why when u break a 20 dollar bill u spend the money faster?
455330
Because you're more likely to spend a little bit of cash more frequently than a bigger amount of cash at one time. It's easier to spend a dollar here and there, than worry if larger bills will be able to be broken.
556248
As the value of the dollar falls relative to the Euro, it becomes more expensive as an American tourist in Europe. If you pull 500 EUR out of an ATM in Paris on Monday, it might cost you $550, but if the dollar's exchange rate worsens over the week, that same withdrawal might cost you $565 on Friday. So it becomes more expensive for Americans in Europe. \n\nOn the flip side, a strong Euro means someone traveling from Berlin to New York might actually save money. So a weak dollar encourages foreign spending at American stores, hotels, and restaurants.\n\nSince there are good and bad aspects to a weak or strong currency, the governments' central banks use a number of means to control and manipulate exchange rates, including manipulating interest rates and controlling the amount of money on the market.
130022
In the usa currencies are no longer backed by gold, it ended in the 1930's or 1960's i think.  It is now backed by the good faith of the usa government. Printing too much money would cause inflation for what one pays for good or services.\nThink of money like barry bonds rookie card.  If someone started dropping them from planes and passing them out at walmarts until everyone has one the value of the card would deflate because of supply and demand, now, imagine i want you to plow my driveway, are you gonna do it for a barry bonds rookie card knowing that everyone in the country has one. The world bank sets the amount, along with federal reserve and treasury department.
90329
Yeah, I mean, it all spends the same, right?  LOL. Yeah, I pick up change off of the ground. I work retail so when I find change lying around the store I pick it up and put it on the registers.  People are always coming up a few cents short or looking for exact change. Anything in dollar form though I have to turn in.  LOL.
120373
Its a piece of mind.  Don't spend what you don't have; avoid using credit cards.
621726
there is a whole article about the $5 bill at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._five-dollar_bill\n\nBasically its very old and you should not spend it
658571
it was probably just an authorization to make sure card was real , should be reversed . Just like a gas station will authorize 5 dollars when you pay at the pump , and you get 20 in gas , go home and there is a charge for 5 and 20 on your statement , but the 5 will be taken off
440539
The point is: you don't spend more that what you could afford.  Then you could use a credit card like cash-on-hand.
760418
Hmmm... you're that naive, huh?  \n\nWell then the risk free way to turn $1,000 is to change the money into $1 bills.  Tear each $1 bill into 10 pieces.  Then plant each piece into the ground.  Don't forget to water them and put them in a sunny spot.  You should start to see little money sproutlings, kind of like magic beans.  Don't panic if nothing happens after three weeks as usually all the fun happens in the fourth week.  Each dollar seed should grow into a brand new dollar bill.  Occassionally, I get a rogue $20 in there - but only when I'm really lucky.
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First off, each credit card is different. Many have a higher minimum amount you need to pay each month. They all have completely different interest rates. My advice is not to put anything on a credit card that you can't immediately pay off. Otherwise you'll get bombarded with interest rates. There's really no reason to put $20 on a credit card. Why not get a debit card instead. It's linked to your checking/savings accounts and will only let you spend what you have available.
250834
There is no safe way to make fast money. I started working a part time job on fri-sat. Every dollar that comes form that job I put in to what ever i need to pay off. \nI dont touch that money for nothing.\nIts hard but it shows a great drop in my debt
112952
turn off the automatic balance, and it will get fast. u have to find the option to turn it off.
272741
Because you spend more than what you make.\n\nFor example if you are a minimum wage worker making $51.50 a day but that day you go take your family to see the film "Chicken Little" and pay $32 for the tickets and $8 for some pop corn and you add the costs of the gasoline to get to the movie theater and the costs of the breakfast at home and the dinner at home and the water you used that day and the energy you used that day and the cost of cable or satellite television for that day you spend more than $51.50 and at the end of the day you are the same (If you only spend $51.50) or poorer if you actually spended more than $51.50 \n\nRich people every day they have more money.\n\nIt does not matter if you only save $5.15 that day in your savings account (Or Pig) if you save you are richer that day.\n\nAll you need is a budget.\n\nIf you don't know what a budget is drop me a line.
862670
I'll just take the 20 bucks. Thanks
547899
Having a dime left in the bank.  Spend it like there's no tomorrow!
229114
Because of money inflation.
837203
spending money i dont have.