It's time to sit back, relax and enjoy a little joe ...
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I just got back from a long business ...
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Poll: The 5 Biggest Money Regrets of 2015 — and How to Conquer Them
I'm confident that this time last year, scrawled on your list of New Year resolutions, was a sentence relevant to at least one of these four phrases:
'save money'
'stop spending'
'get out of debt'
'stick to a budget'
According to a ...
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Negative Interest Rates and the Demonization of Cash
A lot of financially savvy people out there say that the world's central banks have foisted zero- and negative-interest rates (otherwise known as ZIRP and NIRP) to force people out of their savings. The truth is, there is a more pressing reason for ...
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Black Coffee: The Happy New Year Edition
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Happy New Year, everyone!
Away we go ...
Credits and Debits
Debit: Despite being $72 billion in debt and guilty of defaulting on a portion of its bond payments last summer -- with ...
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Infographic: Where Your Tax Money Will Be Spent In 2016
The holiday season is now over, which means the advent of tax season is officially here. I know, but what can you do?
The average American taxpayer can expect to be taxed at about 31.5% of their wages, which comes out to a massive ...
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Culinary Odds & Ends: How Eating Leftovers Saves Me $1700 Annually
Last year my family spent a small fortune on groceries -- $12,764 to be exact. If you were to press me on the matter, my teenage son, Matthew, probably ate $9000 worth of them.
Anyone who thinks I'm kidding hasn't seen our kitchen after a visit ...
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Black Coffee: The Don’t Blink or You’ll Miss It Edition
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I hope everyone had a great Christmas ...
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A Peek at My Kids’ Christmas Lists
Readers: Just for fun, I thought I would repost this article from Christmas Eve 2009
Well, according to my friend the Silicon Valley Blogger, Zhu Zhu Pets are the hot Christmas gift item for 2009. Don't tell my kids that though because those ...
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Black Coffee: Excuse Me While I Blow Some Hot Air
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I've got a lot of Christmas shopping ...
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100 Words On: The True Meaning of Christmas
In today's day and time,
It's easy to lose sight,
Of the true meaning of Christmas
And one special night.
When we go shopping,
We say 'How much will it cost?'
Then the true meaning of Christmas,
Somehow becomes lost.
Amidst the tinsel, ...
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Black Coffee: The 7th Anniversary Edition
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It's hard to believe, but this week my ...
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Drive-By Movie Review: Four Christmases
This is a review of the 2008 movie Four Christmases starring Reese Witherspoon, Vince Vaughn, Robert Duvall, Jon Voight, and Sissy Spacek
Plot Summary: A couple struggles to visit all four of their divorced parents on Christmas Day.
Me: Can you ...
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Black Coffee: Move Along, Folks. There’s Nothing to See Here.
It's time to sit back, relax and enjoy a little joe ...
Yes, I'm back. I took last Thanksgiving weekend off. I hope you all had an enjoyable and restful holiday. I know I did!
Okay, away we go ...
Credits and Debits
Credit: There's an old ...
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Infographic: Black Friday Shopping Tips and Other Fun Facts
Anybody who has ever ventured out on Black Friday to bag an amazing deal on a clever holiday gift knows that it can try anybody's patience. It's true; enormous crowds, bumper-to-bumper traffic, and endless lines make Black Friday a living ...
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Black Coffee: Wall Street and the New York State of Mind
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Here we go ...
Credits and ...
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Buyer Beware: 12 Things You Should Never Buy On Black Friday
While millions of shoppers will be out on Black Friday taking advantage of some really spectacular deals on everything from electronics and jewelry to even wine and automobiles, there are some items that will only see minor discounts -- or no ...
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Black Coffee: More Proof There’s No Such Thing as a Free Lunch
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Black Coffee: No, You’re Not Going Crazy — I Am
It's time to sit back, relax and enjoy a little joe ...
And away we go ...
Credits and Debits
Credit: This week the media were celebrating the best employment figures of the year, thanks to a nonfarm payrolls report that showed 271,000 new ...
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Unlike Gen X, the Millennials Think College Is Still Worth It
Millennials may be paying out a lot more for college and racking up record student debt -- but they don't seen to mind, if the latest market research of 500 university graduate students by Credit Sesame is any indication.
Even though the cost of ...
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Black Coffee: The Halloween Edition
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Let's get right to it this week ...
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