$200 in 2010 is equivalent to $251.60 (after adjusting for inflation)

$200 in 2010 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $251.60 today, an increase of $51.60 over 11 years!

The dollar had an average inflation rate of only 2.11% per year between 2010 and today, producing a cumulative price increase of 25.80%. 

The 2010 inflation rate was 1.64%.

The 2021 inflation rate was 5.99%.

Can i borrow $100?: Check out this Cheat Sheet on How to Handle 4 Awkward Financial Situations

Money may make the world go round, but it can also make for some awkward social situations. Whether it’s your best friend who’s always a little short on cash when the check comes, a relative who expects freebies and handouts, or a roommate who doesn’t get that bills have a due date, you’ve probably found yourself having to broach the potentially uncomfortable topic of money. And if you’re like many people, you may have found yourself dancing around the issue rather than confronting it head on.

“It is such a loaded conversation, and there is so much subtext and hidden meaning wrapped up in money,” Daniel Crosby, a behavioral finance expert, told Reuters. “Money is shorthand for happiness, power, and personal efficacy, so it can be very scary.”

Anxiety related to talking about money may be why you find yourself picking up your friend’s bar tab (again), loaning money to a spendthrift relative when you can’t afford it, or whipping out your credit card when it comes time to pay for a way-over-budget bachelor party weekend. Those moves may allow you to skirt some potentially awkward chats about money, but they’re likely to do damage to your finances and your relationships over time.

The next time you find yourself in an awkward money situation, don’t let fear take over. Instead, consider these tips for getting out of four sticky financial scenarios.

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Here Are 3 FUN ideas for a $100 Savings Bump This Weekend

Today’s “It’s an Emergency!” saving tip: 

Stop scrimping and score yourself a mini windfall of $.

Here are a few fun ideas for a $100 savings bump this weekend:

• Get paid to run to the post office, organize a closet, or buy and cook groceries for an elderly neighbor. TaskRabbit hooks up willing helpers with busy people in major cities throughout the U.S.


• Even if all you’ve got is a spare couch, you can play the hotelier with Airbnb. If your place is in a desirable location, you can easily make hundreds by renting it out for one weekend.


• Become a fashion buyer. If you’ve got an eye for style (and quality), hit up your local thrift store for a few items—vintage dresses, gently-worn designer shoes, charming housewares. With a colorful sales pitch and artfully-staged photos, you could be turning a profit on eBay or Etsy by Monday.

Investigate. Where could you find an extra $100 this weekend?

MSN VIDEO REPORT: The TOP 5 ways Americans waste money

The TOP 5 ways Americans waste money

1. Buying NEW when USED will do
2. Failing to negotiate 
3. Not buying generic products
4. Buying too much house
5. Paying interest

Making money is hard. Which makes you wonder: why do so many of us waste it?

MSN VIDEO REPORT: The top 5 ways Americans waste money (CLICK HERE)



Check out this great MSN video: The top 5 ways Americans waste money

Lindsay Lohan wreaks havoc while visiting New York City for fashion week

Lindsay Lohan during fashion week in NYC

Lohan in NYC showing off her busty bust

(Friday, Sep 16, 2011) Damn, as if she hasn't gotten herself into any more trouble then she needs to be already, Lindsay Lohan continued her reign of destruction and upheaval during New York City's Fashion Week when she threw more than a tantrum at the V Magazine Black and White Ball at The Standard Hotel. 

The Cut reports that without warning Lindsay Lohan stood up from where she was hanging out with a friend and threw a drink -- glass and all -- hitting a cocktail waitress.

Lohan's aim wasn't that great because she reportedly screamed at the waitress, "Not you, him!" pointing to a man in a white T-shirt.

That man was V magazine photographer Jasper Rischen who confirmed the incident when he tweeted:

"Wow. Lindsay Lohan is as trashy as they always say. She threw drinks and glasses to me as we tried to take a shot for @vmagazine. C.*.*.t."

Lohan must have found it horrible that a photographer who works for the magazine of the party she was attending would have the audacity to try to photograph her.

But the evening's drama didn't end there. According to The Cut, the 25 year old actress along with designer Cynthia Rowley and another friend moved to another section of the bar, "sucker-punching a seemingly innocent bystander as she walked past."

And then in what might have been the strangest part of the night, the website reports that the bar's lights went up and the music went off, and a man yelled "She's bleeding!" The Cut explained:

Medics surrounded a brunette woman, lying with her black sheer-stocking-ed legs elevated on a white leather couch, adjacent to where Lohan had been sitting. When they lifted her up to place her on a stretcher, the back of her black dress was soaked in blood and broken glass, a security guard confirmed after she had been rolled out. By then, the crowd had thinned out.

Wild child Lindsay Lohan may be responsible for putting an abrupt end to 

      V magazine‘s bash at the Standard Hotel’s Boom Boom room last night in NYC

According to the blog Scallywag And Vagabond, no one is sure if Lohan is to blame, but from the looks of it the woman was hurt badly. With Lindsay's history of legal troubles, she better hope it had nothing to do with her glass throwing antic because this is the last thing she wants to be involved in .

Lindsay Lohan Throws A Glass At A Photographer, Misses And Hits A Cocktail Waitress At Fashion Week Party: