30 examples of dollar notes that have been artistically modified.

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 [...]

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.

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]