• shame

    Those Damn Europeans Are Taking Over New York

    Have you seen them? The Europeans? They're everywhere! In our fancy bistros, on line at the Apple store, spending their fancy-pantzy valuable Euros while we suffer through this intolerable non-recession. The patriots at the New York Times finally sounded the warning call over this European "invasion" that's transforming New York into the "Walmart of hip." More »

    12:00 AM on Sun Aug 3 2008
    By Carey
    15,440 views, 81 comments

    Latest by OMG! Ponies!: @zgori: They're shopping for apartments. The reason 2BRs are rare as hen's teeth and 3BRs cost so damned much is more »

  • money

    Court Rules That U.S. Currency Discriminates Against The Blind

    According to the AP, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that because all dollar bills are identical to the touch, it denies blind people "meaningful access" to the currency. For years, the American Council of the Blind has been going after the government to take action, but the government has always resisted. Details, inside... More »

    9:53 AM on Wed May 21 2008
    By Jay Slatkin
    5,606 views, 132 comments

    Latest by Meiran: @autobahnaroo: Blind people can use the internet. In fact, they often do. There might not be any blind more »

  • first impressions

    Meet Your New $5 Bill

    If you liked Harold And The Purple Crayon, boy are you going to love the new $5 bill. Lincoln's last stand after the penny will inherit the same counterfeiting countermeasures found on more valuable bills, and will come bruised with a large purple five "to help those with visual impairments distinguish the denomination.' That's right, never again will you confuse a $5 bill for a $50 bill.

    We match purple ties to green shirts without pause, but does the pairing work for currency? Tell us what you think in our poll, after the jump. More »

    9:34 AM on Sat Mar 15 2008
    By Carey
    11,802 views, 111 comments

    Latest by hibiscusroto: FIVE!!!! more »

  • polls

    The Treasury Secretary Hates The Penny. Do You?

    Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson hates the penny because it is a worthless dingleberry of a coin. In an interview sure to have kids thinking they know enough to run the Mint, Paulson simplistically noted: "The penny is worth less than any other currency." Don't sing the penny's swan song just yet.

    ...he quickly added that he didn't think it was "politically doable" to eliminate the one-cent coin and it wasn't something he planned to tackle in the final year of the Bush administration.
    Great, add the penny to the slate of issues over which the parties disagree. Put it right next to war spending and social security.

    Is the penny the most useless coin ever, or an indispensable cog in our $.99 economy? Vote in our poll, after the jump. More »

    10:37 AM on Sat Mar 1 2008
    By Carey
    12,911 views, 126 comments

    Latest by peteyale: So I'm an American living in Santiago, Chile, and the Chilean Peso is worth 1/5 of a penny. Most things more »

  • economy

    Stores In NYC Start Accepting Euros

    The dollar just isn't what it used to be, ya know? "Euros accepted" signs are popping up all over NYC as shopkeepers (for one) welcome our new tourist overlords:
    "We had decided that money is money and we'll take it and just do the exchange whenever we can with our bank," Robert Chu, owner of East Village Wines, told Reuters television.
    ...
    "We didn't realize we would take so much in and there were that many people traveling or having euros to bring in. But some days, you'd be surprised at how many euros you get," Chu said.
    More »

    10:48 PM on Thu Feb 7 2008
    By Meg Marco
    4,368 views, 62 comments

    Latest by Stan LS: @DeltaPurser: I am european born and the whole "europeans are generally smarter then americans" line is just something euros use more »

  • money

    Why Do You Hate The Dollar Coin?

    Our beloved U.S. Mint has apparently redesigned the dollar coin to feature a rotating slate of Presidents. Each President gets a three-month stint on the coin. On Thursday, James Madison, our 4th Chief Executive, took his rightful place on the golden slab - but nobody seemed to care. Why? More »

    9:36 AM on Sun Nov 18 2007
    By Carey
    10,539 views, 152 comments

    Latest by EatTheWitch: Phase out the dollar bills (slowly) and pennies (like yesterday). Use the penny slot in cash registers for the more »

  • shopping

    What Does The Weak Dollar Mean To Shoppers?

    You've probably been hearing a lot about the weak dollar, but might not be sure what exactly it means for you. More »

    11:59 PM on Wed Oct 31 2007
    By Meg Marco
    4,947 views, 25 comments

  • ibitch

    iBitch, or Paying For Your MacBook With $600 Worth of Five Spots

    While dumping ten thousand pennies upon a counter says 'Hobo Joe' no matter how you look at it, it is better sometimes than walking around with a huge wad of small bills. More »

    4:16 AM on Thu Jul 20 2006
    By consumerist.com
    330 views, 14 comments

  • penny

    Just Fucking Die Already, U.S. Penny

    I hate change. Not the variety beget by motion: that stuff's okay, at least until the Big Crunch. No, I loathe pockets full of rattling coin. I hated it when small, snot-nosed children would walk into the comic book store where I worked as a teenager and empty several moist, fungous socks full of pennies on the counter to pay for a funny book. I hate it now that I live in the EU and change comes in denominations up to 2 euro. More »

    3:59 AM on Thu Jul 20 2006
    By consumerist.com
    573 views, 18 comments

    Latest by Kat: If we end up with a cashless society, it won't matter, we can still have one-cent transactions. more »