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With the US dollar struggling mightily, even against currencies like the Russian ruble, it’s a whole lot less of a bargain traveling with the green backs these days. But not all bad deals are created equal, so I thought it would be interesting to take a look at the 10 most expensive cities to visit with US money.
10)Helsinki, Finland
9)Frankfurt, Germany
8)Zurich, Switzerland
7)Reykjavik, Iceland
6)Osaka, Japan
5)Tokyo, Japan
4)London, UK
3)Copenhagen, Denmark
2)Paris, France
1)Oslo, Norway
There are a few different lists circulating around, but this one seemed to be the most accurate. Obviously there are different ways to measure the expense of a city but this list seemed …read more

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10)So that’s the advertised salary, but how much will I really be making?
9)Will I have access to the company hooker?
8)Will you cover for me if my wife calls?
7)These are high speed shredders right?
6)Your wife is beautiful, she looks an awful lot like my ex.
5)Will you guys set up my offshore account or do I have to take care of that myself?
4)Look, I’m an accountant, playing with numbers is my thing, do the big boys want to make some real money here or are you content with your little scraps? (play this one by ear though)
3)Leadership skills? In college I was …read more

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Another month has come and gone, and slowly we’re all getting older and crustier. Here’s a look back at some of the highlights from June.
Prescription drugs kill more people than illegal drugs. We also learned that nobody in the state of Florida died from marijuana in 2007.
The fact that nobody died from marijuana in Florida led me to wonder, is it even humanely possible to die from an overdose of weed?
June saw Europe go nuts with Euro Cup fever. So I decided to list 10 things that annoy me about soccer.
John McCain might be old and decrepit now, but …read more

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With the price of oil soring, I thought it would be interesting to look at the 10 richest countries in the world and which ones can thank oil for their hefty pockets. This list is according to The CIA World Factbook and is based on per capita GDP.
10)Ireland-$45,600
9)United States-$46,000
8)Singapore-$48,900
7)United Arab Emirates-$55,200 (oil money has built a booming economy)
6)Kuwait-$55,300 (oil)
5)Norway-$55,600 (oil plays a big role)
4)Jersey-$57,000 (no not New Jersey but WTF??)

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