Author: Nina
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$3,000 for every man, woman and child
As usual, politics and the economy became topics of conversation after the family dinner yesterday. One of Jeanine’s relatives mentioned that the better stimulus plan would have been to give $1M to each citizen instead of the package that got signed earlier this year. Of course, nobody challenged his math. Everyone looked around the table…
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HRC to Host National “Tax Chat” on LGBT Financial Issues
April 15th is always a good reminder that gays and lesbians pay equal taxes but are denied equal rights. Isn’t it time that we receive the same benefits for our tax dollars as straight people? So in advance of ‘œTax Day’ the Human Rights Campaign has scheduled a national web chat on a variety of…
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Newbites: Sales of bodice-ripper novels increase in recession
The recession has a peculiar effect on behavior. Consider the increase in booze sales or how haircuts get shorter in hard economic times. But thanks to Meghan Daum and her weekly column in the Los Angeles Times, I’ve just learned that the recession is also heating up sales of romance novels: Amid the ceaseless reminders…
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Queercents introduces Holly Wagg
Lately, most of our new writers have focused on series ideas, like Tamara with her dating on a budget column; or they gravitate to a specific topic, like Helen and her tax-related posts. When Holly Wagg contacted me, she was upfront about not doing themes well ‘“ but indicated that she was quite successful at…
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Head of Household filing status: Another perk at tax time for same-sex parents with children
Last week, Helen wrote about why there are many good reasons for gays and lesbians to fight for the right to marry ‘“ but tax time is probably not one of them. She explains that if you and your partner have two solid incomes, then you’ll end up paying more for the privilege. As a…
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DIY Gift Bags: Save money by reusing newspapers
Nearly four months after Sam’s arrival, congratulatory gifts are still being shipped to our house. I had no idea that his birth would make us a regular stop on our driver’s UPS route. In separate cases, three friends gave gifts and then soon after, Sam even received something from each of their mothers’¦ shipped from…
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Queercents introduces Helen Maynard
When I received an email from Helen Maynard about her interest in writing for Queercents, it took a few exchanges before I realized she was from the vlog episodes of ‘œShe Got Me Pregnant‘ that post regularly at Mombian, Sustenance for Lesbian Moms. She is Dana Rudolph’s partner in life (sixteen years and counting!) and…
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Notions of scarcity: are you hoarding wealth?
Dean Spade, a trans lawyer believes scarcity pushes people to hoard wealth: ‘¦capitalism is always pushing us toward perfection, creating ideas of the right way to be a man or a woman or a mother or a date or whatever that people cannot fulfill. The goal is that we’ll constantly strive and buy things to…
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Is it okay to cheat on your taxes?
When asked to join the Obama administration, Tom Daschle and Nancy Killefer were both undone by their failure to pay taxes. Tim Geithner, who did get confirmed, didn’t properly pay his taxes either. All this tax talk prompted Ricci Levy at The Bilerico Project to wonder what’s so wrong about a little bit of unpaid…
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Queercents introduces Clint Osterholz
Sometimes when you’re looking for something, it happens to be right under your nose. This was the case with my video blogger request a couple of weeks ago. Clint Osterholz has written some guest posts that explain how twentysomethings can save money and get settled when relocating to the big city. Starting Thursday, he’s offered…
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