By Mr. Credit Card on December 14th, 2009
Hi, this is Mr Credit Card from www.askmrcreditcard.com. Len and I really got to know each other recently and I found out he was a Los Angeles Dodgers fan. Well, I’m a Philadelphia Phillies fan and so you could imagine our conversations when the Phillies played the Dodgers this year in the NLCS playoffs! So in the spirit of baseball fans everywhere, I’m going to write a post about what
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By Len Penzo on December 13th, 2009
For some strange reason, I’ve seen a lot of bloggers recently writing about why they love a particular credit card of theirs and then, two paragraphs later, why they hate one too.
I just don’t understand it. What’s with everybody’s sudden fascination with their credit card?
It almost makes you think there must be some sort of contest going on.
Well, doesn’t it?
So just to cover my bases, I figured I’d add another
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By Len Penzo on December 12th, 2009
This is a guest post by Jennifer Lohan from Finance Buzz for Us.
If you allow your debts to pile up, they can draw you into a vicious debt cycle. You can try to solve the debt problems on your own by implementing some severe austerity measures such as cutting spending to the bone, and selling luxury items to free up cash. You can also look at getting assistance from a
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By Len Penzo on December 10th, 2009
This is a review of the 2008 movie Four Christmases starring Reese Witherspoon, Vince Vaughn, Robert Duvall, Jon Voight, and Sissy Spacek
Plot Summary: A couple struggles to visit all four of their divorced parents on Christmas Day.
Me: Can you believe this is the 200th post here at Len Penzo dot Com!
The Honeybee: So?
Me: What do you mean, “So?”
The Honeybee: I hardly think your readers care. Is that really an important
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By Len Penzo on December 8th, 2009
Like most people, I have very strong opinions when it comes to tipping rates for various services that expect them. For example, I staunchly believe that 15 percent is completely acceptable for good restaurant service.
It used to be that tipping was meant to reward and encourage your server for exemplary service. Unfortunately, with the advent of socialistic tipping pools and mandatory gratuities, that seems to be the exception rather than
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By Len Penzo on December 6th, 2009
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Welcome to edition nine of The Best of the Best in Money and Personal Finance, where every featured post is an Editor’s Pick!
Last week, the Honeybee and I took part in our annual Yuletide spectacle, I mean, tradition where we
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By Len Penzo on December 3rd, 2009
This is a review of the 2009 movie Star Trek starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Leonard Nimoy, and Bruce Greenwood
Plot Summary: A chronicle of the early days of James T. Kirk and his fellow USS Enterprise crew members.
Me: The Internet – the final frontier. These are the movie reviews of the off-beat personal finance blog Len Penzo dot Com. Its five-year mission: to explore the wacky world of personal finance,
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By Len Penzo on December 1st, 2009
A while back I wrote a very popular post entitled The Seven Deadly Sins of Personal Finance. Of course, one of those seven deadly sins was greed.
Greed often makes people do some really crazy things they wouldn’t otherwise consider.
For example, Baker from Man Vs. Debt asked the other day if you would be willing to kill a stranger for a billion bucks.
I can honestly say that I would never even consider
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Black Coffee: My Favorite Blogs, Money News & Opinions #25
It’s time to sit back, relax and enjoy a little joe…
Blogs I’ve Been Following This Week
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…
Once again, time limitations are forcing me to go to the lightning round for this week’s links, so put 60 seconds on the
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