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MIT Students Create Ingenious Way To Strike It Rich In The Lottery — Dollars and Sense

Shauna Wright — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 17:21:57 +0000

The odds of striking it rich in the lottery are remarkably small, but apparently it really helps if you’re a math genius.

Several years ago, a group of students from the famed Massachusetts Institute of Technology cracked the lottery code that enabled them to win millions of dollars — and state officials did nothing to stop it.

How To Give Abraham Lincoln A Modern Hat On A 5 Dollar Bill – Folding Instructions [Pic]

JoBo — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 21:18:56 +0000

Most people know how to make a mushroom out of George Washington's head on a 1 dollar bill. I've never really heard much less knew how to give Abraham Lincoln a modern day hat on a 5 dollar bill...until now! Check out the pic after the jump that gives you step by step instructions on how to do it!

Homeless Man Gets To Keep $77,000 He Found In A Bag

Mithun Divakaran — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 12:17:44 +0000

Timothy Yost’s life has changed for the better after the City Council of Bastrop, TX, agreed to allow the homeless man to keep a bag of loot worth up to $77,000 that he found in a park last January.Well, that’s after Yost gets out of jail first. Yost found a bag of 70 $100 bills [...]

Earn Cash – Become A Zombie! New Movie Filming In Louisiana Needs Extra Zombies

Aaron Lane — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 17:07:27 +0000

Need a fun way to earn extra cash? Like to eat people? Now you can do both! A new movie entitled “The Demented” will begin filming soon in Hammond, LA, and extras are needed by the production company Films In Motion. Filming begins Saturday, June 16, 2012, and extras will be paid $125 per day. [...]

Get Cash From Your Bar Buddies With 10 Bets You Will Never Lose [Video]

Aaron Lane — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 15:36:28 +0000

What’s the easiest way to drink for free? If you’re a guy, you’re kinda screwed on the free drink side, so the next best way is to win enough cash from your friends to pay for your bar tab. Commit these 10 bar bets to memory, and you’ll always win.

Awesome Photos Of Money That Was Drawn On

Tard — Wed, 23 May 2012 14:00:56 +0000

We all get the occasional bill that has been doodled on. Maybe you’ll see an “Amber was here” scrawled here and there. Maybe you’ll get the ole arrow through the head trick. These however, take it to the next level. Check out the pics of money that have been drawn on in the most awesome [...]

What Would YOU Do With The $500 Million Mega Millions Jackpot?

Tard — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 13:09:58 +0000

So, the Mega Millions jackpot is now up to $500 million bucks, and I can't stop thinking of all the ways I would spend it! I mean, seriously, what WOULD I do with that much money? What would YOU do? Before we let our heads fill with visions of houses and boats and camps and cars and...let's take a Debbie Downer pill and see

Should Welfare Money Be Used At Strip Clubs?

Aaron Lane — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:18:32 +0000

Louisiana currently has a program named 'Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program' (FITAP), which makes cash payments to qualified people. These payments are made via debit card, which allows the recipients to cover necessary expenses. Apparently the word necessary has been getting strrrrretched a bit. Now, the legislature is considering a bill to limit the ways the free money may be used.

Your Shopping Choices Just Got Limited [Picture]

Aaron Lane — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:27:13 +0000

I bet this was posted at a classy establishment. What do we do now?I guess I have to start carrying a wallet again.

Awesome Examples Of Artistically Defacing – Bettering The Look Of Money

JoBo — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 21:57:43 +0000

Buzzfeed has put together 21 examples of defacing, yet awesome artwork that people have done on different U.S. bills. Here are 5 of my personal favorite from the group.

Man Gives Back $45,000 He Found in New House [Video]

Aaron Lane — Mon, 23 May 2011 15:46:46 +0000

Josh Ferrin isn’t all about the benjamins. Ferrin recently returned $45,000 in cash he found in the attic of his new Bountiful, Utah home to the family of the house’s previous owner. Ferrin came across the loot when he discovered a piece of carpet nudging out from the ceiling of his garage while unpacking. He [...]

How To Make $1 Million Before Age 22

Aaron Lane — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 20:55:00 +0000

Or, more correctly, how these guys made $1 million before age 22. I offer this to you not as a how-to, but as inspiration. These entrepreneurs, interviewed by Forbes over the last three years, started launching businesses by the tender age of 9. Some of them identified problems and created companies to solve them, while [...]

Need A New Wallet???

JoBo — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 20:42:22 +0000

How bout one that’ll start a conversation? These 10 uniquely and creatively designed wallets will most certainly do the trick! Click HERE to check out lego wallets, Nintendo controller wallets, even wallets that make it look like you got Benjamin’s rolled up in your back pocket!

Holiday Hookup TV Commercial

JoBo — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 18:25:09 +0000

Check out the professional television commercial we had done this year! It could help you win a $1,000 shopping spree to the Mall of Acadiana!!!