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4 Kick-Ass Debt Lessons from the Karate Kid
Most of us have been bullied at one time or another as a kid. Perhaps you were called a name or harassed or even hit.
This near-universal experience may be one reason why the movie, "The Karate Kid" resonated with both adults and teens. The ...
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Black Coffee: Your Easter Break Drinking and Driving Edition
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Why Bag Ladies are Financially Savvier Than Many Celebrities
Grammy Award winner Dionne Warwick, who found fame in the 1960s singing "Do You Know the Way to San Jose?" filed for bankruptcy yesterday.
Younger folks may recognize Warwick from the 1990s, when she was the celebrity spokesperson for the Psychic ...
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How I Stupidly Got Ripped Off by Not Getting Multiple Estimates
Whether we realize it or not, we manage financial risk whenever we take the time to get multiple price estimates from competing contractors. Those who do often get rewarded for their efforts.
As for those who don't, well ... they often end up ...
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Black Coffee: Why Lumpy Mattresses Are the Next Big Trend in Europe
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I was surfing the web yesterday when I came ...
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Housing Market: Shadow Inventory and Mortgage Rates
The housing market across the country has been through rough times and recent data seems to indicate that the worst may be over. But is this really the case?
There are numerous factors in play in the housing market such as supply and demand, ...
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Black Coffee: When Bad Is Good, Down Is Up, and Black Is White
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Black Coffee: The Economy (and the Fine Line Between Puppy and Dog Breath)
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True Story: How a Broken Washing Machine Fixed My Finances
Readers: Awhile back I received a message in my inbox from Steven, who lives in the United Kingdom. He agreed to share his story with you. I hope you find it as inspiring as I did. -- Len
Last November my washing machine died. Because I make ...
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Black Coffee: Maybe We Could Try Selling the Naming Rights to Infinity
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Economic Collapse 101: What It Will Look Like, and How It May Start
It takes courage to face the bogeyman.
I bet many of the good folks in Great Falls, Montana, were more than a little worried earlier this month after a local television station there sent out an ominous message warning viewers that the dead were ...
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9 ‘Oops’ Moments That I Ultimately Paid For (One Way or Another)
Last week I needed to venture into my attic to check on some rat traps, so I grabbed my flashlight to help me navigate my way through the rafters. As luck would have it, the flashlight wasn't working; the last person who used it forgot to turn the ...
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Black Coffee: To Work, or Not to Work — That Is the Question.
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The 6 Biggest Consumer Electronics Markups (and How to Fight Back)
What do a grocery store, a funeral home and a college bookstore have in common? They each sell products with some of the highest markups in retail.
While we don’t want to think of a funeral as a financial transaction, the reality is that we all ...
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Black Coffee: When Did They Stop Teaching Basic Economics in America?
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Black Coffee: Why 100-Trillion Zimbabwe Dollars Doesn’t Go as Far as It Used To
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Black Coffee: My Magic 8 Ball Predicts the Super Bowl Victor — and Other Things
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The Unconventional Wisdom of Household Strategic Planning
My son, Matthew, is quickly approaching his 16th birthday and so I've been giving him a few driving tutorials.
I haven't let him get behind the wheel just yet -- that's on next month's agenda -- but it's gotten to the point now where every time ...
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Black Coffee: Why a Million Apples a Day Couldn’t Keep the Sellers Away
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