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Potato chips are big business. According to AIB International, over $7 billion of the salty snacks were were consumed in 2009. It’s been reported that over 1.2 billion pounds of potato chips are consumed annually; I know I’m probably good for ten pounds a year all by myself. I bet most of you are too. Don’t deny it. A Brief History of the Potato Chip As legend has it, the first potato chip — Continue reading My Potato Chip Taste Test: Are Lay’s Really Worth Paying More For? One of the biggest fears many homeowners have is waking up one day and discovering that they owe more on the mortgage than their house is actually worth. While that may be trouble for those who absolutely positively have to move, it’s really no big deal for those who don’t — so don’t panic. Unlike underwater stocks, homes with upside down mortgages still have intrinsic value. Remember, you can only Continue reading 100 Words On: Why Having an Upside Down Mortgage Ain’t All Bad Nobody likes a big mouth. At least that’s what I used to think. My teenage son, Matthew doesn’t have a big mouth — although I wish he did. That’s because most big mouths have one particular virtue that makes the rest of us extremely envious: they usually get to keep their wisdom teeth. As a result, they — or their parents — also end up avoiding those dreaded dentist bills for their removal. My Continue reading The High Cost of Getting My Son’s Wisdom Teeth Removed Happy new year, readers! Like last year, I’m kicking off the start of 2012 with more fearless predictions from my old friend, the Magic 8-Ball. In case you missed it, the Magic 8-Ball ended 2010 with an astounding 70 percent success rate, and I’m happy to say the predictions for 2011 were almost as good, as the 8-ball was accurate 66 percent of the time. Of course, this year the 8-ball was pelted Continue reading The End of the World & Other Magic 8-Ball Predictions for 2012 I posted almost 250 articles in 2011. That was my biggest annual output since I started writing this blog in December 2008. Of course, some posts were hits and some missed badly. I’ve written articles that I swore would take the Internet by storm and go viral, only to see them struggle to reach a thousand hits before quietly sinking into the cold, dark depths of Google’s search engine rankings, relegated to Continue reading The 5 Most (and Least) Popular Posts of 2011 – And My 5 Favorites You're right. This is the second time I've used this photo in 2011. I can assure you that it's purely coincidence. As 2011 finally comes to a close, it’s time for the second annual Penner Awards, a celebration of the year’s ten most dumbfounding displays of numismatical naivete and financial ineptitude known to man. So why am I giving out such a dubiously prestigious award? Well, as I see it, I Continue reading The Penner Awards: The 10 Craziest Money Blunders of 2011 Since starting in January, this breakout weekly series has gotten a lot of attention. Its most-popular posts: 1. Why Financial Freedom Requires Very Little Money 2. A Surefire Way to Beat the Lottery — Guaranteed! 3. Why You Should Never Cosign a Loan for Anyone 4. Why Tracking Your Net Worth Is So Overrated 5. Why You’re Better Off Buying a Used Car 6. The Smartest Way to Eliminate Your Credit Card Debt 7. Why Not All Continue reading 100 Words On: My 10 Most Popular 100-Word Posts of 2011 Have you noticed all the end-of-the-year customs that are currently on display almost everywhere you look? For example, I’ve been inviting my readers to provide questions regarding the future that they’d like to ask my Magic 8-Ball since way back on New Year’s Day 2010. True, at barely two years old, that could hardly be considered a rich tradition — but every custom has to start sometime, right? Before you scoff, you should Continue reading A Look Back at My Magic 8-Ball’s Predictions for 2011 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. Here’s what caught my attention over the past week… Last week, the aptly-named Griper reminded me that, in the spirit of the season, the Credits in this column should be outnumbering the Continue reading Black Coffee: A Very Special Debit-Free Christmas Edition (Fa la la la, la la la la!) |
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Black Coffee: Smart Investments, Dumb Collectibles & Dubious Guitar Solos
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. Here’s what caught my attention over the past week…
Spammers are a funny lot. Those who try to pull money scams are the funniest, mainly because they are so damn stupid. I received yet
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