By Len Penzo
It’s time to sit back, relax and enjoy a little joe…
Welcome to another rousing edition of Black Coffee, your off-beat weekly round-up of what’s been going on in the world of money and personal finance. Here’s what caught my attention over the past week…
I hope everybody had a great Thanksgiving. I know I did!
With that said, let’s get right to it this week.
Blogs I’ve Been Following This Week
The Frugal Toad
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By Len Penzo
It’s time to sit back, relax and enjoy a little joe…
Welcome to another rousing edition of Black Coffee, your off-beat weekly round-up of what’s been going on in the world of money and personal finance. Here’s what caught my attention over the past week…
Yikes. I’m still a bit tender after the flogging I received from some of my (ex)-readers after last week’s post-election edition, but that’s okay. I’ve picked myself
Continue reading Black Coffee: Why There’s Gonna Be a Few Less (Ho) Ho-Hos This Christmas
By Len Penzo
The face value of this silver quarter is 25 cents, but it's really worth a whole lot more.
Back in 1964, a gallon of gasoline cost about 25 cents in the United States. That’s right. Believe it or not, way back in 1964, you could buy a gallon of gas for a quarter.
It just so happens that 1964 was the last year that the US Treasury minted silver coins, including
Continue reading Silver and Gold: The Superheroes of Wealth Preservation
By Len Penzo
It’s time to sit back, relax and enjoy a little joe…
Welcome to another rousing edition of Black Coffee, your off-beat weekly round-up of what’s been going on in the world of money and personal finance. Here’s what caught my attention over the past week…
This week I’ve got another abbreviated “espresso edition” of Black Coffee. My work and personal schedule has forced me to skip the snarky commentary on my favorite
Continue reading Black Coffee: Who’s In the Mood for Some Sour Grapes?
By Len Penzo
A democracy can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the treasury, with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy. The average age of the world’s greatest civilizations has been 200 years.
– Alexis de Tocqueville
The bottom line: By 2016, our National
Continue reading 100 Words On: A Grim Warning to Those Who Think Money Grows On Trees
By Len Penzo
It’s time to sit back, relax and enjoy a little joe…
Welcome to another rousing edition of Black Coffee, your off-beat weekly round-up of what’s been going on in the world of money and personal finance. Here’s what caught my attention over the past week…
I hope everybody is having a great weekend. As for me, I’m getting myself ready for Tuesday’s elections. For the record, despite what you may think, this
Continue reading Black Coffee: Beer Drinkers, Hell Raisers & Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
By Len Penzo
I know what I’m about to say is going to make more than a few people’s heads explode, but it needs to be said: In-N-Out Burger ain’t what it used to be.
No, really.
Trust me on this one, folks; I know what I’m talking about.
I’ve been eating at In-N-Out for well over 30 years now. I grew up with an In-N-Out Burger down the street from my childhood home, which is
Continue reading The Emperor Has No Clothes: Why In-N-Out Burger Is Overrated
By Len Penzo
It’s time to sit back, relax and enjoy a little joe…
Welcome to another rousing edition of Black Coffee, your off-beat weekly round-up of what’s been going on in the world of money and personal finance. Here’s what caught my attention over the past week…
I just got back from a week long vacation to California’s central coast and San Francisco. I had a great time! I got to attend the wedding
Continue reading Black Coffee: Why Image Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up to Be
By L Bee
I’m Lauren and on my site, L Bee and the Money Tree, I often talk about frugal hacks for your life. While Len is out on vacation I have the “cheap” thrill of guest posting on his blog today!
Relax, girls … This Halloween, Lauren won't be showing any scary movies like Night of the Living Dead — or Rock of Ages.
Everyone knows that staying at home and watching a
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By Nelson Smith
It’s time to sit back, relax, and enjoy a little joe…
Welcome to another rousing edition of Black Coffee, your off-beat weekly round-up of what’s been going on in the world of money and personal finance. Your normal author, uh, (scrolls to the top of the page) some guy named Len Penzo, is not here this week. I’m not sure where he is. Ever since I showed up at Aunt Doris’s
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Black Coffee: Leg Men, Optimistic Barflies and Nitwit Economists
It’s time to sit back, relax and enjoy a little joe…
Welcome to another rousing edition of Black Coffee, your off-beat weekly round-up of what’s been going on in the world of money and personal finance. Here’s what caught my attention over the past week…
I hope everybody had a great Thanksgiving. I know I did!
With that said, let’s get right to it this week.
Blogs I’ve Been Following This Week
The Frugal Toad
Continue reading Black Coffee: Leg Men, Optimistic Barflies and Nitwit Economists