41 Money Weird Facts THAT MAY Blow You Away
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1. More of our fantasies are about money... than sex.
2. If we're able to have any luxury on the planet (and money didn't matter) more of us would choose to purchase a butler and a maid than anything else.
3. 90% of Americans who own pets get them Christmas gifts.
4. Money is the leading cause of disagreements in marriages.
5. 65% of Americans would live on a deserted island simply by themselves for a whole year for $1,000,000.
6. For $10,000,000 the majority of us would do just about anything! Including abandoning us and friends and our church. An extremely high percentage of us would, for that same amount of money, change our race or sex. And, 1 in every 14, would even murder someone for ten million bucks.
What's really strange relating to this is, the statistics remain the same whether it's ten million dollars completely right down to three million. For three million bucks, most of us would do the same horrible things we would do for ten million. But, do you know what? Few of us would do these things for a "measly" two million.
7. 92% of us would prefer to be rich than find the love of our lives.
8. Here is a weighty one: Money (or the shortage thereof) may be the biggest stress inducer in the lives of Americans. We worry more about money than our marriages, our health, or even who's likely to win the Superbowl Game or turn out on top in the most recent Survivor TV show.
9. If you get your cash out of a Hitachi ATM machine in Japan, it will be laundered. The way they do it is, they briefly press the bills between rollers at high enough temperatures to kill most bacteria.
10. Women have very fixed ideas on how much they are willing to spend on a bra. 38.3% of women won't spend $30 for a bra. 28.4% won't spend $50. 10% would pay just as much as $75. And, only 3.5% would fork out $100. But, guess what happens? Almost 20% of women say they would pay almost anything for a bra. It is because they consider (and I assume so do a few men) that the contents of what those bras are encasing is of extremely high-value.
11. Nearly half of individuals who sell their houses with furniture included will need all the light bulbs out of all the lamps if they vacate the premises.
12. Most people won't bend over to pick up money lying on the sidewalk unless it's at least a dollar.
13. Most Americans think pennies certainly are a pain in the ass and the U.S. Mint should stop making them.
14. There is about 405 billion dollars in circulation. Only 32 million of this amount is counterfeit. That means, the percentage of counterfeit profit America is .0079%. And, $20 bills are more often counterfeited than $100 bills.
15. Do people care if their bills are crisp? Indeed, they do. Fresh, crisp, clean bills are considered much more valuable than those which are old, wrinkled and dirty.
I once sent a 'dollar bill thank you' letter to a man who sent a sincere letter back again to me bitching the free $1 bill I sent him was wrinkled rather than crisp when i had described in the letter.
16. Let's flip a coin and make an effort to guess whether it will come up heads or tails. 3 x as many people guess 'heads' than 'tails'.
17. Here's one I personally think really sucks: One from every four Americans believe their finest chance of getting rich is by playing the lottery.
18. How about this one for a shocking fact: 5% of lottery ticket buyers buy 51% of all tickets sold. (Trust me, none of these people belong to the "Einsteins of America Society".)
19. A staggering 74% of us are influenced by just how much we are able to win in a lottery instead of the odds of us winning.
20. That's a good thing for the Government because the odds of winning a lottery jackpot are about 10 million to 1 1.
21. Someone who drives 10 miles to buy a lottery ticket is 3 times more likely to be killed in a vehicle accident while driving to get the ticket... than... he could be to win the jackpot.
22. Sunday newspaper coupon inserts will be the second-most read section of the paper, following the front page.
23. Few people know it but, you can buy single-disease insurance.
24. Only 6% of individuals in America regularly buy clothes tailor made just for them.
25. Here's one that's important: 63% of us decide NOT to buy a product advertised on the net... because... we think the shipping and handling charges add a great deal to the order.
26. Eight times as much Americans would prefer to use an ATM than cope with a real live teller.
27. This one's likely to blow your brain: 83% of Americans still pay with checks rather than credit cards!
28. Almost 30% of us say we'd need 3 million smackaroos to feel rich. This ties in with the fact many of us would do anything for as little as $3 million... but... not nearly as much of us would do those identical things for a measly $2 million. (Hey, here's your possiblity to make the most of that situation. If you only want to pay $2 million to have something done, ask me if I'll do it. The chances are, believe it or not, I WILL TAKE ACTION.)
29. Here's another fact which is really, really important: 80% of Americans say giving private information (especially their charge card information) online scares the living shit out of these.
30. Two-thirds of Americans say they wouldn't let their spouse spend the night and have sex with someone else for a million dollars. Many of these people are liars. There is a big difference being asked should they would do it for a million dollars... instead of... handing them a paper sack containing the million fungolas and simply saying, "Here, you can have this if you'll i want to sleep with your sweetie tonight."
31. The average wedding in the us costs a staggering $20,000.00.
32. A lot more than one-third of American women consider money more important than good sex to the success of a wedding.
33. In accordance with Employee Benefits Research Institute 96% of all people who have jobs at this time won't be qualified to receive their full Social Security benefits when they reach age 65.
34. In terms of houses, more than anything else, people want a state-of-the-art kitchen.
35. When people shop for a car, what they need more than anything else is reliability for the best possible price.
36. One of the best methods to raise money for a charity is to have a free dinner for a lot of people and have a clear envelope tucked under their plate... for the express purpose... of making whatever size donation they want.
37. People tip more on sunny days than they do on dreary days.
38. More than 80,000,000 people call the I.R.S. Information Hotline contact number every year. One-third of those calls go unanswered. And, based on the Treasury Department itself, 47% of the answers the 'get-through' callers receive are incorrect.
39. Almost website out of three people have modified their financial behavior because of the fears.
40. Almost three times as many folks who live in the South worry about losing their jobs as compared with people who reside in the Midwest.
41. Which would you rather do: Shop till you drop... or... have great sex?
For men, this is the no-brainer.
However, more women would actually rather have an unlimited shopping spree than spend a weekend with the perfect lover. Actually, the #1 favorite fantasy of women is to have a blank check to shop at their favorite store.
2. If we're able to have any luxury on the planet (and money didn't matter) more of us would choose to purchase a butler and a maid than anything else.
3. 90% of Americans who own pets get them Christmas gifts.
4. Money is the leading cause of disagreements in marriages.
5. 65% of Americans would live on a deserted island simply by themselves for a whole year for $1,000,000.
6. For $10,000,000 the majority of us would do just about anything! Including abandoning us and friends and our church. An extremely high percentage of us would, for that same amount of money, change our race or sex. And, 1 in every 14, would even murder someone for ten million bucks.
What's really strange relating to this is, the statistics remain the same whether it's ten million dollars completely right down to three million. For three million bucks, most of us would do the same horrible things we would do for ten million. But, do you know what? Few of us would do these things for a "measly" two million.
7. 92% of us would prefer to be rich than find the love of our lives.
8. Here is a weighty one: Money (or the shortage thereof) may be the biggest stress inducer in the lives of Americans. We worry more about money than our marriages, our health, or even who's likely to win the Superbowl Game or turn out on top in the most recent Survivor TV show.
9. If you get your cash out of a Hitachi ATM machine in Japan, it will be laundered. The way they do it is, they briefly press the bills between rollers at high enough temperatures to kill most bacteria.
10. Women have very fixed ideas on how much they are willing to spend on a bra. 38.3% of women won't spend $30 for a bra. 28.4% won't spend $50. 10% would pay just as much as $75. And, only 3.5% would fork out $100. But, guess what happens? Almost 20% of women say they would pay almost anything for a bra. It is because they consider (and I assume so do a few men) that the contents of what those bras are encasing is of extremely high-value.
11. Nearly half of individuals who sell their houses with furniture included will need all the light bulbs out of all the lamps if they vacate the premises.
12. Most people won't bend over to pick up money lying on the sidewalk unless it's at least a dollar.
13. Most Americans think pennies certainly are a pain in the ass and the U.S. Mint should stop making them.
14. There is about 405 billion dollars in circulation. Only 32 million of this amount is counterfeit. That means, the percentage of counterfeit profit America is .0079%. And, $20 bills are more often counterfeited than $100 bills.
15. Do people care if their bills are crisp? Indeed, they do. Fresh, crisp, clean bills are considered much more valuable than those which are old, wrinkled and dirty.
I once sent a 'dollar bill thank you' letter to a man who sent a sincere letter back again to me bitching the free $1 bill I sent him was wrinkled rather than crisp when i had described in the letter.
16. Let's flip a coin and make an effort to guess whether it will come up heads or tails. 3 x as many people guess 'heads' than 'tails'.
17. Here's one I personally think really sucks: One from every four Americans believe their finest chance of getting rich is by playing the lottery.
18. How about this one for a shocking fact: 5% of lottery ticket buyers buy 51% of all tickets sold. (Trust me, none of these people belong to the "Einsteins of America Society".)
19. A staggering 74% of us are influenced by just how much we are able to win in a lottery instead of the odds of us winning.
20. That's a good thing for the Government because the odds of winning a lottery jackpot are about 10 million to 1 1.
21. Someone who drives 10 miles to buy a lottery ticket is 3 times more likely to be killed in a vehicle accident while driving to get the ticket... than... he could be to win the jackpot.
22. Sunday newspaper coupon inserts will be the second-most read section of the paper, following the front page.
23. Few people know it but, you can buy single-disease insurance.
24. Only 6% of individuals in America regularly buy clothes tailor made just for them.
25. Here's one that's important: 63% of us decide NOT to buy a product advertised on the net... because... we think the shipping and handling charges add a great deal to the order.
26. Eight times as much Americans would prefer to use an ATM than cope with a real live teller.
27. This one's likely to blow your brain: 83% of Americans still pay with checks rather than credit cards!
28. Almost 30% of us say we'd need 3 million smackaroos to feel rich. This ties in with the fact many of us would do anything for as little as $3 million... but... not nearly as much of us would do those identical things for a measly $2 million. (Hey, here's your possiblity to make the most of that situation. If you only want to pay $2 million to have something done, ask me if I'll do it. The chances are, believe it or not, I WILL TAKE ACTION.)
29. Here's another fact which is really, really important: 80% of Americans say giving private information (especially their charge card information) online scares the living shit out of these.
30. Two-thirds of Americans say they wouldn't let their spouse spend the night and have sex with someone else for a million dollars. Many of these people are liars. There is a big difference being asked should they would do it for a million dollars... instead of... handing them a paper sack containing the million fungolas and simply saying, "Here, you can have this if you'll i want to sleep with your sweetie tonight."
31. The average wedding in the us costs a staggering $20,000.00.
32. A lot more than one-third of American women consider money more important than good sex to the success of a wedding.
33. In accordance with Employee Benefits Research Institute 96% of all people who have jobs at this time won't be qualified to receive their full Social Security benefits when they reach age 65.
34. In terms of houses, more than anything else, people want a state-of-the-art kitchen.
35. When people shop for a car, what they need more than anything else is reliability for the best possible price.
36. One of the best methods to raise money for a charity is to have a free dinner for a lot of people and have a clear envelope tucked under their plate... for the express purpose... of making whatever size donation they want.
37. People tip more on sunny days than they do on dreary days.
38. More than 80,000,000 people call the I.R.S. Information Hotline contact number every year. One-third of those calls go unanswered. And, based on the Treasury Department itself, 47% of the answers the 'get-through' callers receive are incorrect.
39. Almost website out of three people have modified their financial behavior because of the fears.
40. Almost three times as many folks who live in the South worry about losing their jobs as compared with people who reside in the Midwest.
41. Which would you rather do: Shop till you drop... or... have great sex?
For men, this is the no-brainer.
However, more women would actually rather have an unlimited shopping spree than spend a weekend with the perfect lover. Actually, the #1 favorite fantasy of women is to have a blank check to shop at their favorite store.
