I’m a fan of paper money less than I am of coins, but I still like to take notice whenever any currency is redesigned. The $5 bill is the latest to get a make-over to thwart counterfeiters and to keep things interesting. Apparently counterfeiters prefer to bleach current $5 and reprint images of $100 bills on the paper for a tidy profit. The new watermarks on the $5 bill should prevent this.
Here is the new design.
These colorful bills entered circulation last Thursday, but I have not seen one just yet. Personally, I’d like to see more artistic designs — on bills as well as coins. I’d also like to see elimination of the one-cent piece and the one dollar bill. I’ll go out on a limb and even consider revaluation of the US dollar in such a way that today’s $1 becomes the “new $0.10″ and today’s $10 becomes the “new $1″ and so forth. It sounds crazy, but I’d like to see this before it costs $100 to see a movie in a theater.
U.S. unveils new $5 bill to thwart counterfeiters [Reuters]
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- A Debt Payoff Plan That Works, Liz Pulliam Weston, MSN Money, first published September 14, 2009.
- 10 Best Financial Blogs for Riding Out the Storm, Russell Bailyn, blogs.com, first published June 24, 2009.
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- Wall Street Journal Tech News Briefing E-Report, with Tom Dziubek, first published December 14, 2007 (podcast interview).
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- Money Magazine: The 28 Best Money Web Sites, by Joe Light, Ismat Sarah Mangla and Pat Regnier, first published December 4, 2007.
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2006
- U.S. News & World Report: Blogging Your Way to Retirement Goals, by Emily Brandon, first published November 16, 2006.
- Kiplinger’s Personal Finance: Must-Read Bloggers, by David Landis, first published October 2006.
- BusinessWeek Online: Best Blogs for the Young and Broke, by Karyn McCormack, first published August 11, 2006.
- Associated Content: The Best Personal Finance Blogs, first published July 24, 2006.
- Press Release: MoneyBlogNetwork Launches, first published January 30, 2006.
2005
- Wall Street Journal: A Personal Guide to Personal-Finance Blogs, by Andrew Blackman, first published August 18, 2005.
- Wall Street Journal Sunday: Bloggers Put the Personal in Personal Finance Sites, by Andrew Blackman, first published July 17, 2005.
- Jungle Magazine: I, Blogger, by Jeff Ousborne, first published April 2005.
- Yahoo Finance: Welcome to the Blogosphere, first published March 11, 2005.
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