Category: money

How Sound Money Won the Battle of Yorktown—and Saved the American Revolution

Early this month, U.S. Rep. Alex Mooney (R-W.Va.) introduced the Gold Standard Restoration Act (H.R. 9157). If enacted into law, it would require public disclosure of the federal government’s gold holdings and eventually define the dollar as a weight of gold. For the moment, the bill’s chances of passage are as nil as nil gets. Sound money,…


Social Security Pop-up Ads Are So Misleading

In the last month or so, I’ve written two columns about Social Security “news” articles I’ve seen in various publications with misleading headlines that are intended to lure you into reading the rest of the story. What’s contained in the article is never as dramatic or newsworthy as the exaggerated headline would indicate. These Social…


Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? The 6 Money Hacks You Need to Be a Millionaire

You know those videos where something you didn’t know existed blew your mind? My experience was exactly the same when I discovered some basic money hacks that led to me becoming a millionaire. Sadly, I had to learn these money hacks the hard way. The good news is that I’m going to share them with…


The 6 Money Hacks You Need to Be a Millionaire

You know those videos where something you didn’t know existed blew your mind? My experience was exactly the same when I discovered some basic money hacks that led to me becoming a millionaire. Sadly, I had to learn these money hacks the hard way. The good news is that I’m going to share them with…


Smart Alecks (1942)

Danny helps to capture a wanted criminal and receives a $200 reward. However, he has a falling out with the gang when they believe he should share the money with them. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature Films: www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click the “Save” button below the…


Kids and Money: Money Tips for Teens

By Steve Rosen From Tribune Content Agency Gabe Ruschman is a 16-year-old go-getter. An honor roll student from the Chicago suburb of Skokie, he plays safety on his high school football team, carves out time to play the trumpet, and has worked as a seasonal employee at Home Depot over the summer. The teen is…


Australia Is One of the World’s Richest Countries, Global Wealth Report Shows

Australia is among the richest countries in the world, ranked fifth in terms of household wealth on a country-by-country basis, with average wealth per capita rising above US$50,000, according to a Credit Suisse report. Australia, which accounts for just 0.5 percent of the global population, ranked fourth in the world for the number of millionaires as…


Australia One of the World’s Richest Countries, Global Wealth Report Shows

Australia is among the richest countries in the world, ranked fifth in terms of household wealth on a country-by-country basis, with average wealth per capita rising above US$50,000, according to a Credit Suisse report. Australia, which accounts for just 0.33 percent of the global population, ranked fourth in the world for the number of millionaires as…


Commission, Not Allowance

Dear Dave, What is the right age to begin giving children an allowance? —Ben Dear Ben, In my mind, there’s never a right time to give kids an allowance. Instead, work out a plan to pay them commissions, and assign them age-appropriate weekly chores. This can be done with very simple tasks starting at an…


Danger Flight (1939)

Tailspin Tommy is flying through a severe storm to deliver a payroll. What he doesn’t know is that a gang of crooks is setting a trap for him in order to get their hands on the money. Credit: Public Domain Movies – BUY Jan 6 DVD: www.epochtv.shop/product-page/dvd-the-real-story-of-january-6, Promo Code “EpochTV” for 20% off. – Feature…