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Theresa
Lux Mihi Deus
Joined: 17 Jun 2001
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Location: United States of America
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 Mon Mar 06, 2006 10:57 am Money facts |
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| Quote: | � 15% of us tally the loot in our wallet at least once a day, and 10% never do.
� 72% of "normal people" store bills in rigid order, with smaller currency leading up to higher denominations.
� When the cashier gives us a penny and nothing more in change, just half of shoppers accept it.
� 35% of survey respondents say they wouldn't spend the time and energy to get a refund for anything less than a dollar.
� 26% of people jangle the change in their coat pockets.
� We tip less at restaurants on rainy days and more when it's sunny, when the bill comes on a tray, and when we're eating alone. The tip also improves when waitresses draw a smiley face on the bill. When waiters do it, we're less generous.
If the fate of the penny is left to a coin toss, heed this final finding from "Are You Normal About Money?": People are three times more likely to call "heads" than "tails." |
I read it, now I'm sharing it, 
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luit14
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Joined: 19 Mar 2005
Posts: 2232
Location: Come on in HEEERE! :P
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lol, I call tails. 
Tails never fails. (Except that it does)
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madlilnerd
Duchess of Dancemat
Joined: 03 Aug 2004
Posts: 5885
Location: Slough, England
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| Mon Mar 06, 2006 4:22 pm |
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I read somewhere that 26% or something of British people throw currency under 10p in the bin!  I save it all, even picking up pennies I find in the steet!!
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Seven of Nine
Sammie's Mammy
Joined: 16 Jun 2001
Posts: 7871
Location: North East England
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| Mon Mar 06, 2006 6:33 pm |
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We keep our small change in an old baby bottle (Sammie doesn't have them anymore) and then every Christmas whatever's in there we give to the Firemen when they come round with Father Christmas on the fire engine. They give us sweets in return, and Sammie loves it 
If I have money, I check how much I have about twice a week, or if I'm working out what I need to buy. Normally my purse is empty (except I no longer have a purse, as I lost it, with money in  ).
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IntrepidIsMe
Pimp Handed
Joined: 14 Jun 2002
Posts: 13057
Location: New York
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| Mon Mar 06, 2006 6:35 pm |
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I never check to see how much money I have in my wallet. That's probably bad in practice, but whatever. And yeah, I usually don't pick up anything off the ground smaller than a quarter.
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Theresa
Lux Mihi Deus
Joined: 17 Jun 2001
Posts: 27256
Location: United States of America
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| Mon Mar 06, 2006 6:36 pm |
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I don't look in my wallet, either, Since I never have cash in there. (I always use my debit/credit card).
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WeAz
Commodore
Joined: 03 Apr 2004
Posts: 1519
Location: Where you aren't
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| Mon Mar 06, 2006 7:22 pm |
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I have two wallets. One never leaves my house, it has my emergency $1000 cash supply. The other is my regular one. I once walked out of the house with the emergency wallet!!!
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lionhead
Rear Admiral
Joined: 26 May 2004
Posts: 4020
Location: The Delta Quadrant (or not...)
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| Mon Mar 06, 2006 11:58 pm |
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I always accept the change of a penny. But if its not given then i don't say anything.
I usually have some money in my wallet, but i never carry it with me. On the moment i have 7 euro's but i usually have 15 euro's or something.
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PrankishSmart
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Joined: 29 Apr 2002
Posts: 4779
Location: Hobart, Australia.
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| Tue Mar 07, 2006 3:06 am |
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Well I always get paid by cash everyweek and don't have enough time to go to the bank enough so i'm often carrying hundreds in my wallet, sometimes upward of a thousand or more. But it works good for weekends though because I always have cash for alcohol 
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Birdy
Socialist
Joined: 20 Sep 2004
Posts: 13502
Location: Here.
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| Tue Mar 07, 2006 8:09 am |
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I've got another one: on 9 out of 10 Dollar notes are traces of cocaine present...
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lionhead
Rear Admiral
Joined: 26 May 2004
Posts: 4020
Location: The Delta Quadrant (or not...)
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| Tue Mar 07, 2006 9:19 am |
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That urban myth has been proven false you know
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Birdy
Socialist
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| Tue Mar 07, 2006 9:32 am |
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^ Well, yesterday I saw a show in Holland, where they proved there were 2 euro's out of 10 where there was cocaine on.. so... 
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lionhead
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Location: The Delta Quadrant (or not...)
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| Tue Mar 07, 2006 9:47 am |
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What show was that?
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Birdy
Socialist
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Posts: 13502
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| Tue Mar 07, 2006 9:59 am |
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'Spuiten en slikken' from BNN.
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CJ Cregg
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harrykims#1fan
Fan Girl Muskateer
Joined: 08 Feb 2002
Posts: 2916
Location: Leicester UK
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| Tue Mar 07, 2006 7:04 pm |
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Money is Evil...money has caused me to be depressed over the last 2 days
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WeAz
Commodore
Joined: 03 Apr 2004
Posts: 1519
Location: Where you aren't
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| Tue Mar 07, 2006 7:21 pm |
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Kinda sick, but I heard somewhere that %60 of $100 bills have been in a strippers thong. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!
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lionhead
Rear Admiral
Joined: 26 May 2004
Posts: 4020
Location: The Delta Quadrant (or not...)
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| Wed Mar 08, 2006 9:37 am |
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| Birdy wrote: | | 'Spuiten en slikken' from BNN. |
Oh yeah, that show sucks.
| Quote: | Kinda sick, but I heard somewhere that %60 of $100 bills have been in a strippers thong. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!
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Cool....
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madlilnerd
Duchess of Dancemat
Joined: 03 Aug 2004
Posts: 5885
Location: Slough, England
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| Wed Mar 08, 2006 2:35 pm |
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I don't tally the money in my wallet, but I do regulary count the money in my school blazer pocket. I count it about three times a day. It's a security thing.
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Tuna Quesadilla
Senior Cadet
Joined: 02 Mar 2006
Posts: 26
Location: Fullerton, CA
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| Sun Mar 12, 2006 6:47 am |
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Interesting stuff, especially the stuff about tips. Never would have suspected that.
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