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YouTube Canada’s Money May Be on the Verge of Becoming Digital with the ‘MintChip’ — Dollars and Sense [VIDEO]
Canada has been making some interesting changes to its currency from ditching its penny to pushing pretty, plastic pesos. The latest may become one of the coolest forms of cash on the continent.
Sean Gallup, Getty Did You Know You Paid $550 Million to Help Keep Foreclosed Homes Looking Pretty? [VIDEO] — Dollars and Sense
The housing market hasn’t had much good news lately. Now it’s gotten worse for people whether they own a home or not.
Turns out you may be footing the bill for maintaining foreclosed homes.
Justin Sullivan, Getty Images Who Got Rich When Facebook Bought Instagram? — Dollars and Sense
News broke on Monday that Facebook had acquired the popular photo-sharing service Instagram for the princely sum of $1 billion in cash and stock.
It’s the biggest purchase in the history of the world’s largest social network, and it made new multimillionaires of Instagram’s chief executive and the company’s handful of employees.
Justin Sullivan, Getty Images Car Buyers Paying $2,000 More for Vehicles Than They Did a Year Ago — Dollars and Sense
As gas prices rise, consumers often consider switching to smaller, more fuel-efficient cars.
But while those cars are usually less expensive than their bigger counterparts, increased demand has resulted in higher sticker prices.
funkadelic, Flickr What Teeny Tiny US Town Just Sold for $900,000? [VIDEO] — Dollars and Sense
In ‘Titanic,’ Leonardo DiCaprio famously declared, “I’m king of the world!” And while it may not be quite as grand, two Vietnamese buyers are now kings — or at least owners — of the smallest town in the US after buying it this week for $900,000.
Tim Boyle, Getty Images Could Virtual IRS Audits Someday Be a Reality? – Dollars and Sense
Finding out you’re being audited by the IRS can be pretty scary, especially when you have to meet with an auditor in person. But what if you could deal with the whole mess via video-conferencing from the comfort of your own home?
learnscope, Flickr Senior Citizens Are Stuck with $36 Billion in Student Loans — Dollars and Sense
While educational debt is generally thought to be the problem of younger people, new data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reveals a startling fact: Americans ages 60 and over collectively owe $36 billion in student loans.
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