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The first credit card

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In 1950, American Express and Diners Club launched their charge cards in the USA, the first “plastic money”. In 1951, Diners Club issued the first credit card to 200 customers who could use it at 27 restaurants in New York. But it was only until the establishment of standards for the magnetic strip in 1970 [...]

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Increase Your Financial IQ Book Review ? Part 1: Making More Money

The book starts by asking the fundamental question: “Does money make you rich?” Take a moment to answer that question. Do you think money will make you rich?  Do you think winning millions of dollars from lottery will make you rich?  How about having a high-paying job from a lucrative profession like doctors, or lawyers, [...]

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Money (Pink Floyd) Video + Lyrics

Music video for the Pink Floyd – “Money” (Dark Side of the Moon) *Lyrics* (Waters) 6:32 Money, get away. Get a good job with good pay and you’re okay. Money, it’s a gas. Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash. New car, caviar, four star daydream, Think I’ll buy me a football [...]

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Travel Jobs & How to Make Money While You Travel

Ever had the desire to quit your lame 9 to 5 job, tell your boss to shove it, pack up and start traveling the world? All of us have had that desire at one point! The thing that stopped you was probably the same thing that stops most people: money. “How will I pay for [...]

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And Now This… Media Ecology Association 5th Anniversary

This video was prepared in 2003 in celebration of the Media Ecology Association’s 5th Anniversary, and contains a special tribute to Neil Postman, who was the Guest of Honor at the event, which was held on September 4, 2003 at Fordham University (one month before he passed away). While celebratory in nature, the video also [...]

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Money As Debt (1 of 5)

Quick and easy way to purchase silver: silversnowball.com Paul Grignon’s 47-minute animated presentation of “Money as Debt” tells in very simple and effective graphic terms what money is and how it is being created. It is an entertaining way to get the message out. The Cowichan Citizens Coalition and its “Duncan Initiative” received high praise [...]

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