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Beware of spending a $2 bill

I was reading on the internet some stories presumably true that are amusing enough to share.  They do have that awful ring of truth to them. Judging people’s characters for spending $2 bills is largely a thing of the past, but it can still be a tremendous hassle....

My favorite is irrelevant.

Apparently, the current irrelevance of the $2 bill is a product of both inflation and the denominations’ seedy reputation.  I thought it was because cash registers did not have enough drawers to accommodate them (slots for $1, $5, $10 and $20, $50 and $100’s go...

Dangerous

No children were harmed in the making of this blog. Just random silliness, it’s been a long tax season and nowhere near the end, October 15, 2023… Just bored.

Property do you own it?

I theoretically own a few properties.  I say theoretical for good reason. In reality, I may have had to paid or am paying for them, but I don’t feel that I really own them. Think I am incorrect? The government really owns it and let’s us think we own it.  Think I am...

Prohibition still has its hold

The Eighteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution established the prohibition of alcohol in the United States. The amendment was proposed by Congress on December 18, 1917, and was ratified by the requisite number of states on January 16, 1919. Shortly after...

Crypto and the racial divide

I have been reading that In the beginning of the Crypto revolution, most Black Americans were much less likely to own cryptocurrencies than white Americans. That has changed with Cryptos growth in popularity in recent years. A report from the Federal Reserve Bank of...

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