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This new bank is called i-bank, created by Steve Jobbs. The first one is located in New York City, and they have plans to open in San Francisco and Los Angeles next. It is completely controlled by apple products. While each person walks in, I can see that there is no one that actually works there. There are 10 machines with a li8arge screen containing the face of either a man or woman that greets you. When you walk up to the screen, you are directed to look at the camera and smile while placing… Continue

I ride horses competitively, which is unfortunately an extremely expensive sport that is hard to keep up with. I have offered to help around the barn, cleaning tack and riding some of the other horses to get them exercise while their owners are unavailable. In exchange of working 2 hours, 3 days a week, I won't have to pay for my lessons for the week. This exchange of time and work for a service is another way of exchanging money without actually giving someone cash or a check.

I really like the idea of rounding every purchase to the dollar and having the remaining money go into a separate account. This way you are only losing cents off every purchase so you don't feel like you are having to put a lot of money away. When your young, it's difficult to save any money since you barely have enough to pay your bills, let a lone put some into an account that you cant touch. With this idea, all the little purchases you make through out the day will probably get you around… Continue

In March of 2020, I will be hosting the water event which will take place in Africa. Since the water crisis is a problem everywhere, but mostly in Africa, it is the perfect place to celebrate how we have all helped this issue and how many more people are now able to enjoy clean water. This will be a full day of activities and speeches related to water where families can enjoy each other and everyone around them.