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If there’s one thing I spend way too much time on in life, it’s the process of grocery shopping. As someone who blogs about cash back credit cards all day long, it’s probably predictable that I waste a bunch of time obsessing over which stores qualify for the “supermarket” category on my American Express card. But aside from the obvious, I also study ingredient labels; to me they’re more thrilling than Continue reading The 5 Most Misleading Grocery Items Shoppers Waste Money On Where you live becomes more important as household income decreases. For example, when taking into account food, utilities, healthcare, housing, and general goods and services, New York City is more than twice as expensive to live in than Pueblo, Colorado. So while residents of both cities may struggle in minimum wage jobs earning $15,080 annually, the Big Apple denizen has less than half the purchasing power of his Rocky Continue reading 100 Words On: The Best Way to Make Ends Meet on a Limited Income My good friend, Paula Pant of Afford Anything is filling in for me today while I’m away on a business trip. If you get a chance, stop by her terrific site and check it out — I promise you won’t be disappointed! A few months ago, my roommate and I were bonding over appetizers and drinks at a tapas restaurant when two men approached us. “Excuse me, ladies, can Continue reading Bragging About What You’re Going to Buy is Super Lame This is another post in an occasional series from my dear nonagenarian Aunt Doris. Aunt Doris When I was a kid in England I loved to play Cowboys & Indians. (Yes, we played that too.) I always wanted to be the Indian. Well, I grew up, went through World War II and the Battle of Britain, married a GI, and came to the land of cowboys and Indians. Years later my daughter-in-law, Chris, Continue reading A Few Thoughts from Aunt Doris: Cowboys and Indians There are people out there who swear that if you’re lucky enough to see the first flower of springtime on a Friday, it’s a sign of impending wealth. I know. I don’t buy it either. Still, let’s assume these folks know what they’re talking about; what happens if that first flower is found on Friday the 13th? Is the wealth omen officially null and void? Can somebody take an action item and get Continue reading 10 More Old Wives’ Tales Masquerading As Financial Rules of Thumb 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 Couple Money – More People Preparing to Eat Dog Food in Retirement. I expected this article to be a taste test comparison Continue reading Black Coffee: Why Buy Chicken McNuggets When You Can Just Say ‘Not’? Think about how much stuff you have in your wallet at the moment: maybe a little cash, and probably a few debit cards or credit cards. Now, are you satisfied with how much your wallet is earning for you? The new year is a great time to look inside that billfold to see if you can do better. Cash Continue reading Are You Getting the Most from Your Wallet? When it comes to the world of banking, nobody seems to have any problem with redundancy. How else can you explain the fact that people routinely use their PIN number at the ATM machine? If you ask a linguist, he’ll boldly proclaim that redundancy should be avoided at all costs. But that’s not always true. Engineers demand a belt-and-suspenders approach when designing safety into passenger airplanes; Continue reading 100 Words On: The Department of Redundancy Department This is a guest post by Forest Parks. He blogs about frugal living, lifestyle, minimalism, finance and more over at FrugalZeitgeist.com. You’re sitting there just finishing off your last can of baked beans. They’re cold, of course, because your fuel ran out a year ago. It’s been three years down in that hole, no instructions over the radio from the army, no survivors coming banging on the thick steel doors of your Continue reading How to Survive the Apocalypse – Or at Least Have Fun Trying |
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Black Coffee: Yes, I'm Still Here. No, I Wasn't Ignoring You. (Now Let's Eat.)
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 have to apologize to some of you who took the time to leave a few remarks on my blog or ask me a question via email
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