{"id":67079,"date":"2021-06-12T02:15:39","date_gmt":"2021-06-12T09:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/?p=67079"},"modified":"2021-06-15T05:12:12","modified_gmt":"2021-06-15T12:12:12","slug":"black-coffee-12-june-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/id67079-black-coffee-12-june-2021.html","title":{"rendered":"Black Coffee: Quoth the Raven"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"It’s time to sit back, relax and enjoy a little joe …<\/em><\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

I hope everybody had an enjoyable week. Without further ado, let’s get right to this week’s commentary …<\/p>\n

Some battles are won with swords and spears; others with quills and ravens.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

— George R.R. Martin<\/strong><\/p>\n

Credits and Debits<\/strong><\/p>\n

Debit:<\/strong><\/span> Did you see this? Nearly four million people quit their jobs<\/a> in April, which is almost double the number of employees who quit a year earlier. Among private-sector workers, this April 2.8% told their boss to take his job and shove it — that’s a full percentage point more than last April, when the so-called “quits rate” fell to a seven-year low. As for those who are still happily employed …<\/p>\n

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My self checkout line always has the slowest bagger in the whole place… you.<\/p>\n

Matt (@matt6053) June 9, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n