New 1 Dollar Bill

[Southern Breeze]

The recent economic crisis has forced the U S Mint to redesign the 1 dollar bill.

[GDub]

I'd laugh if my hard earned, WELL invested 401K wasn't down 35%! I imagine for those who didn't diversify conservatively enough, or who had little or no choice, the losses have been much greater. We're in a pickle, and I'm not talking baseball!

[ChattanCat]

I'd laugh if my hard earned, WELL invested 401K wasn't down 35%! I imagine for those who didn't diversify conservatively enough or who had little, or no choice, the losses have been much greater. We're in a pickle, and I'm not talking baseball!

ONLY down 35%? Your doing great!

[GDub]

ONLY down 35%? Your doing great!

I know! Luck of the draw.

[Southern Breeze]

The way I see it we have three choices- grip about the financial mess, say nothing , or laugh.
As a minister I often see the worst every week, so any opportunity to laugh is welcome.

[Ian.MacAllan]

I'd laugh if my hard earned, WELL invested 401K wasn't down 35%! . . .

They are "only paper losses" until we sell. Try to wring some consolation from that.

Stock prices have tumbled because buyers have disappeared. [irony] If we could stop eating and using shelter, grocery and housing prices would drop also.

It's a great time to die so your estate will largely escape taxation. [/irony]

.

[sathor]

I'd laugh if my hard earned, WELL invested 401K wasn't down 35%! I imagine for those who didn't diversify conservatively enough, or who had little or no choice, the losses have been much greater. We're in a pickle, and I'm not talking baseball!

My wife's mutual funds which we were going to use this year to get a home loan lost over 50% in value since spring, it's really sickening. We need a house so I don't have to deal with crazy anti-kilt mom anymore. (we live in one of her rental apartments)

[ThistleDown]

Were you aware that the Canadian dollar (a coin) is called the "Loonie" because it has an image of that evening bird, the loon, on its reverse? And that the Canadian two-dollar coin has a name that perfectly fits Canadians' attitude towards the monetary system: it's a "Toonie".

[Carolina Kiltman]

Were you aware that the Canadian dollar (a coin) is called the "Loonie" because it has an image of that evening bird, the loon, on its reverse? And that the Canadian two-dollar coin has a name that perfectly fits Canadians' attitude towards the monetary system: it's a "Toonie".

yep, and the US "copper cent" is actually zinc, with a thin coating of copper. Also, I have heard it costs more to mint that the face value. I am old enough to remember when the metal in the coin was also it's value.

I also agree that if you can't do anything about a situation, look for the humor. It is always there.

[SteveB]

Considering the amount of money that it would take to recover the value of my investment portfolio, I have moved retirement into the "unlikely" list.