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Continue reading Black Coffee: The Olympic Gold Edition

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Continue reading Black Coffee: Next Time, Please Phrase That in the Form of a Question

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Continue reading Black Coffee: Wall Street vs. Main Street

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Continue reading Black Coffee: The Greatest Lie Ever Told — and Other Fish Stories

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Continue reading Black Coffee: Don’t Stop Believing All Is Well — Or Else

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Continue reading Black Coffee: Yes, Bernie, We Have No Bananas

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Continue reading Black Coffee: The Independence Day Edition

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Continue reading Black Coffee: Can You Hear Me Now?

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Continue reading Black Coffee: The Rose-Colored Glasses Edition

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Continue reading Black Coffee: Lousy T-Shirts & Cheeseburgers with Extra Lettuce

It's time to sit back, relax and enjoy a little joe ... Actually, I'm on my way home this weekend. All in all, the Honeybee and I had a fun and relaxing week, but we're both glad to be on our way home. Frankly, I really needed the break and I hope ...

Continue reading Black Coffee: Gone Today, Here in Maui …

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Continue reading Black Coffee: The Memorial Day Edition

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Continue reading Black Coffee: Socialists, Capitalists, Spenders and Savers

It's time to sit back, relax and enjoy a little joe ... Sometimes there just aren't enough hours in the day to do everything that we want to do in life. Unfortunately for me, my hectic work schedule got more hectic-er. In fact, I ended up logging ...

Continue reading Black Coffee: The Dog Ate My Homework Edition

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Continue reading Black Coffee: Not Tonight, Honey … I’ve Got a Headache

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Continue reading Black Coffee: If You’re Smart, You’ll Avoid the Pooh-Pooh Platter

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Continue reading Black Coffee: Pay No Attention to Those Bankers Behind the Curtain

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. What a week! A six-day business that ...

Continue reading Black Coffee: The ‘On the Road Again’ Edition

It's time to sit back, relax and enjoy a little joe ... Off we go ... Credits and Debits Credit: As financial analyst Dave Kranzler pointed out this week, "What's been billed as 'economic growth' since 2008 is nothing more than debt-fueled ...

Continue reading Black Coffee: The ‘Yes … and No’ Edition

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Continue reading Black Coffee: The Easter Rabbit Edition