30 Things You Can Do With One Dollar...

summo_hakki

believe it or not... This is a must read article!

30 things you can do with one dollar...
View the details here: http://www.maximonline.com/articles/index.aspx?a_id=7261&src=gx125

limerickman

REO Speedwagon's record sales aren't exactly rocketing.
Their greatest hits for less than one dollar!
(they were crap anyhow).

I read recently that the US Treasury are thinking of launching (relaunching??) $1 coin.
Is this a good idea?

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morelike hypocrisy.

DiabloScott

The Susan B Anthony dollar coin was a flop, only printed one year I think - 1979? It looks too much like a quarter and no one collects them so they're still in circulation but unusual to get one in your change.

The Sacagawea dollar coin is having a little more success - it looks a lot different and can be used in a lot of vending machines and is given as change from vending machines - especially stamp machines at the post office. It does look a little too much like a token for the car wash though.




The real difficulty is in convincing the public that we don't need the $1 bill anymore (or the penny and nickel for that matter).

It's interesting to see from country to country how much is the lowest denomination coin is worth.

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davidmc

at the going exchange rate, #26 promises the best 'return'

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limerickman

Our currency got swept away with the introduction of the Euro in 2002.

But our old currency used have really ridiculously small denominations.
We had Irish £1, 50 pence (2 x 50pence = £1), 20 pence (5 x 20pence = £1),
10 pence (10 x 10pence = £1), 5 pence (20x 5pence= £1), 1 penny (100 x 1penny = £1) and then a .5penny (200 x .5penny = £1).
The halfpenny (or Ha'penny pronounced "haypenny") was the smallest denomination possible.
You could buy practically nothing with a ha'penny!

My dad used have a few $1 dollar coins at home - with the US bald eagle on one side.

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.."But finally the last thing I’ll say to the people who don’t believe in cycling, the cynics and the sceptics. I'm sorry for you. I’m sorry that you can’t dream big. [I]I'm sorry you don't believe in miracles. You should believe in these athletes, and you should believe in these people. I'll be a fan of the Tour de France for as long as I live. And there are no secrets" - this is a hard sporting event and hard work wins it - Armstrong 2005 TDF
morelike hypocrisy.

slovakguy

...don't need the penny anymore? hah! try pumping gas to a dollar amount without prepaying for a challenge.

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davidmc

the most famous and costly of our coinage-the vaunted 1804 silver dollar


If anyone has one of these I will buy it from them ,sight-unseen for 100 dollars cash. That is a 1000% return. Any takers
I am an arm-chair numismatist

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EoinC

I guess that's better than being a closet claustrophobic.

summo_hakki

I guess the best way we can do for one dollar is the #27 on the list of Maxim, "#27. Save an African’s life."
What about yours?

davidmc

I wondered if that one was proffered "tongue-in-cheek" because $1=1/2 lb (BPS ) How much can one accomplish w/ an amount that small

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I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death.
George Carlin
US comedian and actor (1937 - )

summo_hakki

Hmmmm, I guess that's why maxim made that list for us to know some of the best way we can do with one dollar!
But obviously some are ridiculously ellaborated! Actually I am thinking to try some ways on the list.

But atleast a fun to read!

WilliamK1974

Our government would like to phase out the manufacture of $1 bills in favor of the $1 coins. The coins may be more costly, but they last longer. Trouble is that they've never been able to get them right. The Susan B. Anthony coin looked and felt too much like a quarter to most people. The Sacajawea coin is ok, but they look like absolute crap when they've been in circulation for awhile. Think about game room tokens that got alot of use, and you'll understand. The new coin is a series of our past Presidents. Not a bad idea, but it looks like they're made out of the same metal as the Sacajawea coins. So after a few weeks or months, they too will look like cheap game room tokens.

bigpedaler

we all know there's more than 30, but nobody else wants to pony up additions to the list.

here:
31. buy a pint of milk (vit. D, 2%, or choc)
32. get 4 cans of sam's choice cola out of the vending machine at wal-mart.
33. buy an engagement ring at wal-mart! (kidding)
33.5. make your pre-school child happy for the day -- hand it over.
34. buy an expired hostess fruit pie.

you're on your own now....

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Bro Deal

In sci fi money is always odd shapes, like triangles and pentagons. It's a crying shame that all U.S. coins are circles. I propose we make one dollar coins as triangles with rounded corners. If we are going to get to the future, we need to start making changes today. Next we can change the name of the dollar to the creidt and then start working on hover cars like the ones in Bladerunner.

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