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You may be surprised to know that many airlines are now charging extra money for a growing number of window and aisle seats. And while I might consider paying extra for a window seat, I’m still trying to understand why anyone would ever pay extra for an aisle seat, considering the physical abuse they often get from passing carts, stewardesses and passengers. The bottom line: Sitting in a window seat affords Continue reading 100 Words On: Why Window Seat Fliers Are the Happiest Fliers In Alexa Russell’s post today, she writes about how, for some non-Americans, investing in an English bachelors degree or higher, can lead to employment in SEO, technical writing and online content management. Alexa has authored several pieces on the jobs available to English degree graduates. Although an English degree might not end up on Len’s list of the 10 worst things ever bought, it might not be far from the truth Continue reading One Key Situation When an English Degree May Be a Sound Investment Not too long ago I had to mosey on down to my local hardware store because I needed propane for my barbecue grill. The total price for the refill came to $17.96. At first I tried to pay with a credit card but, for some reason, their machine was on the fritz, so I gave the kid the only money I had in my wallet: a $20 bill. In return, he gave Continue reading 18 Flippant Facts You Didn’t Know About the $2 Bill 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… It’s good to be back home in a comfy chair this week. Let’s get right to it. Blogs I’ve Been Following This Week The Free Financial Advisor – Hi Continue reading Black Coffee: Millionaires, Glory Hounds and the Tin Foil Hat Crowd Robert Louis Stevenson said that there can be no fairer ambition than to excel in talk. And while that may be true for the dreamers in life, successful people know the world will always depend on doers — folks who are motivated to follow through and turn grandiose plans into reality. Dreaming alone is never enough; you need ambition too. That means setting measurable goals and mustering the courage and Continue reading 100 Words On: How to Quit Dreaming and Start Doing Even Rod Serling couldn't make this latest Southwest story up … You’re traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound, but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. That’s the sign post up ahead, your next stop … The Personal Finance Twilight Zone. And I thought my recent adventure with Southwest Airlines was infuriating! While Southwest was pulling a classic bait Continue reading Southwest Airlines: Website Horror Stories, Part II I’ve been diligently managing my personal finances and tracking household expenses for more than 20 years. How diligent, you ask? Well, I can tell you that my cable bill in February 1998 was $8.03, and that I spent $141.16 in 2006 for an annual subscription to the Los Angeles Times. I can also verify with total certainty that 7 percent of my income in 2007 went towards groceries, and vouch that I spent Continue reading Why I Prefer a Spreadsheet to Track Expenses & Manage My Finances 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 an abbreviated “espresso edition” of Black Coffee for ya. I know — but I have no choice. Business obligations required me to work Continue reading Black Coffee: Old School Finance & the Hazards of Blogging from Hotel Rooms One of the most popular financial tips that people routinely dispense to others is, “You get what you pay for.” Perhaps that’s why many folks erroneously believe they can’t go wrong by paying more for something — whether it’s a fancy meal, designer jeans, bottled water, or a host of other products and services. That’s not always true. There are plenty of examples — education and gasoline are two of Continue reading 100 Words On: Why You Don’t Always Get What You Pay For |
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Black Coffee: Spoiled Kids, Sad Husbands and Other Sorry Schlubs
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…
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
Continue reading Black Coffee: Spoiled Kids, Sad Husbands and Other Sorry Schlubs