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>>>>>>>>Can somebody tell me whether bills above US$ 100 actually exist? The article only says that $200 bills are not made.
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>>>>>>>$500 and $1000 do exist, They are not in public circulation. Last I heard they are used in oversees transfers or something of that nature.
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>>>>>>Thanks. I think I had read something about 1000-dollar bills. But if they are not in public circulation, then that means that any cashier should be quite suspicious with those, too.
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>>>>>They should. Since most places the policy is not to accept bills over $100, this should have stopped this. This story reminded me of the $2 bill someone attempted to spend at a Taco Bell one evening. I read it in an email. But it was funny.
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>>>>I have a couple of $2 bills that I have saved for 40 years. I understand that originally they were printed and distributed to U.S. Navel personnel, as a means of allowing businesses to see the impact of sailors spending in different communities.
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>>>Not just Navy, My dad was in the Air Force, and was issued his entire paycheck with $2 bills once.
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>>I was also in the Air Force during the 1960’s. We always got a check and not cash. One day the newspapers announced the military received the “biggest pay raise in history”. I think it was almost 3%. As an E-3 at the time, the 3 % increased my $77 a month salary to the point I did not know how to spend it! :)
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>My dad's told me, back then that $2.31 was dinner and a movie for he and my mom. Now days, it's about $60.
It is interesting to look at the percentage of income spent in the 1960's compared to today, for any activity. The Silicon Valley is not balanced, but that is my home. As an example in the 1960's you could buy a home for about 20% of your income with your wife not working. Today your wife must work and it will cost you about 50% of your combined incomes to buy the same home. The problem is that the 40 year old home you just bought requires major work! :) Also, if you sneeze you loose your home (loose work for a few months).
