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Even if you’re pinching pennies, buying a gas-friendly vehicle is still within your grasp: think used. Reaping all the benefits at a fraction of the cost, a used car that doesn’t guzzle gas is a great option on a budget. Of course, it’s important to buy a good used car, and for that reason, Consumer Reports compiled a list of the best used fuel sippers: (more…)

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Finding a way to have an additional stream of income, even if it is small, can be a great way to help you save for special occasions or to reduce your debts. If you can get this income stream from something you enjoy doing, then that’s all the better. Yahoo recently published a piece featuring a variety of hobbies that could make you money. From their case studies, we’ve got our own ideas for turning hobbies into dollars: (more…)

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Of course you want your wedding day to be a special one, but you don’t want to spend the next ten years paying it off. There’s a happy balance to be struck, and these tips will help you save some money on wedding costs: (more…)

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Living in today’s world, where men and women are equals in both the workplace an home, can sometimes bring up questions about yesterday’s customs. For anyone who has been on a date recently, you’re already familiar with the big one: who pays for dinner? (more…)

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Money isn’t everything. Most of us can grasp this concept, although we might have difficulty applying it in real life, where money seems pretty important to make sure we have a roof over our head, food to eat … and lots of gadgets and gizmos to play with. A recent article at Yahoo Finance reinforces the idea that money doesn’t buy happiness. And there are a few interesting reasons why this is the case: (more…)

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Of course, you have to spend money on getting to and from work, or you won’t end up earning your income, right? That’s true, but there are many ways that you can try to reduce this necessary expense. Here are a few tips: (more…)

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It’s no big surprise, but the statistics really do keep heading in this direction: Americans are buying smaller cars more often, presumably as a result of rising gas prices. (more…)

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Global warming, eco-products, and Earth Day are familiar to all of us, but many times, we don’t know where to start. But the truth is, we can each start small — very small — and make a dent in our own gas and energy bills at the same time. (more…)

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Pennies are pinched and budgets have been streamlined, and many Americans are cutting down on the luxuries. For this reason, upscale retailers’ business has been a bit shaky lately, causing prudent business owners to think outside the box. One such woman, Michele Krause, has taken her failing luxury jewelry market and created a unique idea: jewelry rental. (more…)

When it comes to cartoons and comparisons of wealth, the problem invariably arises that these characters, at least most of the time, exist in different worlds. Where a million dollars might make one the richest man on Earth in one world, the same amount could make one a pauper in another. That being said, some characters are just blatantly the richest cartoon characters out there.

Scrooge McDuck, Disney/Duck Tales – The guy has a ten story vault… filled with gold coins… that he swims in. Need I say more? Scrooge McDuck began his wealth as a child when he was given a dime for shining a man’s shoes. He would keep that “#1 Dime” as his luck charm and to this day considers it the most valuable thing he owns. Scrooge McDuck is the epitome of the richest man, er duck in the world. It’s his whole reason for existing.

Flintheart Glomgold, Disney/Duck Tales – If you’re going to mention Scrooge McDuck then you have to mention his rival, Flintheart Glomgold. If Flintheart has 98 cents, then Scrooge has 99. Unfortunately for Flintheart, this is how things have always been despite any of Flintheart’s dastardly plans. At the very least you have to credit him for one thing, he’s not lazy.

Bruce Wayne, DC Comics – Billionaire playboy by day (or so he’d have you think), caped crusader by night. Bruce Wayne’s wealth began with the inheritance from his murdered parents. From those beginnings, his wealth has grown exponentially. Lex Luthor would have made this main list too if it weren’t for the fact that Bruce Wayne now also owns everything Lex once had.

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