Black Coffee: My Favorite Blogs, Money News & Opinions #22
on Nov 20, 2009 in Soap Box black coffee 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 fina...

Drive-By Movie Review: The Uninvited
on Nov 19, 2009 in Movie Reviews movie review This is a review of the 2009 movie The Uninvited starring David Strathairn, Elizabeth Banks, Arielle Kebbel, and Emily Browning Plot Summary: Anna returns home to her sister (and best friend) Alex after a stint in a mental hospital, though her recove...

Flexible Spending Accounts Provide Free Money. Why Pass It Up?
on Nov 17, 2009 in Financial Tips flexible spending accounts taxes The relentless rise of health care costs can really put a strain on your household budget.  Even with an insurance plan, health care expenses can add up when you consider most people still have to pay deductibles, copayments and other items not cove...

Dear Diary: How I Fixed My Water Heater Without a Plumber and Saved $400
on Nov 15, 2009 in Editor's Picks Financial Tips dear diary diy extended warranties Recently the Honeybee alerted me to the fact that our hot water heater was making popping and cracking sounds that she had never heard before. This got me a bit worried because the heater was 12-years-old and I knew it was on its last legs.  When a...

Black Coffee: My Favorite Blogs, Money News & Opinions #21
on Nov 13, 2009 in Soap Box black coffee 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 fina...

Drive-By Movie Review: The Business
on Nov 12, 2009 in Movie Reviews movie review 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...

No, I’m Not Cutting Up My Credit Cards! (Maybe You Shouldn’t Either.)
on Nov 10, 2009 in Financial Tips Soap Box credit card dangers credit card rewards credit cards There has been a lot negative publicity about credit card usage in the personal finance blogosphere recently.  Baker over at Man vs Debt basically told the credit card companies what they could do with their cards. That’s cool. My friend and p...

Quick Tip: The Easiest Money You’ll Ever Make
on Nov 8, 2009 in Financial Tips credit cards quick tip 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 fu...

Black Coffee: My Favorite Blogs, Money News and Opinions #20
on Nov 6, 2009 in Soap Box black coffee 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 fina...

Drive-By Movie Review: The Good German
on Nov 5, 2009 in Movie Reviews movie review 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 investigatio...