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Why Baseball’s Jayson Werth Is Worth $126 Million (and You’re Not)

By Mr. Credit Card

This is a guest post from my good friend, Mr. Credit Card, from www.askmrcreditcard.com.   For the past three years, his Philadelphia Phillies have been the nemesis of my beloved Los Angeles Dodgers. I certainly feel we can learn a lot from how ...

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December 15, 2010

Black Coffee: Celebrating Two Years of Len Penzo dot Com

By Len Penzo

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. Here’s what caught my attention over the ...

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December 11, 2010

Black Coffee: A Little Fun with Bono and the Banker Bullies

By Len Penzo

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. Here’s what caught my attention over the ...

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December 4, 2010

How My Great Dane and I Got Cheated By a Fake Charity

By Len Penzo

Well, I've been moonlighting again for American Express's cleverly titled Currency blog. I know. But this Christmas the Honeybee decided to ask for the first seven seasons of Grey's Anatomy. No, not on Blue-ray DVD -- she wants the whole cast to ...

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December 2, 2010

Black (Friday) Coffee: Thanksgiving Roundup & Remodel Photos

By Len Penzo

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. Here’s what caught my attention over the ...

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November 26, 2010

Consumer Alert: Qualia Free Coffee E-mail is a Scam

By Len Penzo

Any time I get an email offering me a free anything just for clicking on a link, I get suspicious. I know.   I'm just paranoid that way, but it usually saves me a lot of heartache down the road. Not five minutes ago I got an email from "J" who sent ...

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November 20, 2010

Black Coffee: The Lasagna Hogs & 119 Weeks of Unemployment Benefits

By Len Penzo

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. Here’s what caught my attention over the ...

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November 20, 2010

Come On, People. Quit Maligning the Plastic Grocery Bag!

By Len Penzo

As a Southern California native, I took great interest in the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors decision to save the world by passing an ordinance that bans plastic shopping bags at grocery stores, pharmacies and convenience stores. The ...

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November 17, 2010

Black Coffee: Caution. Wet Paint. Lots of It.

By Len Penzo

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. Here’s what caught my attention over the past ...

Continue reading Black Coffee: Caution. Wet Paint. Lots of It.

November 13, 2010

Black Coffee: The Fed’s Disgraceful War on Average Americans

By Len Penzo

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. Here’s what caught my attention over the ...

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November 7, 2010

Solving the Mobile Internet Puzzle

By Len Penzo

by Rob Clymo Being able to access the internet and your email, no matter what the location is an incredibly handy thing to have. Thanks to a wealth of deals, it's now quick, easy and relatively cheap for anyone to get connected too with a simple ...

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November 6, 2010

My Daughter’s Halloween Take for 2010

By Len Penzo

In case anybody is interested, here is Nina's Halloween take this year. I had her itemize everything in her bag when she got home Sunday night. Isn't that terrible? Actually, she didn't mind at all. She happily put this together for me in no ...

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November 5, 2010

Deal or No Deal? Comparing Dollar Stores to Walmart & Others

By Len Penzo

Did you know that dollar stores have been around since 1955 when Dollar General opened its first one in Springfield, Kentucky? It's true. Granted, in terms of purchasing power, a dollar went a lot further back then -- equivalent to just a hair ...

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November 1, 2010

Black Coffee: A Toast to the Era of Know-Nothingism

By Len Penzo

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. Here’s what caught my attention over the ...

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October 30, 2010

Black Coffee: Why Sex and Personal Finance Don’t Mix

By Len Penzo

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. Here’s what caught my attention over the ...

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October 23, 2010

Black Coffee: What’s Up With All the Water Posts? (No, really.)

By Len Penzo

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. Here’s what caught my attention over the ...

Continue reading Black Coffee: What’s Up With All the Water Posts? (No, really.)

October 16, 2010

Black Coffee: I See the Fed Is Getting Into the Halloween Spirit.

By Len Penzo

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 whats been going on in the world of money and personal finance. Heres what caught my attention over the past ...

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October 9, 2010

Why Marriage Makes It So Hard to Control Remodeling Costs. (Well, Kinda Sorta.)

By Len Penzo

As I've previously mentioned, the Penzo household is in the middle of a long-awaited home renovation project with a reliable contractor. Originally, it was supposed to be a fairly modest kitchen renovation that involved replacing our porcelain ...

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October 6, 2010

Black Coffee: Houston, We Have a Problem. A Very Big Problem.

By Len Penzo

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 whats been going on in the world of money and personal finance. Heres what caught my attention over the past ...

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October 2, 2010

Black Coffee: Baseball, Donkeys, Morons, and Oxymorons

By Len Penzo

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. Here’s what caught my attention over the ...

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September 25, 2010

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