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Postcards: A Cup of Coffee to the Head (Literally)

Postcards: A Cup of Coffee to the Head (Literally)

The national debt is now sitting north of $31.4 trillion. Here's an action plan to protect your portfolio and capital. To access February's top defensive play, dive into this financial adventure.

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Jan 29, 2024
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“A Cup of Coffee to the Head (Literally)" is Monday’s lesson on investing and economics from the Florida Republic. Today, we came upon a nasty scene at the coffee shop, Brewed Wealth. It seems that tourists are getting restless in 2024.

Let’s start our “financial adventure.”

Dear Fellow Expat: 

This caffeinated circus started over a clock, of all the damned things.

I warned Joey not to hang it up - especially during the Florida Republic's tourist season.

Visitors don’t see the world the way we do.

The disquieting way the clock’s numbers tick higher – it makes you anxious. Taunting you while you wait for coffee… while you’re already stressed.

I told Joey: “It’s only a matter of time."

One day a tiny political tiff will spiral into a full-blown Antietam. 

But this time, espresso shots will fly instead of musket balls.

Customers would hurl political punches and bayonets in close quarters. 

Today was the day…

A Literal Cup of Coffee to the Head

Brewed Wealth opens at 6:30 AM on Monday in the “Florida …

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