Money
Economist: The Rich Stay Rich, the Middle Class Get Thriftier
Silly me. My career went into a ditch at the start of the Great Recession when I traded a good job and a comfortable income […]
38 Reasons the Cost of College Is Worth Every. Single. Penny.
The high cost of education has been very much in the news of late, particularly after the President’s recent speech about his plan to bring […]
NASDAQ Halts Trading Because DON’T PANIC!
This is why all our investments are in gold and potatoes, both of which are buried in an underground shelter: U.S. stock exchanges on Thursday […]
People Who Have More Sex Make More Money
Now here’s a study I can get behind: People who have sex 4 times or more per week make more money than those who don’t. […]
Philly Prosecutors Investigating JPMorgan Chase
The New York Times reports that banking giant JPMorgan Chase has revealed it faces both criminal and civil litigation over whether it sold “shoddy” mortgage securities […]
Powerball Just Made Some People In New Jersey Very Rich
NBC News reports: Chances are you didn’t win, but at least three people were celebrating being propelled into the ranks of the super-rich early Thursday. […]
Happy Payday: How Banks Drive the Poor to “Alternative Financial Services”
A story on the front page of Wednesday’s New York Times details the precarious situation many low-income and working-class consumers are finding themselves in when they […]
WATCH: The Most Successful Panhandler in Philadelphia
Don’t feel sorry for this guy at all… CollegeHumor’s Favorite Funny Videos
Winning Powerball Ticket Sold at West Philly Deli
CBS Philly reports that a $1 million Powerball ticket was sold at a West Philadelphia deli: It was sold at Finest Deli at 278 S […]
Upper Darby Woman Wins Powerball, Flees Upper Darby
Fox 29 reports: Lottery officials confirmed Patricia Chandler of Upper Darby won the June 22nd Powerball jackpot of 131.5 million dollars. She opted for a […]
If I Had 92 Quadrillion Dollars…
Did you hear about the local man who briefly became the world’s first quadrillionaire? Thanks to what Monopoly used to call a “bank error in […]
Mega Millions Jackpots To Get Bigger, Farther Out of Reach
KYW Newsradio says lottery jackpots are about to get bigger. There’s a “but” though: The good news is that the jackpots are going to be […]
Unpaid Interns Sue NBCUniversal in $5 Million Class-Action Lawsuit
The death knell of the era of the unpaid internship continued tolling today, courtesy again of a couple of lowly interns themselves. Following on the […]
Three Major Local Lottery Wins Still Unclaimed
Apparently only people who are already multimillionaires are winning the lottery in the Philadelphia region this year. How else to explain a $131.5 million Powerball […]
Military Bases Combat Budget Cuts with Fireworks Furlough this Independence Day
Don’t expect to see bombs bursting in air or the rocket’s red glare over many military bases this Independence Day—there just simply isn’t enough cash […]