39 Money Facts to Treat Yourself With

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39 Money Facts to Treat Yourself With

We know that money can be hard to come by. And if it were up to us, we’d be doling out actual money instead of money facts today. But of course, the fat cats in those corner offices shot down our request for truckloads of dollar bills to rain down upon you fine readers. 

Can you believe that? Since they threatened our jobs if we ever asked again, there are just facts below, no cash. Looks like your brain will be the only one walking out of here with a lil sumthin’ sumthin’.

The blind in the US get a free device to read paper money.

The US Treasury Department provides blind US citizens a free machine to read currency. The iBill is compact enough to slip into a side pocket. It can identify all US currency. They have also developed free apps to read currency with a smartphone. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

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Former finance minister now makes $50 a shift for Uber.

WEIRD WORLD Afghanistan's former finance minister is now an Uber driver in Washington DC. The 40-year-old once oversaw a US-supported $6bn budget. The Post reported that in one night earlier this week, he made a little over $150 for six hours' work, not counting his commute - a mediocre night. CRACKED.COM

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Ben Stein never had to use his own money on “Win Ben Stein’s Money.”

In the game show Win Ben Stein's Money, money won by contestants was actually paid by the producers. Money left over at the end of a season was given to Stein. If the total amount paid out exceeded that budget, the production company paid the excess. Ben Stein was never in any danger of losing his money. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

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Not the kind of money he wanted to make

Schindler's List earned almost 15 times as much money as it cost to make. But Steven Spielberg accepted no payment. Calling it blood money, the director instead his earnings to a Jewish foundation.
Will Smith starred in The PrND ooooe of fBel-Air because he owed the IRS $2.8 million. Smith became a Hip Hop star at a young age, which led to some r

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