His wife, Tatjana van Beckhoven Blakeslee, has been an inspiration and helpmate to him for the last twelve years.
In addition to being a first-class gardener, interior decorator and gourmet cook, her career in fine art has been notable and is ...
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Why Countries May Choose To Change Their Currency
The strength of a nation's currency can be directly linked to that of its economy, and over the years this has been a common area of concern for governments around the world. There are many examples of countries which have changed their currency ...
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Could Your Cell Phone Be Depreciating or Obsolete?
Our homes, our cars, our jobs -- these are things we may often take for granted, but they tend to last us for quite some time. But what about things like your cell phone? We have some news for you.
It wasn't so long ago - in 2018, to be exact - ...
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4 Ways to Reduce the Risk of Crypto Investments
Cryptocurrency has become the decade's top financial disruptor. With billionaires, conglomerates, and governments all joining the crypto fold, these digital tokens have soared in value. Just last November, the crypto market cap hit an all-time high ...
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4 Steps to Take When You Have to Sell Your House Quickly
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It can be overwhelming to wake up one day and realize -- OMG! -- I need to sell my house!
Maybe you lost your job or hopefully, you got that big promotion, and you have to move halfway across the country. Whatever the catalyst ...
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Lottery Fraud: Don’t Get Caught Paying ‘The Stupid Tax’
There's an old joke that goes something like this:
In order to raise additional revenue, the government is introducing a National Lottery with a daily grand prize of $50 million. Winners will get $1 annually for 50 million years.
Heh. I smile ...
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Black Coffee: What’s Past Is Prologue
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've got another busy weekend ahead of ...
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Grandfather Says: A Wintry View of My Raised-Bed Vegetable Garden
Today I thought I would share a photo of Grandfather's garden area, comprised of raised beds, a cold frame (far right), surrounded by an eight-foot-high electric fence (evidenced by the white poles).
Behind the garden (farthest away in the ...
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Individual & Business Sales Made Easy With Classified Advertisements
When you're in need to sell something, you can either go to a dealer or some other known entity, or you can place a classified advertisement. There are various modes of posting classified ads nowadays, including the print media and the digital media. ...
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My 12-Year-Old Daughter Shares Her Secrets for Saving Money
Hello! It's me, Nina, again! My dad asked me to write another post for him. He let me pick the picture too!
He paid me $15 for this, by the way. (Thank you, Dad!)
That money's going to come in handy too because lately I've been trying to save ...
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Can Gold Really Get to $80,000 Per Ounce? Yes – and Here’s How
One of the biggest problems with our current monetary system is that we use the dollars we earn to not only buy things and pay our bills, but also as a savings vehicle, whether those savings are for a rainy day account, our kids' college fund, or ...
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Black Coffee: All That Glitters
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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 hope everybody had a wonderful week. ...
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100 Words On: Why You Don’t Need an MBA to Manage Your Finances
Never assume that just because a person holds an MBA, he knows how to run a business; the road is littered with MBA-sporting CEOs who ignominiously drove their companies into the ground. Conversely, there are just as many CEOs -- guys like ...
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The Top 5 Technology Considerations for Businesses
Businesses of all kinds have been incorporating a greater amount of technology into their everyday activities. Not only are businesses today responsible for building and maintaining a strong online presence but they are working with new technologies ...
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Romance Scams On the Rise: How to Stay Financially Safe Online
As more and more of our lives go online, it's no wonder that we look for ways to stay safe. In fact, 57% of us prefer to carry out our banking over the Internet, and that number is increasing all the time. Yet, recent reports of an increase in ...
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4 Things You Can Do to Lower Your Homeowner’s Insurance Rates
Your homeowner's insurance is there to help you in case anything goes wrong in your home. That being said, 5.3% of homeowners filed an insurance claim last year. Insurance claims can raise your rates, unfortunately.
And while there are countless ...
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4 Frugal Dining Spots Most People Never Consider – But Really Should!
There's nothing worse than being stuck in a rut. When it happens, the quickest remedy is to try and think unconventionally.
The trouble is, for most of us, outside-the-box thinking can be extremely difficult.
True, thinking outside the box can ...
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Black Coffee: America’s Faustian Bargain
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Well ... another busy week is behind ...
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Grandfather Says: A Big Secret for Doing Well in Life
Grandfather says he used to work for the government.
He was a patent examiner. In common with all other bureaucrats, he had the authority to tell folks they could or couldn't do this or that -- in Grandfathers authority, get a patent.
Well, the ...
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How to Become a Homeowner In 3 Easy Steps
For many people, owning a home is part of the American Dream. Given the number of available homes on the market coupled with historically low interest rates, it's no wonder that more and more people are taking steps to purchase their own home. With a ...
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