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Would Single People Rather Be Rich or Have Love? — Dollars and Sense

Shauna Wright — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:05:28 +0000

According to a new survey from dating site Chemistry.com, love truly does conquer all — even money. But once singles are in a relationship, how do they handle the financial aspect of things? Chemistry.com polled 1,600 of its users and found three-quarters of men and almost that many women would choose love over a high-paying [...]

What Do You Plan On Doing with Your Tax Refund? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:13:23 +0000

The good news is that 67 percent of Americans expect to to get a refund from the IRS this year. The bad news is that much of this money is going to be spent taking care of other debts, rather than be used for something fun. According to a Taxsoftware.com survey of 1,005 adults, 29 [...]

Iowa Lottery Winner Finally Materializes to Claim $16.5 Million After Year-Long Delay

Shauna Wright — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 12:08:31 +0000

On Monday, the deadline passed for an unknown $77 million lottery winner in Georgia to claim the prize. Unbelievable as that may have been, officials in Iowa had a similar situation — days before the deadline, a Hot Lotto ticket worth $16.5 million was still unaccounted for.

But no more. In a squeaker of epic proportions, an attorney for the unnamed winner stepped forward with the valuable little slip of paper on Thursday, just two hours before it would’ve been worthless.

Worst Malfunction Ever Cheats Man Out of $57 Million Jackpot

Shauna Wright — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:18:50 +0000

Most slot machines these days are run on computer chips, which means that just like your trusty laptop, they’re bound to fail on occasion.

That’s what happened to Behar Merlaku, who thought he’d won a $57 million jackpot, only to learn a software error voided his big score.

TV vs. Reality: What Do Your Favorite TV Characters Jobs Pay In Real Life?

Frank Seres — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:44:41 +0000

If your favorite reality stars actually got payed a normal salary for the jobs they do on TV what would they get payed ? In a recent article on OMG Yahoo, they compared the jobs that TV stars play on their shows and what they would get payed in the real world. Take a look [...]