Gizmodo: cash

Bill Gates Lost $7 Billion Last Year, Is Still Richer Than God

Adam Frucci — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:20:00 EDT

Pity poor Bill Gates! In this terrible economy, he lost $7 billion last year, bringing his net worth down to… $50 Billion.

Don't worry! He's still the richest man on the planet, but he's less richer than everybody else than last year. Other losers on this year's Forbes 400 include Paul Allen, who lost $4.5 billion, Michael Dell, who lost $2.8 billion, and Steve Ballmer, who lost $1.7 billion.

Amazon's Jeff Bezos, unlike all the other tech mavens on the list who lost money, actually made $100 million this year, bringing his value up to $8.8 billion. Good for him! I'm sure that made a fucking difference. [Forbes via Fortune]

So You Bought an iPhone Before the Price Drop?

blongo3 — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 16:45:58 EDT

The iPhones price dropped, but you already bought one, and now you're about to burst a blood vessel. You don't care about the $100 gift card that Steve Jobs offered all iPhone users earlier today, you want your $200 back. Fear not reader, there are still some options available to try and recoup some of your lost cash. First off, if you picked one up in the last 14 days, just trek on down to an Apple Store or call 1-800-MY-APPLE and ask for a credit of the difference. That was easy, but if you bought one longer than 14 days ago all is not lost, but it does get more complicated.

Don't forget about companies like American Express & Visa that offer price protection on items purchased using their cards. So that would be a good place to check.

However, if you were one of the unlucky types who decided to pay in cash you can always go the Wahhh-mbulance route and start complaining like a kid in a toy store. Call Apple, go to the AT&T store, go to 1 Infinite Loop in Cupertino and start belting out your best sob story. Maybe, just maybe, someone will find pity on your soul and toss you a couple bucks. [TUAW]

Monopoly Replaces Cash With Debit Card

Jason Chen — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 17:00:51 EDT

By replacing the cash in Monopoly with a Visa debit card in all future editions of Monopoly, Hasbro puts an end to almost a century of "Monopoly money" jokes and wasted minutes waiting for your sister to dole out $50 because she's the chairman of the board. Instead of divvying up paper 500, 100s and 50s, you'll stick your card into the ATM machine in order to add or subtract from your total. The only problem: knowing how much money everyone else has without some kind of visual indicator. – Jason Chen

Mayfair? Put It On The Card [Sky via Geekologie]