Pay raise? What pay raise? I know what you are thinking. But, believe it or not, many Americans received a pay raise this year. Many receive a pay raise as a cost of living adjustment every year from their pension or an annual increase in their salaries from their employer. The United States military, for example, received a 1.4% pay raise this past January, and they have received a raise every year since the end of World War II. Every American actually received a pay raise this year also, and many did not even realize it.
A Tale of Two Currencies (or $1 Billion Dollars in Lockdown)
Personal FinanceWhat you are about to read is a tale of two currencies, both of which are very much at odds with each other. On one side of the ring we have the one dollar bill, lovingly known by millions as “buck,” “greenback,” “single” and “one.” On the other side of the ring we have our [...]