30 examples of dollar notes that have been artistically modified.
Art may be money for some but some money may also be art
Posted by John Lampard on Friday, 26 February, 2010 to the design and art subset
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UK banks to mail cheques to the dustbin of history
Posted by John Lampard on Friday, 18 December, 2009 to the trends subset
On average I probably write one cheque a year (if that) so I’m not surprised to hear that UK banks have started phasing out their use, with the goal of removing them from the financial system completely by late 2018.
“There are many more efficient ways of making payments than by paper in the 21st [...]
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Would you feel short changed if I gave you only half a coin?
Posted by John Lampard on Friday, 11 December, 2009 to the design and art subset
Interesting idea, shape coins according to their value relative to a dollar, or 100 cents in the case of Australian currency… a semi circle coin would be 50 cents, quarter shaped coin, 25 cents.
Easy on the eye if nothing else though.
Via Authentic Boredom.
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It pays to know where you stand when debt collectors call
Posted by John Lampard on Thursday, 10 December, 2009 to the comment subset
While their “authority” no doubt varies from one jurisdiction to another, debt collectors can really only ask you – though it doesn’t always have to be politely – to repay an outstanding amount of money:
Debt collectors are not government agents. They’re not lawyers, and they’re not the police. Debt collectors are tunnel-vision businesspeople driven, [...]
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Boosting your face value with some cold hard cash
Posted by John Lampard on Monday, 7 December, 2009 to the trends subset
A new way to add monetary value to your, I don’t know, personal brand… incorporate the well known faces on dollar notes into photos of yourself.
There’s a new craze going in the world – folks take pictures of themselves partially covered with folded banknotes in the foreground. The result is combined faces of [...]
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Cryonics and life insurance policies that pay out to you
Posted by John Lampard on Friday, 20 November, 2009 to the comment subset
Those contemplating cryonics – having their body preserved at low temperatures until they are “revived” at some future time – may have found a way to fund their future lives, and who knows, the future may be an expensive place, by way of life insurance policies that name themselves as the beneficiary.
The laws are [...]
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Banknote design, worth more than the paper it’s printed on
Posted by John Lampard on Wednesday, 30 September, 2009 to the design and art subset
Lovely, the intricate design of dollar and bank notes.
Early banknotes had very little on them – usually just some indication as to what the value of the note was – but gradually over time, and as the ability to print and engrave paper became more sophisticated, the images on banknotes became more complex. They [...]
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The question once more, does money buy happiness?
Posted by John Lampard on Monday, 31 August, 2009 to the comment subset
The answer: it depends what exactly you spend your money on. Buying possessions not so much, but spending money on shared experiences with other people – holidays, dinner parties, etc – is more likely to boost feelings of well being:
For one thing, Van Boven and Gilovich argue, experiences are inherently more social – when [...]
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The green back, giving you more bang for your buck
Posted by John Lampard on Wednesday, 19 August, 2009 to the comment subset
It is estimated that almost 90 per cent of US dollar notes in circulation have some trace of cocaine on them, and not because Americans are all cocaine users, but because particles of the drug spread very quickly from note to note – in almost the same way a highly contagious virus does – when [...]
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Leaving a little something for burglars may save more for you
Posted by John Lampard on Wednesday, 5 August, 2009 to the comment subset
This is quite a tried and true tip… leave some money in a conspicuous location and should your home ever be broken into the burglars will most likely settle for what is on offer – as it were – rather than risking a longer foray trying to find further valuables.
Your best strategy, then, is to [...]
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