This weekend I was pouring a little half-and-half into my cup of coffee (no, not Folgers) when I noticed something extremely disturbing: the creamer was 34 days beyond the expiration date printed on the carton top.
Yes, 34 days. I know.
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Black Coffee: There’s No Need for Paper When Chocolate Covers Rock Too
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Dealing with Past Sins: 3 Inventive Ways to Pay Off Your Student Loan Debt
It's a rare college student nowadays who gets through a four-year degree without accumulating a significant amount of debt. Last year, the average student borrowed more than $38,000 in student loans. If you are worried about student loan debt, ...
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Grandfather Says: The Beauty of Alaska
Grandfather says Alaska is a magic place -- even though life at its far Northern latitude is brutal, sometimes.
Magic is central to the native peoples. The Tlingits recognize the spirits of ravens and eagles and belong to the matriarchal clan of ...
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Learn All About Hard Money Loans In Less Than 7 Minutes
When you think about loans, you probably either think about big banks that have capital to spare or shady back-alley loan sharks that are almost certainly going to scam you. Hard money loans fall outside of both of these stereotypes and offer real ...
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8 Strange Insurance Policies Many People Actually Buy
We're all familiar with the basics of insurance. You probably have health, auto and homeowner's or renter's insurance policies already. You may even have life insurance in case something happens to you or your spouse.
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9 Crazy Tax Deductions that the IRS Actually Accepted
Uncle Sam has bills to pay, which is why, with Tax Day finally here, millions of Americans are carefully sifting through their accounts in order to see what they can deduct as a legitimate expense at the last minute.
Of course, most citizens will ...
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Black Coffee: Reality Is Not Part of the Equation
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What Are The Benefits Of Regularly Maintaining Your Vehicle?
Some people believe maintaining their vehicles consists of filling up the fuel tank, occasionally changing the oil, running it through the car wash, and replacing the air freshener. However, there is a whole list of tasks you should perform in order ...
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How the Surge In E-Commerce Is Affecting Businesses and Consumers
In years past, the Internet was simply a tool. If you wanted to know the answer to a question or to keep up on current events as they were happening, the World Wide Web was there to help. Now, it's more of an appendage; from social media to ...
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Online Mortgage Deals: They’re Not Your Parents’ Home Loan
It's a pretty safe bet that when your parents were buying their first house, the only way to get a mortgage was to go directly to a bank -- or search around town for one of only a few mortgage brokers willing to help.
Thankfully, times have ...
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9 Affordable Trips You Can Pay for with Your Tax Refund
Many Americans are up in arms about reduced tax refunds this year -- hopefully, you're not on the short end of that stick -- but all is not lost. You can still get away on budgets that range from small to a little more generous. Here's ...
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The 5 Most Misleading Grocery Items Shoppers Waste Money On
If there's one thing I spend way too much time on in life, its 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 ...
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Black Coffee: The Fed Is Moving from Denial to Bargaining
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6 Things Everyone Should Know About Life Insurance
Life insurance is a means of protecting your loved ones from unforeseen financial difficulties if something should happen to you. In essence, it provides financial security for your family in the event of your untimely demise.
Your family's ...
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Grandfather Says: Remembering an Old Friend
Charlie Kidd has been gone for quite awhile now -- may God rest his soul.
Charlie was from what Tom Brokaw called "The Greatest Generation." Charlie was an infantryman throughout WWII, fighting through Africa into Italy and then onto the beaches ...
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How Writing Checks Is Still Beneficial for Your Business
With modern online banking, direct deposit, and payment services like PayPal, many businesses forget the basic need of having checks on hand.But, in truth, most business owners still use checks often -- sometimes everyday.
As such, if you're ...
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5 Clever Ways to Save Money on Pet Care
If you're like most pet owners, you consider your animal companions part of the family. But pet-care costs can strain a household budget -- so it's important to evaluate how we care for the animals we love without dropping our hard-earned money into ...
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The 10 Best Things I Ever Bought
The other day my son Matthew was extolling the virtues of the laptop computer that he recently bought with his own money. "This is the best thing I ever bought, Dad!"
Of course, after hearing that, the first thought that came to mind was: Well of ...
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Black Coffee: The Natives Are Getting Restless
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