Black Coffee: I've Got Good News and Bad News

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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…

Tread lightly today, folks — it’s Saturday the 13th.

Just sayin’.

Blogs I’ve Been Following This Week

L Bee and Money Tree – On Money and Sex. Lauren writes about

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Black Coffee: Stats and the Correlation Between Baldness, Wealth & IQ

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’m in mourning this week.

My beloved Los Angeles Dodgers were officially eliminated from the playoff race on Tuesday, the second-to-last day of the season. That’s after getting

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Black Coffee: Nasty Rumors, Gift Card Arbitrage & Early-Retirement Tips

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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…

Hi, I’m Len Penzo, the smell-good blogger. And despite any rumors you may have heard recently, let me make one thing perfectly clear: I am not selling

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Black Coffee: The Death and Taxes Edition

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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’m continuing to feature bloggers I enjoyed meeting at Fincon12 earlier this month. Okay … I’ll admit it: I met most of them there.

Did I

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Black Coffee: What's That Smell, You Ask? It's Probably Just My Blog.

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’m back from last weekend’s Financial Blogger Conference in beautiful Denver, and I had an absolutely terrific time! I enjoyed meeting hundreds of fellow bloggers.

Now I don’t

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100 Words On: The Baffling Allure of the Eiffel Tower

Originally built as the grand entrance to the 1889 World’s Fair, today the Eiffel Tower is the undisputed romantic symbol of Paris and most-visited paid monument on Earth. Even so, that didn’t stop more than 1000 travelers in a recent survey from bestowing la Tour Eiffel with the dubious honor of being the world’s most disappointing tourist attraction. So, are sightseers who diss the Iron Lady philistines — or is

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10 Reasons Why I Hate Bottle Redemption Fees (and You Should Too)

Currently, ten states have some form of bottle bill on their books that require deposits on certain aluminum and glass beverage containers that can be returned later for a refund. In addition to my home state of California, the other states that have bottle redemption laws on the books are: Connecticut, Hawaii, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Oregon, and Vermont.

I’ve already explained why I hate bottle redemption fees. Here

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Black Coffee: End of Summer Edition

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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’m Bret, from HopeToProsper.com, and I’m bringing you this week’s edition of the Black Coffee. Len is attending FinCon12 in Denver and he asked me to take

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Black Coffee: Defective Hammers & Labor Day Threesome Fun

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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…

Let’s get right to it this week!

Blogs I’ve Been Following This Week

Bargain Babe – 8 Things Worth Doing over the Labor Day Weekend.  Last night I had

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Black Coffee: Spoiled Kids, Sad Husbands and Other Sorry Schlubs

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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…

A woman became impatient while sitting in the car waiting for her husband to collect his tuba from a storage locker. Eventually, she decided to go in

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