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The Global Economy: 10 Astounding Infographics Comparing Money Matters Around the World

by ann

It goes without the saying that comparing wealth and spending in different countries is almost impossible: people work, earn and even spend differently – moreover, their ways of life and views can be too different to compare.

However, we still try to compare because people move around the world and they want to know what they can expect in different corners of the globe.

Here are the 10 greatest examples of information graphics comparing money, spending and earning around the world:

1. U.S. Education vs. The World

Compare countries money
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Is the Water Powered Car Too Good to be True?

November 13, 2008
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Is a Water powered automobile too good to be true? Well, not according to Japanese company Genepax. They claim to have built a car that runs on water and air alone. The system can generate power just by supplying water and air to the fuel and air electrodes, respectively, the company said at the press [...]

Get Rich. Save the Environment. Save the World.

August 4, 2008

Last Tuesday I was in Chicago, and all was going well until a seemingly unlikely event started a chain reaction that would lay me up in bed for nearly three days… It rained. Yep. It didn’t rain very hard, or very long, but it just so happened that I was walking about a mile or [...]

Exxon Profits Nearly $90,000 a Minute!

August 1, 2008
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Wow. I speculated about getting ready for $5 per gallon gas here in the US a few weeks ago, but when you read that the oil companies are breaking the record for most profit in a single quarter – ever! For any company! Ever! It kind of makes you pissed off. The New York Times [...]

I Need a Trunk Midget

June 18, 2008

Now that Gas is getting on up there approaching $5 a gallon, I think it’s time we all take some drastic measures to save money. Personally, I’ll be picking up a trunk midget any day now.

Are You Ready for $5 a Gallon Gas?

June 10, 2008

Well, you better get ready. Gas was near an all time inflation adjusted high back in April, but as of right now we’re already paying more than we’ve ever paid for a gallon of gas. According to the Wall Street Journal: The skyrocketing price of oil, now up more than 44% so far this year, [...]

Tips on Pumping Gas

December 12, 2007

I don’t normally pass along things that circulate the Inter-Tubes via e-mail, but this is pretty interesting information – if it is all true. I have no idea where it originated, but a family member sent it to me. I’d be curious if anyone could actually vet this info and prove / disprove it’s validity. [...]

Falling Oil and Holiday Impact

October 22, 2006

The October 23 issue of Business Week magazine had an interesting report about the impact of falling gas prices on the economy:

Find the Cheapest Gas

August 11, 2006

For those of you not aware, there is a series of local sites which encourage users to track the price of gas in their area. The sites are run by GasBuddy and include cities all over the US and Canada. A small sampling of cities include Dallas, TX, Houston, TX,