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Sports Illustrated's Richest Athletes in America List is as Depressing as You'd Imagine

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:01:09 +0000

Sports Illustrated released its Fortunate 50 – a list of the 50 richest athletes in America, based on salary, winnings, bonuses and endorsements for the current or most recent season. It will ruin your day. This year’s rankings are topped by Floyd Mayweather, who’s bringing in a cool $90 million for a pair of bouts [...]

Governor Steve Bullock Releases 2012 Tax Returns

Associated Press — Thu, 02 May 2013 14:48:39 +0000

Governor Steve Bullock and his wife Lisa made $176,000 last year and paid $32,000 in state and federal income taxes. The Democratic governor recently released his 2012 tax returns to the public like other governors before him. The couple had typical deductions like real estate taxes and mortgage interest. The Bullocks also reported giving [...]

2014 Corvette Stingray Will Cost About $52K for Base Model

Mike Adams — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:34:23 +0000

Prepare to take out a second mortgage on your home or perhaps even sell off your first born, because General Motors announced earlier last week that the 2014 Corvette Stingray will cost around $52,000 – and that’s just for the base model.

Homeless Man Vows to Share Fortune After Winning $50,000 Lottery Jackpot

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:16:23 +0000

A homeless man in Bloomington, Illinois is ready to spread the wealth. Dennis Mahurin, a homeless man who’s been living in a tent since 1978, recently won $50,000 playing the lottery. Mahurin has no plans to let his newfound fortune change him, but he does hope it will change others: With all the other homeless [...]

New Survey Sheds Light (And Confusion) On Who You Should Tip

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:27:28 +0000

Is there a topic that can incite more debate than tipping? A new CouponCabin survey of 2,130 people touched on the issue of tipping and the rules you should follow when you do tip. There are always arguments about who should receive tips, so here’s a list of jobs and the percentage of people who [...]

Cyprus Banks Finally Reopen After 12 Days

Associated Press — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 15:23:22 +0000

There have been long lines of anxious people outside banks in Cyprus today, but no signs of trouble as the banks opened for the first time in nearly two weeks. The reopening followed an agreement for an international bailout aimed at protecting the Mediterranean island country from financial ruin. The deal calls for the country’s [...]

Store Raises Eyebrows By Charging a $5 'Just Looking' Fee

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:02:29 +0000

The economy is getting so tough one store is actually charging customers who don’t buy anything. A specialty food store in Brisbane, Australia has taken the controversial measure of informing people they will be charged $5 just for browsing. And word of the policy has spread, since someone snapped a photo of a sign explaining [...]

Winning $338 Million Powerball Jackpot Ticket Sold in New Jersey

Associated Press — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:22:36 +0000

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - One winning ticket for Saturday night’s drawing of the $338.3 million Powerball jackpot was sold in New Jersey. The New Jersey Lottery released a statement that the grand prize winner was sold in that state for an annuity of $338,300,000 – or $211,026,552.00 in cash. A New Jersey Lottery representative told [...]

R. Kelly's Mansion Sells for Ridiculously Low Price

TheDropfm Staff — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 03:01:42 +0000

Looks like R. Kelly isn’t part of the ‘Happy People’ he usually sings about after a mansion he once lived in while residing in his native Illinois sold for a ridiculously low amount. Kellz’s posh pad was auctioned off Monday (March 18) for $950,000, TMZ reports. While some would think that price point was a [...]

'Girls Gone Wild' Files for Bankruptcy After Losing Its Shirt in a Slew of Lawsuits

Cassandra Rose — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 20:49:01 +0000

The DVD company that revolves around exploiting drunk barely-legals and their naked boobies, ‘Girls Gone Wild,’ has officially filed for bankruptcy. Lawyers for ‘GGW’ filed for Chapter 11 protection in US Bankruptcy Court on Feb. 27, which should keep the creditors at bay long enough to figure out a plan. (May we suggest the spin-off [...]

How You Can Be a Better You In 2013

Tom Egelhoff — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 13:00:22 +0000

We all seem to be born with the idea that no matter who we are, or what station in life we’ve achieved, there is always the drive to do better.

The Other Winner of That Big Powerball Prize? The I.R.S. — Dollars and Sense

Chris Chaberski — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 19:27:52 +0000

On Wednesday, the Powerball lottery reached a record $587.5 million. So far two winning tickets have been announced, one in Arizona and one in Missouri. But there's at least one more guaranteed winner: the Internal Revenue Serv

Doctor Explains Which Powerball Numbers Have the Best Odds To Win The Jackpot

Cole — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 16:14:14 +0000

The Powerball jackpot has reached $500! The most recent money winners have won anywhere between $10,000 and $1 Million dollars, but the multi-million dollar jackpot is still quite elusive. Maybe math can help. Statistics professor, Dr. Min Su Kim, at Southern University set out to find out what numbers win the most.

McDonald's Suffers First Sales Drop Since 2003

Mike Adams — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 15:12:51 +0000

The Golden Arches are sagging just a little bit, as fast-food kingpin McDonald's reported a near 2 percent decline in overall revenue for their locations that have been open for at least 13 months. Industry experts say this is the first time the burger giant has experienced a month-to-month drop in that sector since spring 2003.

This Cabin Can Be Yours For Only $10,000 [PHOTO]

Cole — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 18:30:32 +0000

Maybe you acquired a bit of land and you don't know what to do with it. Maybe you just won $10,000 and you're looking for a way to spend it. Either way if you call Marlin, he can build you the $10,000 home of your dreams!

Your Taxes Will Almost Certainly Go Up in January, and Congress Won't Stop It — Dollars and Sense

Mike Adams — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 14:36:02 +0000

Regardless of who wins the presidential election, starting January 2013 some 163 million workers across the United States will be slapped with a significant tax increase. That is because the temporary reduction in the Social Security payroll tax will expire at the end of the year, and there does not seem to be a lawmaker around interested [...]

Selling Something Online? Use Pinterest, Not Facebook — Dollars and Sense

Mike Adams — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 13:30:14 +0000

Marketers all over the world are using social media more and more to sell their products, but new research shows that it may be more advantageous for them to utilize Pinterest rather than Facebook to lure in clientele. Bizrate Insights recently conducted a study that indicated more people are turning to Pinterest for things like [...]

Americans Have Spent a Ridiculous $5.9 Billion Fixing Their iPhones

Mike Adams — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 13:33:05 +0000

People sure do love their iPhones, but they also can't seem to stop dropping them—good news for the booming iPhone-repair business. In fact, a recent accident survey by SquareTrade found that the American population has spent nearly $5.9 billion fixing their damaged phones since the first device hit the market in 2007.

Apple Is Now the World's Most Valuable Company — Dollars and Sense

Shauna Wright — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 13:23:07 +0000

As the rumored roll-out of the latest iPhone looms next month, investors seem bullish on Apple.

The tech giant’s market value now exceeds $623 billion, breaking the record set by Microsoft during the halcyon days of the late 1990s dotcom bubble.

Do You Live Paycheck to Paycheck? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 15:10:38 +0000

Thanks to the great recession more folks are living paycheck to paycheck than they were in rosier economic times. However, according to a survey of 3800 workers by Career Builder, the percentage that need their next payday to pay their financial obligations is down a bit this year The poll found that 40 percent of [...]