“Three things ruin a man: power, money, and women. I never wanted power. I never had any money, and the only woman in my life is up at the house right now.” […]
Three Things that Ruin a Man
Walmart: The Savings Place and Earnings Place
Walmart generates sales of $36,750,000 every hour. To put that in perspective, if it took you five seconds to read that last sentence, $51,041.67 entered Walmart’s cash registers during that time. From […]
When Quintillionaires Are Paupers
Who hasn’t heard an older person complain that a dollar just doesn’t buy what it used to? Imagine what it was like in Hungary in the immediate aftermath of World War II, […]
Better Buy a Bigger Wallet
If you are traveling to the island of Yap in the Federated States of Micronesia, you might consider using a credit card, rather than having to convert your cash into local currency. […]
Looking for Cold Cash?
There are two ATMs in Antarctica. They are both located at McMurdo Station and are operated by Wells Fargo. The challenges of servicing the machines are significant. Anyone who is going to […]
Anticipating Presidential Protection
One of the last official acts of President Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) before leaving for Ford’s Theater where he would be fatally shot was to sign legislation that created the United States Secret […]
$100 Trillion Just Doesn’t Buy What It Used To
Zimbabwe’s rate of inflation in 1998 was 32%. That’s bad by any standard, but little did they know how well off they were. Just ten years later the inflation rate was 11,200,000,000% […]
Not a Good Combination
“Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.” — PJ O’Rourke
Maybe Another Career Would Be In Order?
The top treasury official for the United Kingdom, Lord Randolph Churchill (1849-1894), while Chancellor of the Exchequer, expressed his confusion about decimal points: “I could never figure out what those damned dots […]
She Was Trouble in Life And Provided for Trouble in Death
New York hotel magnate Leona Helmsley left $12 million for the upkeep of her Maltese terrier, Trouble. The will was successfully contested, however, leaving Trouble with only $2 million. The dog still […]
Still Waiting….
James Bowman, from Vermont, died in 1891, after his wife and two daughters passed away. As a firm believer in reincarnation, Bowman instructed that his 21-room mansion be maintained through a specific […]
The Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower
Victor Lustig was one of the most successful con men of all time.
The Price Isn’t the Only Thing that Stinks!
The most expensive coffee in the world is made from elephant dung, and it’s called Black Ivory coffee. It costs $50 per cup, with coffee beans going for $1,000 for 1.1 pounds […]
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