Consumer spending makes up a large percentage of the United States economy. We all have bills to pay and mouths to feed. But where do Americans spend their money?
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Black Coffee: The Rum and Coke Edition
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Black Coffee: The Christmas Edition
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100 Words On: Why You Should Never Ever Fear Credit Cards
Credit cards provide a safe and convenient avenue for short-term borrowing. When used wisely and responsibly, credit cards provide valuable benefits that cash simply can't including consumer protections, cash dividends and other rewards. They can ...
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Black Coffee: If It Pleases the Court …
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Black Coffee: Who Wants a Big Slice of Pie-in-the-Sky?
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A List of the Best Selling Christmas Toys Since 1983
If you're old enough, you probably remember the Cabbage Patch Doll. The strange-looking dolls were an instant hit, and by 1985 they had scored more than $600 million in sales. Of course, most of those sales occurred during Christmas. In fact, ...
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The $100,000 Salary Benchmark Is Woefully Overrated
In 2004 my gross annual income crossed the magical $100,000 benchmark for the first time.
Reaching that milestone became a personal goal after graduating with an electrical engineering degree in 1988 and taking my first job at a salary of $31,000. ...
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A Roadmap for How the Next Economic Implosion Will Unfold
I have a theory regarding the order that the financial system dominoes will fall. Yes, it's only a theory -- but I think it is a plausible one.
In fact, I believe the coming economic implosion will unfold in the following manner:
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Black Coffee: In Venezuela, Rock Beats Paper
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100 Words On: Why a Penny Saved Is More Than a Penny Earned
I think it was the Quaker Oats guy who famously declared that a penny saved is a penny earned. However, because of taxes, a penny saved is actually worth more than a penny earned. To illustrate, if you happen to be in the 10% tax bracket, every taxed ...
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Black Coffee: Mayor McCheese and the Rise of the McMillionaires
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Black Coffee: The Happy Thanksgiving Edition
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12 Deadly Foods to Keep Away from Your Pets During the Holidays
The holidays are a time for delicious food and a lot of sharing. But while it may seem harmless to give your pet a little bit of Grandma's chocolate cake, it can actually make him really sick. In fact, there are a number of holiday treats for humans ...
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Black Coffee: He Who Panics First, Panics Best
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An Overview of Ameritech Financial
This is a sponsored post from Ameritech Financial.
Ameritech Financial is a company that helps people with one of the biggest problems that currently exists: student loan debt. Student loan debt in the United States equals more than has grown to ...
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Why Getting Cash During the Next Crisis May Be Impossible
As time goes on, it will become increasingly more difficult to get your cash out of the financial system. There are several reasons for this:
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Black Coffee: The Repo Man Edition
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Here’s Proof of Skyrocketing Inflation in Our Most Basic Necessities
The way that economic data is presented, we often think of inflation as a singular number representing a general increase in prices.
For example, it might be reported that nominal GDP growth was 3%, and that inflation was 2%. Since the inflation ...
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Black Coffee: Smart Money, Dumb Economists, and the Gold Standard
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