Tag Archive 'personal_finance'

Think you’re saving a small fortune making coffee at home? Do the math.

Posted by TheShot on 27 Aug 2008 | Filed under: Home Brew

We previously wrote of our annoyance with the old and ever-popular yarn spun by wannabe personal finance gurus who constantly tell us we can become millionaires by quitting our daily coffee habit — or by replacing it with home-brewed coffee. For the record, we have a lot of coffee both out (as evidenced by CoffeeRatings.com) [...]

Cup of Coffee or New Turbo?

Posted by TheShot on 18 Jun 2007 | Filed under: Consumer Trends

Several years ago, the Dr. Phil wannabes of personal finance were rubbing elbow patches at their annual convention. Between nibbles of the mealy hotel melon salad, they all agreed to start putting the word out that small daily expenses add up to big bucks. It was genius: personal finance gurus everywhere had found their theme [...]