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Last weekend I was lured to an online calendar website with the following promise: “Everything up to 60% off!” Sixty percent! While I was visiting there I found a calendar that was on sale for $13.49 — $1.50 off the regular price of $14.99. Now, after taking a couple of minutes to do the math, I became a bit put off because, let’s face it, that’s only 10% off — not 60%. That’s when Continue reading Why I Refuse to Get Upset By Subtly Deceptive Advertising Although we refuse to admit it, everybody is occasionally guilty of holding on to things a little longer than they really should. I often question the Honeybee’s motives regarding her proclivity to keep around old birthday cards and our kids’ elementary school papers. If you’re interested, I’m sure she can show you the very first perfect score Matthew ever received on a spelling quiz he took in kindergarten. Never mind that Continue reading How I Know When to Drop Collision & Comprehensive Auto Insurance 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 This is a guest post from Erin Baker who has several blogs including The Dog Ate My Wallet and, appropriately, 100 Words On. Check them both out when you get a chance! The Holiday Giving Season is almost upon us. If your company sponsors a specific charity, the decision to give as an employee can be a tricky one. Is this an organization you might give to anyway? Is participating in Continue reading 100 Words On: Donating to the Company Charity Drive Dominique Brown is a financial planner, landord, personal finance blogger and video blogger. He is the owner of YourFinancesSimplified.com where he talks about everything from being a new father to his worst financial mistakes. He is also the owner of InsiderRealEstateTips.com where he talks about real estate exclusively. You can find him either on Twitter, Facebook, Youtube or Instagram. It can be overwhelming to wake up one day and realize, “OMG! Continue reading 4 Steps to Take When You Realize That OMG! I Need to Sell My House Despite the conventional wisdom, Black Friday is not the busiest shopping day of the year. Most procrastinators know that honor belongs to the Saturday before Christmas. Black Friday has changed over the past decade or two, and the Internet has a lot to do with that. Remember when stores used to give away special gifts for the first 100 customers through the doors on Black Friday? I rarely see that any more. Continue reading Why Doing Lines on Black Friday Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up to Be This is a guest post from my daughter, Nina. Hi again, everyone! Let me just take the time to start off by saying that my dad has been really busy and he needed to take a day or two off for Thanksgiving, so I offered to fill in for him again. As you can tell, Dad said yes! Now, there are some things in this world that I see people do while they’re Continue reading 5 Costly Shopping Habits That Drive My 13-Year-Old Daughter Crazy 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 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 |
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Black Coffee: The Warren Buffett Tax and Vacation Club
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…
Blogs I’ve Been Following This Week
Afford Anything – Yo, Warren Buffett, Can I Crash on Your Couch? Hey, the next time you’re going to be in Omaha,
Continue reading Black Coffee: The Warren Buffett Tax and Vacation Club