By Len Penzo on November 12th, 2009
This is a review of the 2005 movie The Business starring Danny Dyer, Tamer Hassan, Georgina Chapman, and Geoff Bell
Plot Summary: A restless young man from South London is recruited to deliver a tin stuffed full of cash to a contact in southern Spain. Having no idea that this delivery to a super-suave playboy and ex-con will change his life forever, he soon becomes one of the gang, and finds
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By Len Penzo on November 10th, 2009
There has been a lot negative publicity about credit card usage in the personal finance blogosphere recently.
My friend and proprietor of Debt Free Adventure, Matt Jabs, is not a fan of plastic and he is currently waging a war against credit cards and the companies that distribute them.
A couple of weeks ago Matt specifically asked those of us who take advantage of credit card rewards programs to rethink our returns
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By Len Penzo on November 8th, 2009
Yesterday the Honeybee and I got another dividend rewards check from our credit card company – this time for $247.10. I love it when those checks come in, as we use the money to treat ourselves to a nice dinner, night on the town, or other fun activity.
Over the past several years we have earned over $1500 for nothing more than using our credit card!
We get these checks because we
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By Len Penzo on November 5th, 2009
This is a review of the 2006 movie The Good German starring George Clooney, Tobey Maguire, and Cate Blanchette
Plot Summary: While in post-war Berlin to cover the Potsdam Conference, an American military journalist is drawn into a murder investigation which involves his former mistress and his driver.
The Honeybee: I really hate old movies.
Me: You do, do ya? Define old.
The Honeybee: I don’t know – I never really thought about it.
Me:
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By Len Penzo on November 3rd, 2009
Have you ever looked really closely at the US one-dollar bill?
If you have ever paid close attention, there really is a lot of stuff going on with that humble bill. Some of it is actually kind of creepy.
Today I thought I’d try and unravel some of the dollar bill’s biggest mysteries for you.
Okay, okay. They’re not really mysteries – 98% of this stuff is all over the internet – but
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By Len Penzo on November 1st, 2009
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Welcome to the eighth edition of The Best of the Best in Money and Personal Finance, where every featured post is an Editor’s Pick! The top selections for this edition of the carnival were based upon those who came closest to
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By Len Penzo on October 29th, 2009
This is a review of the 2009 movie The Last House on the Left starring Garret Dillahunt, Tony Goldwyn, and Monica Potter
Plot Summary: After kidnapping and brutally assaulting two young women, a gang led by a prison escapee unknowingly finds refuge at a vacation home belonging to the parents of one of the victims — a mother and father who devise an increasingly gruesome series of revenge tactics.
The Honeybee: What
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Black Coffee: My Favorite Blogs, Money News and Opinions #20
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…
Steadfast Finances – For those of you who think mac & cheese with cut-up hot dogs is haute cuisine, check out this
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