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23a money – basics See File 29 Gold • Where did the dollar sign ($) come from ? feb 22, 14 It came from the United States --- seriously. Take the letter (U) and put it atop the letter (S). Cut the bottom off the (U). Now you have the dollar symbol (computers have erased one of the vertical lines in the (U). Compare your 1st salary to today’s value Did you beat inflation? http://www.westegg.com/inflation/ • Inheritance around the world dec 13, 13 http://money.cnn.com/interactive/retirement/inheritanceretirees/?source=cnn_bin • If your family spent $$ like the Feds sep 13, 13 A shocking look at where the money goes (tax $$$) http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/09/11/what -if-a-typical-family-spent-like-the-federal-government-itd-be-a-veryweird-family/?hpid=z4 • Living wage calculator mar 31, 13 http://livingwage.mit.edu/ • What is an American made car ? jun 25, 13 http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2013/06/25/f150-camryamerican-made-sales-exports/2455527/ I’ve got more about this topic --- somewhere - - printed an article in the local paper decades ago. • Currency converter nov 26, 12 http://www.usatoday.com/money/markets/currencies/ • MONEY - STOCK MARKET LINKS - oct 17, 12 • LINKS – this is a ‘general page’ that changes day to day, but at the bottom are all kinds of financial Links that are permanent. http://www.usatoday.com/money/ these are the Links Market Overview Stocks, commodities, Treasury markets at a glance. Mutual Funds Top and bottom performers, other quick screens. Commodities Latest futures prices for 20 key commodities. Internet 50 USAT’s index of e-consumer and e-business stocks. Economic Calendar Upcoming economic reports, earnings, stock splits. Stocks Advancers, decliners, most active. ETFs Top and bottom performers year to date. International More U.S. and world stock indexes. Most Active Stocks Sort by price change, percent change, exchange. Currency Converter Exchange rates, custom currency converter. INDEX – what is in this File What is a million / billion Visualizing money Missing money Calculator – cost of iraq water Calculator – beating inflation Misc: The elite shopping card – you can’t afford What an expensive BRA --- • Minimum wage: what it buys 1950 to now nov 13, 12 http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Media/Slideshow/2012/04/04/Minimum -Wage-and-What-It-Buys-You-1950s-to-Now.aspx • $15 quadtrillion phone bill 1,000,000 million 1,000,000,000 billion 1,000,000,000,000 trillion 1,000,000,000,000,000 quadtrillion oct 11, 12 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19908095 • How does China manipulate money oct 17, 12 http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2012/10/china_currenc y_manipulation_how_does_it_harm_the_u_s_and_what_can_we_do.html • Romney & the 47% who don’t taxes sep 18, 12 http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2012/pf/taxes/1203/gallery.election.moneymag/in dex.html?hpt=hp_t2 • The math of Social Security – when should I take it ? aug 13, 12 http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505146_162-57491805/when-to-take-socialsecurity-benefits/?tag=cbsnewsSectionContent.9 • What is FEDERAL RESERVE and video: 2m 16s what do they do? jun 20, 12 http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/interactive/2012/jun/20/federal-reserveexplainer-video Before dealing with National Debts, and ‘big numbers’ in the next File - lets define basic terms – for you and the students: For reference: • 1 million seconds = 11+ days •1 billion secs = 1,000 x 11+ days = 32 yrs • 1 trillion seconds = 32,000 years We use those words as if they are synonyms. They are not. • Financial Calculators of all types oct 11, 11 Investment Retirement Mortgages – Real Estate Planning http://cgi.money.cnn.com/tools/ • Where your IRS money goes apr 5, 12 http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505144_162-57410031/where-exactly-do-yourtax-dollars-go/?tag=cbsnewsSectionContent.9 • Who was the richest American, ever apr 15, 11 http://money.cnn.com/video/luxury/2011/04/15/lux_richest_man_ever.cnnmoney/ ?source=cnn_bin&hpt=Sbin Video 1m+ • The most expensive --- things ---- mar 28, 11 http://finance.yahoo.com/banking-budgeting/article/112378/worlds-most-expensiveitems;_ylt=A0PDkwMGA5FNKr0AbRK7YWsA;_ylu=X3oDMTFhcmYwbHQwBHBvcwMzBHNlYwN wZXJzb25hbEZpbmFuY2UEc2xrA3RoZW1vc3RleHBlbg-- • Female billionaire list is growing jun 23, 10 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37758848/ns/business-forbescom/ PART 2: • Visual money feb 4, 11 I’ve seen something like this before . . . Obama will cut $100-million from the Budget. This explains why no elected official can make a dent in our deficit spending. An informative 1m:38s http://www.wimp.com/budgetcuts/ • $14,300 Tuition - paid for in $1 bills jan 18, 11 http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2011/01/17/dnt.tuition.paid.dollars.cnn?hpt= T2 Apply the logic from the above example – 1 ream is $2,000 --- so the guy had 7+ reams of paper. • China’s money – our money: what’s the exchange rate fuss ? jan 19, 11 http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/jan-june11/chinacurrency_01-18.html • 40 billionaires are giving 50% of assets away aug 4, 10 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38556042/ns/us_news-giving/ • Business ethics – does it exist sep 13, 10 http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/food/2010-09-13starbucks13_ST_N.htm They changed the drive-up menu by taking off the 12 oz drink – keeping the 16 & 20. They still sell the 12 oz, but don’t let the hurried driver know. Is this moral? UPDATE – they put it back on the menu sep 15, 10 http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/food/2010-0914-starbucks-returns-tall-drinks_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip • Walmart CEO pay more per hr than employee/yr jly 2, 10 Policy Studies - a liberal group, found that CEOs in the S&P 500 companies make ≈ 319x more than their average worker. http://abcnews.go.com/Business/walmart-ceo-pay-hour-workersyear/story?id=11067470 FRAUD CHARITIES • How much of what you donate to a charity ‘makes it’ to the ‘people / cause’ oct 9, 10 Charity watchdog group the American Institute of Philanthropy, ranks the Military Order of the Purple Heart Service Foundation an "F". 32% of donations are spent on services. They spend $63 to raise $100. Report cards for other agencies, click here. Calculator: Cost of Iraq War every second - $446 billion as I write this (? Date) update: $565 billion – oct 23, 08 update: $984 billion apr 16, 10 $419 billion increase in about 18 months. $1,008 trillion jun 21, 10 $ 1,214 trillion jun 29, 11 They split Iraq and Afghanistan Jun 21, 2010 - $729 b = Iraq = Aug 25, 2010 - $743 b Jun 29, 2011 $785 b Jun 21, 2010 -- $279 b = Afghanistan = aug 25, 2010 $327 jun 29, 2011 $429 costofwar.com/ UPDATE: nov 19, 12 Iraq $809 billion $809,000,000,000 Afghanistan $586 billion $586,000,000,000 Calculator: Inflation compare your 1st salary to today’s value Did you beat inflation? http://www.westegg.com/inflation/ Miscellaneous • American Express BLACK card jun 5, 10 • Have a nearly blemish-free credit history. • Spend at least $250,000 annually on an Amex Platinum or Gold card. • 1-time card fee of $5,000, along with an annual fee of $2,500. • Have a "major" net worth (undisclosed by Amex). http://finance.yahoo.com/banking-budgeting/article/109721/how-to-get-amexblack-card?mod=bb-creditcards • $79,600 stuffed in bra ? nov 16, 10 http://voices.washingtonpost.com/reliablesource/2010/11/financial_support_experts_weig.html In $100’s – that would be 796 pieces of paper – divide by 4 --- and you would have the equivalent of ≈ 200 sheets of paper (a sheet of paper is the size of ≈ 4 bills) Think the ‘stuffing’ could be done.