Musings on Money, Personal Finance, Frugality, Debt, and Other Matters
The issue of percentages comes up almost every time we talk about any kind of numerical data. This is especially true in the investment world where people generally tend to talk in terms of percentage gains and losses - rather than the absolute values. That’s simply because it’s easier to interpret financial changes on […]
Add to: del.icio.us | Digg | Yahoo MyWeb | Google | Netscape | StumbleUpon A few days ago, this news on BBC just wouldn’t let me concentrate elsewhere (source):
Zimbabwe’s annual inflation rate slowed in August to 6,592.8% from July’s record of 7,634.8%, according to the Central Statistical Office (CSO).
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At the end of August, President Mugabe introduced jail terms of up to six months for anyone caught trying to […]
Here is a 5-minute pizza workout for you.
A quaint little pizzeria sells the following specialty pizzas at the prices mentioned:
9″ pizza: $8.00
13″ pizza: $12.00
16″ pizza: $15.00
19″ pizza: $26.00
You have been given $26 for buying some pizzas and you are asked to “make the best of it”. If you get some change back from your […]
Add to: del.icio.us | Digg | Yahoo MyWeb | Google | Netscape | StumbleUponI often wonder about the irony of subprime lending - whether it’s made available through mortgage or through credit cards or through any other source of credit. I mean, people with bad credit are the very people who should be staying away from subprime borrowing. These people are already in the subprime category […]
Add to: del.icio.us | Digg | Yahoo MyWeb | Google | Netscape | StumbleUpon Here is an interesting exercise for those who are more than 18 years old.
All of the incomplete statements below are taken either from PBS.org or from certain articles in New York Times [stuff published between 2000 and 2004]. Fill the blanks to the best of your knowledge.
On the Internet, ______ is one of the […]
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