When it comes to breakfast, kids can be real cereal killers. Unfortunately, for those of us trying to lower our grocery bill, name-brand cereals can be a very expensive proposition.
That got me thinking: Can kids really tell the difference between ...
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Black Coffee: Promises, Promises, Promises
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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.
I planted a couple of tomato plants in the ...
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Black Coffee: The Fed, The ECB & the Washington Generals. Winning!
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Black Coffee: You Can Put Lipstick On a Pig — But It’s Still a Pig
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Black Coffee: The Yankee Doodle Dandy Edition
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My dad still gets a kick out of asking people around this time of year if they have a 4th of July in England. Nine times out of ten they look at him like he's nuts and say something like, "Of ...
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Black Coffee: Why One Billionaire Sees Pitchfork Mobs In Our Future
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Black Coffee: The Summer Solstice Edition
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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.
Summer is finally here. Hooray! I hope ...
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How A Lemonade Stand Taught My Daughter To Love Monopolies
Each Father's Day, I love to reminisce about the joys of fatherhood and the days when my teenage kids were younger. This year, I caught myself looking back upon the time several summers ago when my business-savvy daughter, Nina, set up a wildly ...
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Black Coffee: Friday the 13th, Full Moons & Rising Oil Prices
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Black Coffee: Hokey, Hockey and Horses
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I've been out of town for most of this week, so you know what that means: Yep -- I've got another espresso edition of Black Coffee for you.
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Black Coffee: Kabuki Theater and Ever-Optimistic Markets
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Black Coffee: Doggie Bags, Burger King, and Bogus Bucks
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Black Coffee: Um, Would You Like Fries with That?
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Black Coffee: All the Newspeak That’s Fit to Print
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I'm getting some terrific feedback from ...
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Black Coffee: Get Ready for My Grand Reopening!
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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.
Sometime over the weekend I will unveil my ...
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What a $184 Cheese Sandwich Can Teach Us About Hype & Value
Last week, Britain's Daily Mail reported that celebrity chef Martin Blunos created a very unique sandwich with a menu price of $184.61.
According to Blunos, who happens to be a Michelin-starred chef, "We Brits are known to love our cheese ...
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My Kids’ Loan Interview with the Bank of Dad
When it comes to money matters, my two kids manage their personal finances in completely opposite ways. In fact, it is utterly amazing to me that my children are even related.
My nine year-old daughter, Lenina, likes to set goals and save her ...
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My Blog Is Back! … But I’ve Still Got Some Work to Do
Yes, I'm still alive, folks.
In case you missed it ... my blog ended up crashing on Saturday morning after a major malfunction at my old web host (Yahoo).
I won't bore you with the technical details, but let's just say Yahoo's customer service ...
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10 Out-of-the-Box Ideas for Saving Money
For many people, sticking to a tight budget often requires moving out of their traditional comfort zone.
Studies have shown that thinking "outside the box" can provide many creative ideas for keeping a household budget on track -- usually in ways ...
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Brazilian Hyperinflation: A Reader Explains What Life Was Like (Part 2)
(In Part 1, Leasi shared her account of life in Brazil during the hyperinflation that raged there between 1984 and 1994. Part 2, is a Q&A with Leasi that sheds a little more light on what she endured during that time.)
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