Just like I get a lot of ideas in my head that I never seem to make their way into a full blog post, I get lots of links that never seem to find their way into a a post of their own. To clear out my “ideas” document I’ve decided to just let a few speak for themselves. Hopefully one or more of these will interest you.
- CNET got to see how the new $100 bill is made. If you remember, I talked about this new bill back in April. It’s the most advanced monetary note ever made. CNET’s tour starts off with an awesome picture of a guy holding millions of dollars worth of uncut bills. I’m quite jealous as I’ve wanted to tour this facility for a long time. Be sure to check out all the pictures and even a video of the process as well
- Morningstar has started to rank not just mutual funds, but rank mutual fund companies as well. That’s a good idea as not all mutual fund companies are made equal. I won’t tell you who they consider the best, but I’d bet you a new $100 bill that you couldn’t name the top 3, even out of order.
- My good economics buddy over at Economists Do It With Models posted a lot of good economics jokes as well as a good video from a stand-up economist. Yes, stand up economist. To get you interest I’ll borrow one of the jokes: How many economists does it take to change a light-bulb? 8, 1 to screw it in, and 7 to hold everything else constant.
- Economix talks about a term they call “swear jar economics“. I’m sure behavioral economists have a more sophisticated term but it works. Here’s the idea, if you want to stop doing something, punish yourself by having to give up money every time you do it. Say you want to stop dropping the F-bomb. Every time you drop it, throw $5 in an envelope or jar. But what to do with the money? Well it’s a punishment, so you can’t have any good use for it. The best idea is to force yourself to donate it to a cause you hate. If you’re a member of the Tea Party then maybe you have to donate the money Obama’s campaign, or some organization that supports stimulus spending. I love this idea, I hope to implement something like this to help me cut back on sweets. We’ll see if I can do it.
That’s all for this cleanup of my blog notes page. I’ll probably start doing this more often. If you crave more content please check out my blogroll as these blogs are selected by me for their interesting contributions to finance and economics.
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