Life's Little Mysteries Money Archives
What Is an IPO?
May 16, 2012, Life's Little Mysteries Staff
What is the reason a company would sell its stock?
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What is Variable Interest?
May 16, 2012, Chad Brooks, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
There are two types of interest rates.
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How to Create a Personal Budget
May 16, 2012, Chad Brooks, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
One of the most critical steps in keeping personal finances in order is operating from a budget.
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How to Improve Your Credit Score
May 14, 2012, Chad Brooks, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Follow these steps to improve your credit score.
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How Much Would the Avengers' Damage to Manhattan Cost?
May 11, 2012, Life's Little Mysteries Staff
The Hulk and his friends did quite a number on the Big Apple.
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What Is a Credit Score?
May 09, 2012, Chad Brooks, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
An overview of the factors that build a credit score.
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What's the Best Way to Save for Retirement?
May 07, 2012, Chad Brooks, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
For when social security just won't cut it.
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How Much Gold Would You Need to Recreate Scrooge McDuck's Gold Coin Swim?
April 25, 2012, by Natalie Wolchover, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
You'd need all the gold in the world.
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What Is a Home Equity Loan?
April 18, 2012, Chad Brooks, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Here's how a home equity loan works.
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What's the Best Way to Save for College?
April 13, 2012, Chad Brooks, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
The top ways parents can save for college now.
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How to Get a Mortgage
April 06, 2012, Chad Brooks, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
The basics of a mortgage and what a homeowner needs to get one.
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Forget Modesty, Narcissists Best Suited for Job Interview Success
April 05, 2012, David Mielach, BusinessNewsDaily Staff Writer
Would you want to work with a narcissist?
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Making Money Work: Using Coins to Generate Electricity
April 03, 2012, by Natalie Wolchover, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
A conceptual artist and philosopher says he has solved both the financial and energy crises by using money's natural instability to generate electricity.
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Dogs in the Workplace Make Employees More Productive, Study Suggests
April 02, 2012, David Mielach, BusinessNewsDaily Staff Writer
Do you mind having dogs in the workplace?
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Early Retirement Could Lead to Early Death, Study Finds
April 02, 2012, David Mielach, BusinessNewsDaily Staff Writer
What would you give up to retire early?
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Strategies Won't Help You Win Mega Millions
March 30, 2012, by Natalie Wolchover, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
Statistical analysis shows that there are no winning strategies when it comes to tonight's Mega Millions jackpot.
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The Lottery: Should You Take the Cash, or the 26-Year Full Payout?
March 29, 2012, Life's Little Mysteries Staff
The two payment options have the same monetary value, but each has its advantages.
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What Are the Odds of Winning the Mega Millions Jackpot?
March 29, 2012, Life's Little Mysteries Staff
You're much more likely to be struck by lightning during your lifetime, but less likely to be struck by falling space debris.
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Why Does Iced Coffee Cost More than Hot?
March 27, 2012, Life's Little Mysteries Staff
The bottom line is much higher for iced coffee, so coffee shops charge more to make up the difference.
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What Would Happen If We Returned to the Gold Standard?
March 16, 2012, Natalie Wolchover, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
A fervent minority of Americans are obsessed with the idea of the United States returning to the gold standard. Why would this be a bad idea?
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The Rarest US Coins
February 17, 2012, Life's Little Mysteries Staff
If you find these among your spare change, keep them.
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How to Make the Penny Worth 1 Cent Again
February 16, 2012, by Natalie Wolchover, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
The penny currently costs 2.4 cents and the nickel, 11.2 cents, to produce. Chemists discuss how we could wriggle out of this ridiculous situation.
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Is 11/11/11 a Good Day for Making Money?
November 08, 2011, Natalie Wolchover, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
By pure coincidence, the stock market does do better in months with lots of 1s digits, but not because of Chinese numerology.
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5 Facts about the Wealthiest 1 Percent
October 12, 2011, Natalie Wolchover, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
In the United States, there is a wide and ever-widening gap between the super-rich and everyone else. Life's Little Mysteries profiles the wealthiest 1 percent of Americans.
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What's the Dollar Value of a Human Life?
August 31, 2011, Natalie Wolchover, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
To risk analysts, we're each worth $5 million. The military thinks soldiers are worth $600,000.
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