It's time to sit back, relax and enjoy a little joe ... I hope everybody had a great week! Okay, off we go ... Credits and Debits Debit: Let's face it, folks: Greece is broke. In fact, Greece is so broke they couldn't scrape up enough ...

Continue reading Black Coffee: This Edition Brought to You by the Letters M and B

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Continue reading Black Coffee: Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble

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Continue reading Black Coffee: Rules for Thee But Not For Me

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Continue reading Black Coffee: The American Atlas Edition

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Continue reading Black Coffee: Sorry, But This Pig Is Going to Need More Lipstick

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Continue reading Black Coffee: Stupid Financial System Tricks

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Continue reading Black Coffee: What? Me Worry?

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Continue reading Black Coffee: French Fries, Asparagus and Central Bank Cabbage

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Continue reading Black Coffee: Welcome to the Theater of the Absurd

It's time to sit back, relax and enjoy a little joe ... Happy Easter everyone! Because of the holiday, this week I have an espresso edition of Black Coffee. I promise I'll be back next week with an entire carafe for you. And with that, let's go ...

Continue reading Black Coffee: The Easter Bunny Edition

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Continue reading Black Coffee: More Proof That Taxes Grow Without Rain (and Sunlight)

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Continue reading Black Coffee: Presenting a Little Economic Food for Thought

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Continue reading Black Coffee: Why the Debt Really Doesn’t Matter Anymore

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Continue reading Black Coffee: The Internet Dress Edition

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Continue reading Black Coffee: You Say Tomato, I Say Lycopersicon Esculentum

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Continue reading Black Coffee: Bigfoot Hunters, Gold Bugs and Other Cuckoos

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Continue reading Black Coffee: Valentine’s Day with Alice and the Queen of Hearts

It's time to sit back, relax and enjoy a little joe ... Upward and onward. By the Numbers Oh, yes ... Before we get to the credit and debits, here is a little more info on doulas and the benefits they offer: 50% Decrease in overall ...

Continue reading Black Coffee: Deceitful Data, Dying Dollars and Dueling Doulas

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Continue reading Black Coffee: Happy Days Are Here Again

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Continue reading Black Coffee: Cheap Gas, $43 Hot Dogs & Hasty Hedge Fund Managers