If you're like me, you never ever give your credit cards a second thought. However, after recently getting stuck in a supermarket line behind a nice lady who decided to pay for her groceries with a giant bag of loose change, I developed a new-found ...
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Black Coffee: Reaping the US Dollar Whirlwind
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Is Coinstar’s 11.9% Conversion Fee Worth the Price?
I think grocery store self-check stands are both a blessing and a curse.
When multiple shoppers, loaded up with enough groceries to, say, sustain a family of four through a nuclear winter are queued up in front of a human cashier, self-check ...
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Black Coffee: Figures Don’t Lie
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4 Essential Questions to Ask Before Buying an Extended Warranty
As many guys will tell you, after countless cookouts and parties we tend to get attached to our barbecue grills the same way we get attached to our dogs.
Let's face it, a good barbecue grill, like a good dog, is something to be revered, which is ...
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Black Coffee: Taking Stock of the National Debt
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50 Good Personal Finance Habits Everyone Should Follow
I have a lot of bad habits. For example, I tend to bite my nails when I get stressed out. I also have a penchant for opening the cupboard to get a drinking glass -- then walking away and leaving the door wide open. I know. I can't explain it either, ...
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Black Coffee: The Monster Under the Bed
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Is It Okay to Eat Foods Past Their Expiration Dates?
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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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.
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Black Coffee: Reality Is Not Part of the Equation
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Black Coffee: The Fed Is Moving from Denial to Bargaining
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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!"
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Black Coffee: The Natives Are Getting Restless
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How to Raise Your Kids to Be Personal Finance Losers
There are a handful of questions out there that simply defy explanation. For example:
Who built Stonehenge and what was it for?
Why isn't the word "phonetic" spelled the way it sounds?
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Black Coffee: The Emperor Has No Clothes
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Black Coffee: Water, Water Everywhere …
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3 Tips That Will Help You Learn More About Forex Trading
Forex -- which is shorthand for "foreign exchange," but better known as world currencies -- is the largest and most liquid market in the world. As such, forex trading can be a daunting experience that requires proper groundwork. However, this ...
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Vacationing on a Budget
With summer right around the corner, many of us are thinking about vacations we want to take. But the cost of booking a getaway can be intimidating -- and for some, not feasible. According to CreditDonkey, the average vacation costs $1145 per person, ...
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