The
government has a license to print money, but it’s doing less of it
these days. With the rise of debit card use, the Treasury Department is
printing the fewest $1, $5 and $10 bills in at least 30 years. The $100
bill is the exception, as more are being printed each year because the
C-note is a popular way for people in foreign countries to hold American
money. Source Link
America’s biggest cell phone carrier is slapping the meter on data use for new smart phone customers. Verizon’s new pricing means that two of the nation’s three biggest providers have scrapped their unlimited data plans for millions of customers who are switching to smart phones with applications that use plenty of data for streaming audio and video. Source Link
Here’s a different measure of the health of the economy -- about half of the people questioned in a recent survey say they might cancel their vacation plans to save money. But the poll conducted for glassdoor.com also showed that two out of three people say they can unplug completely from work while off, but more men than women say they’re expected to work on vacation. Source Link
