Using $ symbols in posts breaks in posts

[davidvkimball]

Here's an example of me using a dollar sign in a blog post:

I'm honestly not sure why it happens.

As a temporary fix, I wrap dollar amounts like this: $24.

Any idea why this would occur and what should be done to fix it?

[SnowAgar25]

LaTeX inline math mode. You can use backslashes to escape them.