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Tips and Tools for L.I.F.E. - Living In Financial Excellence Matt Wegner clean Matt Wegner matt@mattwegnercoaching.com matt@mattwegnercoaching.com (Matt Wegner) Copyright © 2011 Financial Excellence, all rights reserved Where L.I.F.E. and Money Come Together money, financial freedom, career, small business, investing, budget, debt, free, credit, budgeting, business, finance http://financialexcellence.net/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/Podcast_Cover_Art-217.jpg http://financialexcellence.net TV-G Financial Excellence Studios, Sheboygan, WI Weekly http://financialexcellence.net/did-you-know-in-1997-the-new/ http://financialexcellence.net/did-you-know-in-1997-the-new/#comments Mon, 04 Jul 2011 09:00:25 +0000 Janelle Wegner http://financialexcellence.net/?p=42966 Continue reading →]]> http://financialexcellence.net/did-you-know-in-1997-the-new/feed/ 1 In 1997, the new $50 bill is introduced. The second note to be redesigned to include new security features, the reverse side also includes an enlarged number 50 in the lower right-hand corner to aid the low-vision community. Find more … Continue reading → http://financialexcellence.net/did-you-know-in-1996-additional-security/ http://financialexcellence.net/did-you-know-in-1996-additional-security/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 09:00:54 +0000 Janelle Wegner http://financialexcellence.net/?p=42873 Continue reading →]]> http://financialexcellence.net/did-you-know-in-1996-additional-security/feed/ 0 In 1996, additional security features are added to a newly redesigned $100 Federal Reserve note. The note incorporates both familiar and new features, while remaining recognizably American. Redesigned lower denominations are being introduced at the rate of about one denomination … Continue reading → http://financialexcellence.net/did-you-know-in-1913-after-the/ http://financialexcellence.net/did-you-know-in-1913-after-the/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 09:00:11 +0000 Janelle Wegner http://financialexcellence.net/?p=41610 Continue reading →]]> http://financialexcellence.net/did-you-know-in-1913-after-the/feed/ 1 In 1913, after the financial panics of 1893 and 1907, the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 was passed. It created the Federal Reserve System as the nation’s central bank to regulate the flow of money and credit for economic stability … Continue reading → http://financialexcellence.net/did-you-know-memorial-day-was/ http://financialexcellence.net/did-you-know-memorial-day-was/#comments Mon, 30 May 2011 09:00:33 +0000 Janelle Wegner http://financialexcellence.net/?p=41022 Continue reading →]]> http://financialexcellence.net/did-you-know-memorial-day-was/feed/ 1 Memorial Day was declared a federal holiday in 1971. Find more fun facts and statistics about money at financialexcellence.net. Related PostsDid you know? In 1997, the new... Mon 04 Jul 2011Did you know? In 1913, after the... Mon 06 Jun … Continue reading → http://financialexcellence.net/did-you-know-in-1791-after-adoption/ http://financialexcellence.net/did-you-know-in-1791-after-adoption/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 09:00:13 +0000 Janelle Wegner http://financialexcellence.net/?p=40216 Continue reading →]]> http://financialexcellence.net/did-you-know-in-1791-after-adoption/feed/ 1 In 1791, after adoption of the Constitution in 1789, Congress chartered the first Bank of the United States until 1811 and authorized it to issue paper bank notes to eliminate confusion and simplify trade. The bank served as the U.S. … Continue reading → http://financialexcellence.net/did-you-know-research-shows-it-takes/ http://financialexcellence.net/did-you-know-research-shows-it-takes/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2011 09:00:05 +0000 Janelle Wegner http://financialexcellence.net/?p=39996 Continue reading →]]> http://financialexcellence.net/did-you-know-research-shows-it-takes/feed/ 1 Research shows it takes 64 seconds to recover your train of thought after interruption by email.  If you check every 10 minutes, you waste more than 4 hours a week wondering what the heck you were just doing. Find more … Continue reading → http://financialexcellence.net/did-you-know-in-1781-to-support/ http://financialexcellence.net/did-you-know-in-1781-to-support/#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 09:00:49 +0000 Janelle Wegner http://financialexcellence.net/?p=39736 Continue reading →]]> http://financialexcellence.net/did-you-know-in-1781-to-support/feed/ 1 In 1781, to support the Revolutionary War, the Continental Congress chartered the Bank of North America in Philadelphia as the nation’s first “real” bank. Find more fun facts and statistics about money at financialexcellence.net. Related PostsDid you know? In 1913, … Continue reading → http://financialexcellence.net/did-you-know-in-1775-american-colonists/ http://financialexcellence.net/did-you-know-in-1775-american-colonists/#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2011 09:00:35 +0000 Janelle Wegner http://financialexcellence.net/?p=39603 Continue reading →]]> http://financialexcellence.net/did-you-know-in-1775-american-colonists/feed/ 1 In 1775,  American colonists issued paper currency for the Continental Congress to finance the Revolutionary War. The notes were backed by the “anticipation” of tax revenues. Without solid backing and easily counterfeited, the notes quickly became devalued, giving rise to … Continue reading → http://financialexcellence.net/did-you-know-in-1690-the-massachusetts/ http://financialexcellence.net/did-you-know-in-1690-the-massachusetts/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 09:00:34 +0000 Janelle Wegner http://financialexcellence.net/?p=39588 Continue reading →]]> http://financialexcellence.net/did-you-know-in-1690-the-massachusetts/feed/ 0 In 1690 the Massachusetts Bay Colony issued the first paper money in the colonies which would later form the United States. Find more fun facts and statistics about money at financialexcellence.net. Related PostsDid you know? In 1861, on the... Mon … Continue reading → http://financialexcellence.net/did-you-know-ten-years-after-graduation/ http://financialexcellence.net/did-you-know-ten-years-after-graduation/#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2011 09:00:02 +0000 Janelle Wegner http://financialexcellence.net/?p=39412 Continue reading →]]> http://financialexcellence.net/did-you-know-ten-years-after-graduation/feed/ 2 Ten years after graduation, 80% of college graduates are working in something totally unrelated to their degree. Find more fun facts and statistics about money at financialexcellence.net. Related PostsDid you know? In 1690 the Massachusetts... Mon 21 Mar 2011Did you … Continue reading →