As promised, here is the new design for the $10 bill, issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. There’s a good amount of information available on the new security features.

While I believe there’s no harm in having artistic (or at least colorful) money, not everyone agrees.

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Last week people were sounding the warning alarm for $5 gas at the pump. I didn’t echo the thought here because at the time on the surface it seemed somewhat reactionary. But some people are still claiaming we could shortly reach that… maybe. Compare these two CNN articles. First, Rita could equal $5 ... Continue reading this article…

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Brian Wilson, the genius musician behind The Beach Boys, is offering to personally call any individual who donates $100 or more to a certain foundation supporting Katrina relief efforts. Here’s my challenge, for anyone who sends Jerry a donation of $100.00 or more, I will call you personally and answer a question that you ... Continue reading this article…

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While browsing the latest Carnival of the Capitalists, I found a great article on the topic of the blogosphere, very critical of the blog “networks” (Weblogs, Inc. and Gawker for example). The premise is that with any business idea with such a low barrier to entry will never be able to sustain profits (ie., ... Continue reading this article…

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There’s a new design coming for the $10 bill. There will be an announcement later this week in which the Department of the Treasury will release the new look. I like the idea of varying the designs on currency.

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Forbes is profiling the 400 richest Americans. MSN Money has a good summary of the list, as well. There are five Waltons in the top ten. If you wanted to be on the list this year, you would have had to have cracked $900 million. Maybe next year.

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ING Direct raised its interest rate for its savings account today to 3.4 percent APY. It’s a very weak move in response to Emigrant Direct upping its savings interest yield from 3.5 percent to 4.0 percent. I expect the other online banks will also raise their rates. By the way, you can always find a collection of ... Continue reading this article…

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I stopped at my favorite cheap gas station on the way home from work today. I wanted to fill my tank in case the prices go up overnight due to Rita. Apparently the station that was out of gas earlier was out of regular unleaded today. They were giving away super unleaded ... Continue reading this article…

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