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What Would You Do With An Extra Trillion?

July 22, 2009 · By Sandy Smith

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I hear lots of big numbers being tossed around since the government has gotten into the business of lending lots of money to a few companies. We are acclimated to hearing about millions. Haven’t you dreamed of winning a couple million dollars in your local lottery?

We then got used to hearing about billions. People like Bill Gates and Warren Buffet made us aware that there were people worth at least 1000 times 1 million dollars. Nice! A rare breed, but hey it happens.

Now I’m hearing about trillions. Trillions. That’s 1000 billions. We’re taking about money they you would not possible spend in a lifetime. It’s really hard to visualize one trillions dollars so our friends at Mint.com have decided to help us. Watch the video below.

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Sandy Smith

I started this blog years ago as a way of keeping myself accountable to my own debt reduction plans. Now I'm using this site to help others get out of debt, and learn about personal finance so that they can live their best lives.