By Len Penzo on August 14th, 2010
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…
According to that paragon of truth, Wikipedia, there are three prevalent types of American clowns:
The Hobo – Migratory and finds work where he travels.
Continue reading Black Coffee: Send in the Clowns (Never Mind, They’re Already Here.)
By Greg McFarlane on August 11th, 2010
Greg McFarlane is an advertising copywriter who lives in Las Vegas and Lahaina – testament to the power of entrepreneurship. He runs Control Your Cash and recently wrote Control Your Cash: Making Money Make Sense, a financial primer for people in their 20s and 30s who know nothing about money. Buy the book here (physical) or here (Kindle) and reach Greg at greg@ControlYourCash.com.
“Poor people eat fast food and get fat
Continue reading Grease’s Financial Crisis: Why You Can’t Blame It On Wendy’s
By Len Penzo on August 9th, 2010
I have been a proud, full-time, member of the American workforce since 1988.
As of the end of 2009 I have earned $1,548,291 in base salary – excluding bonuses, stock option cash-outs, and other income streams. It also excludes the money I earned working part time while I was in school.
Since 1981 when I took my first part time job as a 16-year-old kid, I have paid over $91,000 in
Continue reading Walking the Walk: My $114,000 Challenge to Uncle Sam
By Len Penzo on August 7th, 2010
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…
Back in the late 20th century, life was pretty dreary. At least it was when I was a kid back in the 70s.
For example, back
Continue reading Black Coffee: How DID We Ever Get By In the (Late) 20th Century?
By Len Penzo on August 4th, 2010
Yes, school is right around the corner and the Honeybee is once again gearing up for another season of endless sandwich-making for the kids’ brown bag lunches. She won’t be alone.
Every day millions of people pack a sandwich or two to eat for lunch at their school or place of employment, and who can argue with that strategy?
While I realize that packing a homemade lunch is more economical and
Continue reading My 2nd Annual Brown Bag Survey: The 10 Most Economical Sandwiches
By Len Penzo on August 2nd, 2010
Who doesn’t love a free lunch? I know I’ve never turned one down.
If you believe everything you read on the Internet (as well you should), then there are a lot of products and services out there you should never pay for.
I know because I read about it here. And here. Oh, and here too.
The problem is “never” is such a strong word, isn’t it?
Compounding the matter, “free” is also a
Continue reading 18 Things You (Supposedly) Should Never Pay For. Ever.
By Len Penzo on July 31st, 2010
It’s time to sit back, relax and enjoy a little joe…
Blogs I’ve Been Following This Week
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 know what you’re thinking: Hey, Len, something’s different about you?
Continue reading Black Coffee: A Massachusetts Yacht (In Rhode Island Harbor)
By Len Penzo on July 28th, 2010
I saw a report from the New York Daily News that said Chelsea Clinton and fiancee Marc Mezinsky spent roughly $3.3 million in 2010 on their marriage celebration in New York.
Talk about a big fat expensive wedding.
Truth be told, excluding the Honeybee’s engagement ring and wedding band, I spent a little over $6000 on ours 16 years ago.
For the record, here is a quick-and-dirty approximate cost comparison between the Clinton/Mezinsky and Honeybee/Penzo
Continue reading Your Big Fat Expensive Wedding: Stupid Is As Stupid Does
By Len Penzo on July 26th, 2010
Last week I shared the story about my $1055 cell phone bill, courtesy of my teenage son. The article seemed to, um, resonate with a lot readers, not only here but at MSN where it was also featured as a guest post, and on Digg, where at last count it had received 111 votes.
Many of the comments bagged on my parenting skills. Some just wrote in to voice their displeasure
Continue reading The Great Debate: Do Kids Really Need Their Own Cell Phone?
By Len Penzo on July 24th, 2010
It’s time to sit back, relax and enjoy a little joe…
Blogs I’ve Been Following This Week
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…
Barbara Friedberg Personal Finance - Reduce Stress: Get Rid of Dysfunctional Money Behaviors (Part 3).
Continue reading Black Coffee: My Favorite Blogs, Money News, and Opinions #56 (The Spelling Bee Edition)
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Black Coffee: Send in the Clowns (Never Mind, They’re Already Here.)
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…
According to that paragon of truth, Wikipedia, there are three prevalent types of American clowns:
The Hobo – Migratory and finds work where he travels.
Continue reading Black Coffee: Send in the Clowns (Never Mind, They’re Already Here.)