How to Spot Counterfeit Currency
Detecting Counterfeit U. S. Currency
Despite what many people think, the amount of counterfeit currency in circulation in the United States is very small-only 3/100ths of 1 percent of total currency. In part, that's because the U. S. Secret Service thoroughly investigates all reported counterfeiting cases, and because there are harsh criminal penalties for counterfeiting or passing fake bills. Perhaps more than anything though, counterfeiting is difficult because of the bill's security features, which are hard to reproduce but e...

Magic vs. Law of Attraction
Magic and Law of Attraction, what are the Differences?
From my own experiences, my own observations and my own beliefs, I find a huge similarity between Magic and the Law of Attraction. When you are dealing with magic you are placing a strong focus and strong visualizations on what you want to happen. If you are running low on money and need to figure out a way to have some money come into the household, you will do several things each placing a strong focus on money. When you are practicing the Law of the Attraction, you are placing a strong f...

Money Idioms
What is an Idiom?
Most people use idioms in everyday language without even realising it. There are a number of idioms that are related to Money, some are negative and derogatory, but some can be positive and complimentary. An idiom can be described as a natural way of speaking to native speakers of a language. It is a phrase or an expression that cannot be taken literally. The expression has a special meaning as a whole that cannot be translated word by word. When you use an idiom in everyday language, then...

Making Money: There's more than one way to earn it.
The check is in the mail. Sure it is.
Everyone needs money, right? Right.  And the truly fascinating thing about that old filthy lucre is that, unless you're Bill Gates, Warren Buffet or others on their level, you never have enough of it.  Most would settle for being able to cover all their bills without worrying, but far more of us than you would think would be perfectly happy to be able to buy medicine and a week's worth of groceries before the money ran out. This lens looks at the ways most of us make money and ideas for makin...

How to Manage Money
The economic downturn that started affected so many people today but what has caused it ? A frenzy of irresponsible borrowing. But why the frenzy to borrow on credit, to buy things for which people are unable to pay? You will likely agree, that the world's economic system, which cultivates greed, did precisely that. Whether you have been affected by the decline in the world's economy or not, you can consider ways you can save money and spend wisely. ~ 1st, before buying an expensive item, co...

A Brief History Of Money
Money, Money, Money!
Was just wondering what to write a lens about, when money popped into my mind, so I thought, "Why not?". Now, I'm no expert, but here's my take on a very brief history of money. The history of money goes for thousands of years, so you'll only find a few high points here!