veryone uses money. And because it’s such a big part of
our lives, it’s earned dozens of wacky nicknames over
the years. Here are some terms, along with their explanation.
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Money is often named after food because that’s what people
needed it for. Bread and dough are common terms, and
don’t forget you can “bring home the bacon.” Cabbage,
How to turn a penny into millions
in just a month!
hink a penny isn’t much? Think again! If you put one penny in a
jar today, put two pennies in tomorrow, four pennies the next day,
eight the next and continued the doubling process every day for one
month, you’d have millions! The key is to double it, so you need to add
the exact amount you already have each day (or you can multiply the
day’s amount by 2).
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Don’t believe it? Check it out! –>
Starting small is better than not starting at all, so see how quickly
saving your pennies (or any change) adds up!
lettuce, spinach, and kale sound like you’re about eat salad,
but they mean money too. These nicknames, along with
“greenbacks” are based on the green color of money. So the
next time you’re buying bread, don’t forget to bring some
dough. Depending on what kind of lettuce you pay with,
you’ll get some spondulicks back or maybe a few clams
for change!
Day
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Amount of Money
$.01
$.02
$.04
$.08
$.16
$.32
$.64
$1.28
$2.56
$5.12
$10.24
$20.48
$40.96
$81.92
$163.84
$ 327.68
Day
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
Done!
Amount of Money
$655.36
$1,310.72
$2,621.44
$5,242.88
$10,485.76
$20,971.52
$41,943.04
$83,886.08
$167,772.16
$335,544.32
$671,088.64
$1,342,177.28
$2,684,354.56
$5,368,709.12
$10,737,418.24
Whew! Let’s get these
pennies to the credit union!
There are hundreds of ways to do it!
eady for another mind boggling money matter?
If you have a one-dollar bill and you ask
someone to make change, they may give you four
quarters. But that’s just one of nearly 300 ways they
could give you change! Believe it or not, there are 293
ways to change a dollar.
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Okay, so we’ve shown the first 10 ways. Think
you can keep the change rolling? Try
some combinations for yourself.
4 Quarters
3 Quarters, 2 Dimes, 1 Nickel
3 Quarters, 2 Dimes, 5 Pennies
3 Quarters, 1 Dime, 3 Nickels
3 Quarters, 1 Dime, 2 Nickels, 5 Pennies
3 Quarters, 1 Dime, 1 Nickel, 10 Pennies
3 Quarters, 1 Dime, 15 Pennies
3 Quarters, 5 Nickels
3 Quarters, 4 Nickels, 5 Pennies
3 Quarters, 3 Nickels, 10 Pennies
Alyssa Maupas is
the winner of the
quarterly drawing.
Alyssa won a $50
Target Gift Card –
congratulations!
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