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I hope you and yours have a fun and relaxing 4th of July weekend. For those outside the United States, I hope you have a fun and relaxing 4th of July weekend that has absolutely no historical significance to you (unless you’re in England, in which case sorry about that). 
If you have a hankering for some interesting news to read, here are a few good ones.
- There are a lot of online scams out there and many are easy to see, like the King of Nigeria (or sometimes it’s the prince) wanting to give you a million bucks if you’ll help him move $50,000 to his cousin in Georgia. Well, sometimes the longer cons are a little harder to see and the Red Tape Chronicles details a “money mule” scheme that one recent job seeker fell victim to. This is a pretty long con and I’m not surprised people fall for it, it’s cleverly disguised.
- There’s a retirement rule of thumb where you can assume a 4% withdrawal rate on your nest egg and have it last your lifetime, here is the origin of the 4% rule. It’s from a study out of Trinity University and that’s not all they said.
- Don’t buy any hand tools new at the store, it’s one of those things where used is just as good as new and you can save a boatload of money that way. Here are the best places to buy used tools.
- When I’ve had a little too much to drink, I usually fall asleep harmless in my bed. PVM Oil Futures trader Steve Perks bought 7m barrels of crude oil. Yeah… there should be checks that prevent that sort of thing.
- According to the Census Bureau’s annual survey on income, the median household income fell from $52,748 in 1999 (adjusted for inflation to 2008) to $50,303 in 2008.
And if you have 20 minutes and a desire to experience a brain implosion (it’s funny too), watch this video (no seriously watch it, it’s really entertaining and fun):
We’ll be taking tomorrow off in observance of Independence Day, we’ll be back with more awesomeness on Tuesday!
(Photo: iluvcocacola)
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Actually July 4th is significant for other things besides the start of the US and the exit from the British commonwealth….
Christian Feast Days
- Andrew of Crete
- Bertha of Artois
- Elizabeth of Portugal, patron saint of Coimbra (city holiday), known there as Rainha Santa Isabela.
- Oda of Canterbury
- Ulrich of Augsburg
OK Christianity is great for those who follow, but US Independence day is a civic event
- Rwanda (marking the end of genocide in 1990)
OK, OK, but US independence day is about the country’s independence from a foreign power…..
- Philippine Declaration of Independence July 4th 1946 from the United States.
Oops, well this day is officially Filipino-American Friendship Day
Have a great July 4th…..
Thanks to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_4th
I’m glad to see that there are many people relaxing on the 4th of July. Still it would had been better if all the world could chill out for a day.
Went to so many BBQs I lost count….
Used tools have more charachter.
Character, what the hell did we do before spell checker?