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Shipwrecked 8/27/2007 There were two men shipwrecked on this island. The minute they got on to the island one of them started screaming and yelling, "We're going to die! We're going to die! There's no food! No water! We're going to die!" The second man was propped up against a palm tree and acting so…

There was a great king who once employed a merchant in his service as an ambassador to foreign courts. Now the merchant, before he went away, said to the king, “My own business requires all my care, and though I am always willing to be your majesty’s servant, yet if I attend to your business as I ought,…

A survey conducted by Harris Interactive has found that prejudice may be closer to home than most people realize. The survey of 3,000 adults found that most people know their neighbors and don’t mind inviting them over, as long as they are not renters. The poll was designed to look at attitudes within…

A couple moving out of their home in Sudbury England contacted a local auction house to help them sell off items they no longer needed. Among the items they planned to sell were a pair of sphinx statues that the couple believed were replicas made in the 18th century. The Auction house didn’t question…

Chuck Feeney co-founded “Duty Free Shoppers” and it made him rich. With the billions of dollars that he earned Feeney began a philanthropic foundation with the goal of giving away the entire $8 Billion fortune. He recently shut down the foundation after succeeding in giving away all but $2 million that…

The owners of a London home pulled back on a deal to sell it after they found what they think is a mural painted by Britain’s elusive street artist known as Banksy on an exterior wall. The artwork, called “Achoo,” depicts an elderly woman sneezing, sending her dentures flying out of her mouth. It also…

Shane Houston and a friend from New Hampshire were on a metal-detecting trip in New England and obtained permission to search the ground outside a church in Maine. Houston said they found several interesting items, but the most interesting discovery was a 222-year-old copper penny dating to the first…

Just because we believe a person is free to spend their wealth as they choose doesn’t mean they should. The fashion house Gucci recently debuted faded denim overalls with fake grass stains on the legs. The overalls sell for $1,400 a pair. The Week, October 2, 2020 p. 6 I believe the person with God eyes…

A British man who started to build a deck in yard during coronavirus lockdown made an unexpected discovery while digging. The man found someone had buried an entire car in the yard years earlier. John Brayshaw bought the home six months earlier and was digging post panels for a deck, when he found the…

Stella Wedell went on vacation to Spain with her family when she was 12 years old. ON that trip she lost a cassette tape of her favorite music. Wedell couldn’t find the tape and wasn’t even sure where she lost it. 20 years later, Wedell visited Spain again and went to see an exhibition by a British artist…

Susan Cook and Patrick Riordan walked into a Payless shoe store looking for one reasonably priced pair of shoes—and walked out with 247 pairs. The Payless chain declared bankruptcy and the Hamilton Township store was slowly selling off its inventory at $2 a pair. “What if we buy everything here?” asked…

In some San Diego neighborhoods, abandoned shopping carts are an eyesore as well as an environmental hazard. In the Claremont area, carts are often left on sidewalks, in bushes, and on private property. In response, several stores have contracted with a local business to retrieve the lost carts. If residents…

“As a personal commodity, money is extremely elastic, in that you can theoretically accumulate an infinite amount of it, and your income fluctuates at different points in your life. Time, by contrast, is intrinsically inelastic: You cannot accumulate more of it, and you’ve never had any less of it. You…

22% of consumers in the US will pay for their Christmas presents with credit, compared to 10% of Europeans. As you shop, remember that the joy of opening presents in December can quickly be replaced by the misery of opening bills in January.—Jim L. Wilson https://www.ing.com/Newsroom/All-news/The-truth-about-unwanted-Christmas-gifts.htm…

The chief fiscal officer for the state of Illinois said she does not know how big Illinois’s pile of unpaid bills really is. The state sold $4.5 billion worth of bonds to pay down the estimated $16.6 billion it owes to contactors, health care providers, and others. Part of the problem is state agencies…

70% of respondents to an ING survey “agree that Christmas is too focused on spending.” What would happen if people would focus on receiving instead of spending? No, I’m not talking about receiving Christmas gifts. I’m talking about receiving the greatest news ever announced—good news of great joy.—Jim…

Rather than letting her wedding dress gather dust in the closet, Dawnetta Heinz is sharing it with other brides who cannot afford a dress. Heinz bought the strapless dress with beaded bodice on sale for $550. After her wedding, she offered it on a social media classified ad and within 48 hours a dozen…

Derek Carr, starting Quarterback of the Oakland Raiders just signed a five-year, $125 million contract making him the highest-paid quarterback in NFL history. When he was in college at Fresno State University, Carr was a regular tither of his $700 per semester stipend. Now he has pledged to tithe 10…

A text message sent to the wrong number turned into fee tickets for a Stanley Cup playoff game. Amy Santora said she received a text offering her four tickets to the game. She didn’t recognize the number but called the person anyway. The person on the other end apologized and said he had sent the text…

The personal finance guru in The New York Times, Carl Richards, has an interesting suggestion for staying out of debt, or at least lowering it significantly. His suggestion is to pay for the item first, by putting the money aside in a savings account. If you can’t wait to save up for the whole amount,…

A woman who wanted to help her church build a new building put a rare and valuable gift in the offering plate during a special Easter offering. The woman, who prefers to remain anonymous, gave an 1866 proof Liberty Head double eagle coin to the church to help finance the new building. Her church has…

Cayla Chandara, a 22-year-old waitress in Hawaii was forced to drop out of college because of significant money problems. She shared her situation in conversation with an Australian couple she was serving. They were touched by her story and gave her a $400 tip. A gracious Chandara sent a thank you note…

One of the keys of good stewardship is to spend less than you make creating a surplus. The surplus allows you the ability to help others or to give to a good cause. Unfortunately, 60% of Americans say they spent more than they earned last year. A survey of more than 27,000 people by the FINRA Investor…

A New Jersey waitress learned that a little talk and providing a few laughs can pay off. Brianna Siegel served a couple at a Woodbridge restaurant, and when the couple paid their $20 bill, they handed her an envelope and told to open it when she got home. Later that evening, Siegel nearly fell on her…