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Black Coffee: Sometimes, He Who Sells First Sells Best

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. And away we go ... Credits and ...

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August 16, 2014

Black Coffee: More Promises to Pay Tuesday for a Hamburger Today

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. Let's get right to it this week ...

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August 9, 2014

Pictures of Our $23,922 Bathroom Remodel (and Some Lessons Learned)

By Len Penzo

After eight weeks, our master bathroom remodel is finally finished. I guess I shouldn't complain; we waited 17 years to make the upgrade. It was also the last room in our modest 2000 square-foot, three-bedroom, two-and-half bathroom home to get a ...

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August 4, 2014

Black Coffee: Neither a Borrower nor a Lender Be

By Len Penzo

It's time to sit back, relax and enjoy a little joe ... Let's get right to it this week ... International News This past week, I was interviewed by Doug Goldstein for a segment on his terrific money show, Goldstein on Gelt, which is featured on ...

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August 2, 2014

Taste-Test Experiment: 11 Kids Evaluate Name-Brand vs. Generic Cereals

By Len Penzo

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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July 30, 2014

Black Coffee: Promises, Promises, Promises

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. I planted a couple of tomato plants in the ...

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July 26, 2014

Black Coffee: The Fed, The ECB & the Washington Generals. Winning!

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. We're in the final stages of our ...

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July 19, 2014

Black Coffee: You Can Put Lipstick On a Pig — But It’s Still a Pig

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. Let's get right to it this week ...

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July 12, 2014

Black Coffee: The Yankee Doodle Dandy Edition

By Len Penzo

It's time to sit back, relax and enjoy a little joe ... 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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July 4, 2014

Black Coffee: Why One Billionaire Sees Pitchfork Mobs In Our Future

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. Let's get right to it this week ...

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June 28, 2014

Black Coffee: The Summer Solstice Edition

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. Summer is finally here. Hooray! I hope ...

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June 21, 2014

How A Lemonade Stand Taught My Daughter To Love Monopolies

By Len Penzo

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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June 16, 2014

Black Coffee: Friday the 13th, Full Moons & Rising Oil Prices

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. Let's get right to it this week ...

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June 14, 2014

Black Coffee: Hokey, Hockey and Horses

By Len Penzo

It's time to sit back, relax and enjoy a little joe ... 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. Okay, off we go ... Credits and Debits Credit: The ...

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June 7, 2014

Black Coffee: Kabuki Theater and Ever-Optimistic Markets

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. Let's get right to it this week ...

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May 31, 2014

Black Coffee: Doggie Bags, Burger King, and Bogus Bucks

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. Let's get right to it this week ...

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May 24, 2014

Black Coffee: Um, Would You Like Fries with That?

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. I just got back from a business trip ...

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May 17, 2014

Black Coffee: All the Newspeak That’s Fit to Print

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. I'm getting some terrific feedback from ...

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May 10, 2014

Black Coffee: Get Ready for My Grand Reopening!

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. Sometime over the weekend I will unveil my ...

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May 3, 2014

What a $184 Cheese Sandwich Can Teach Us About Hype & Value

By Len Penzo

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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April 23, 2014

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