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“I short-sold more stock of the companies that brought us the housing and credit crises.” Jeff, 28, Scientist. Seattle, Washington

How I Spend my Stimulus:

“In January, Congress approved $152 billion in economic stimulus checks for millions of American households, intended to boost the economy and avert a recession. Just how this money will be spent remains to be seen. We hope this website helps shed some light on where the stimulus money is going.”

Via Cynical-C Blog. Zie ook Freakonomics, Likely Effects of the Tax Rebate Checks en What’s the Smartest Way to Spend Your Rebate?

Harvard Magazine: Debtor Nation. The rising risks of the American Dream, on a borrowed dime

NY Magazine: “The wild risks, unexpected niches, and day-in-day-out grind behind making a dollar in New York…for everyone from a drug dealer to Goldman Sachs.”

CR-Blog: “Robert Deodaat Emile Oxenaar – or Ootje as he’s known – is, at 76, still teaching in the graphic design department of the Rhode Island School of Design. Born in The Hague in the Netherlands he attended the city’s Royal Academy of Art and then, from 1966 until 1985, worked for the Nederlandsche Bank on a series of new banknotes. It was here that he designed what came to be his most famous project and, in terms of currency design, what many consider to be the most beautiful money in the world.” (via)