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New $100 Bills Coming in October

Chris Chaberski — Wed, 24 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 [...]

Survey Reveals the Tooth Fairy Is Making Your Kids Rich

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 14:13:05 +0000

The Tooth Fairy is spreading the wealth. A Delta Dental poll of 1,200 primary caregivers has found just how much money they are giving their children when their teeth fall out. In 2012, parents gave an average of $2.42 per tooth, a nice jump from the $2.10 they slipped under pillows in 2011. The survey [...]

Bozeman Could Get $100,000 Grant For Recycling Efforts

Michelle — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 18:04:52 +0000

Doing the right thing could end up rewarding Bozeman in a big way. Bozeman has been selected to participate in the Recycle Rewards Green Choices Recycling Challenge, and the city could be awarded $100,000 in grant money. Details here: Local Business Owners: The City of Bozeman has joined the Recycle Rewards Green Choices Recycling Challenge. [...]

Help Find The Jerk Who Stole Tip Money From The Naked Noodle In Bozeman [VIDEO]

Michelle — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:13:48 +0000

Take a minute to watch this quick security tape. Can you identify these two jerks stealing tip money from the hard working staff at the Naked Noodle? The incident happened on June 23rd. The older gentleman asked the clerk for change while the man pretending to text took money out of the tip box. If [...]

'Back-to-School Saturday' Is the Newest Shopping Holiday — Dollars and Sense

Shauna Wright — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 04:47:45 +0000

You know about shopping holidays like Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but how about Back-to-School Saturday? Teen Vogue recently partnered with retailers and brands like Aeropostale, American Eagle, Cover Girl, Maybelline, Pantene and Staples to name August 11 as the first-ever national shopping day dedicated solely to buying school clothes and other supplies. Social media [...]

Eating Cat Food In Retirement Sucks – Plan Ahead – How Much Will You Need?

Michelle — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:20:54 +0000

I yell at my friends a lot. For many things. But often about saving for retirement. So here’s a super quickie check on how much (ballpark) you’ll need for retirement: (I know what “my number” is…you should too.) It only take a few simple numbers plugged into THIS RETIREMENT CALCULATOR fromCNNMoney to give yourself a [...]

A Holiday Tip – Be Generous

Rich Ledoux — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 22:03:12 +0000

The Holiday season is all about giving. I think we should all try to donate whatever we can..our time, money, food, etc. Let’s address that second one for a moment. Money. It really can be the root of all evil. Did we not learn anything from A Christmas Carol? I’m someone who refuses to let money [...]

Paypal's President Predicts the Demise of the Wallet

Shauna Wright — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 13:23:09 +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.

Woman Gets Hand Stuck in ATM

95.1 The Moose — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 17:09:22 +0000

A woman in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania gave new meaning to the phrase "sticky fingers" last week after she attempted to withdraw funds from an ATM.

But instead of a pocket full of cash, she wound up with her hand stuck inside the machine.

Freaky Financial Friends

Michelle — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 00:04:32 +0000

The women in our office are probably a little tired of my rantings about their financial futures. We have a building full of super smart ladies but no matter how smart, I always like to make sure they’re saving for their retirement. Yeah, I’m that girl. I don’t really know how I became so interested [...]