Money
Fear Factor Creator's Will: 'Heirs Must Eat My Ashes To Collect Inheritance'
LOS ANGELES—According to details of Fear Factor creator John de Mol's will released Monday, his heirs cannot collect their inheritance until they complete ...
Consumption Tax Proposed
Last week, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said a consumption tax, such as a national sales tax, could benefit the nation's economy. What do ...
Teen Learns The Negligible Value Of A Dollar
ASHLAND, WI—After earning $5 for mowing his family's half-acre lawn, 13-year-old Andrew Mink learned the negligible value of a dollar at the town ...
Man Has Mixed Feelings About $39 Flight
SANDY SPRINGS, GA—Moments after saving hundreds of dollars on round-trip airfare from Atlanta to Los Angeles, Phillip Walden, 41, experienced mixed feelings about the ...
Lottery Loser Angry At Lottery Winner
HARRISBURG, PA—Winona Culvert, a loser in Monday's $113 million Pennsylvania Lottery, expressed anger at Mechanicsburg electrician Clint Furlow, who took home the jackpot ...
John D. And Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Goes On Wild Endowment Binge
CHICAGO—The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation went on a wild endowment binge last weekend, recklessly giving away more than $170 million in ...
Treasury Department Badly Needs Ones And Fives
WASHINGTON, DC—Critically low on small denominations, the Treasury Department put out an urgent call for ones and fives Monday.
3822 Voted America's Favorite PIN Number
NEW YORK–Narrowly edging out 7135, 3822 is the nation's favorite personal-identification number, according to the August issue of Money. "Random-seeming yet easy to ...
Bush Trying To Decide How To Spend His Tax Refund
WASHINGTON, DC–Four days after signing a $1.35 trillion tax-cut bill, George W. Bush spent Monday trying to decide how he will spend his ...
Mom-And-Pop Loan Sharks Being Driven Out By Big Credit-Card Companies
PHILADELPHIA—People like Frank Pistone are part of a dying breed whose way of life is being endangered by the likes of American Express.
Rich Guy Wins Yacht Race
NEWPORT, RI–Some rich guy came in first Monday in that big, famous yacht race held every year at the Newport Yacht Club, a big ...
It's All About The Benjamins vs. Actually, The Benjamins Are Only A Small Part Of A Larger Set of Concerns
Yo, who y'all think you be foolin' tryna act all hard and shit? I ain't tryna hear you talkin' 'bout how you be ...
Credit-Card Metallurgists Unveil New 'Polonium Plus' Visa Card
FOSTER CITY, CA—In a follow-up to their already successful gold, platinum and titanium cards, Visa metallurgists unveiled the new Polonium Plus credit card Monday ...
Subject Of Phone Bill Delicately Broached
ATHENS, GA—The subject of a $174.76 phone bill was delicately broached Monday, when Jeff DeSilva, 21, casually asked roommate Chad Morris if he ...
Waitress Creeped Out By Overtipper
UTICA, NY—A $7 tip for a $1.59 breakfast special creeped out Ed's Diner waitress Juliet Drake Monday, leaving her feeling uneasy about ...
