have slowly accumulated over the past couple years. In fact it probably was not your fault that you accumulated so much debt. It is very common for most people to rack up a lot of credit card debt because of emergency situations such as medical bills. Generally medical bills can get to be very expensive. Medical bills are not cheap at all. When faced with a situation to either go into negative in your checking account just to pay y...

One of my honors as a Vice President of Rainmakers - the fastest growing networking group in Indiana - is to give a brief 'wrap-up' presentation at the close of some of the meetings. A unique feature of Rainmakers is that we do an activity each meeting that focuses on marketing, making connections and referrals, goal-setting, being accountable, finding motivation; the list goes on. A recent activity allowed me to use a personal experience to show how important it is to THINK BIG. Each group was asked to be creative and help one of the people at their table to come up with a Million Dolla...

Building your credit is a sure-fired solution for stopping creditors and collection agencies from nagging you every day. If you are attempting to reestablish your status in life, you must realize there is a bumpy road ahead. Creditors are people you owe and if you do not pay, the creditors will go lengths to get their money. Regardless of the laws and regulations stipulated on credit bureaus, creditors, collection agencies, and other sources that collect debt, many will break all the laws, simply because they want their money. Money has been the root of all humankind evil and when it c...