Author: Nina
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The hidden costs of Michelle Obama’s organic vegetable garden
When I was in grade school, my mother and I began the tradition of planting a small vegetable garden in our backyard each spring. The patch was strategically placed next to the cement slab upon which the air conditioning unit rested; deemed undesirable and away from the reach of the chained up dog during his…
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Are you a Retirement Planning Power Couple?
Carol’s review and giveaway in yesterday’s post got me thinking about how same-sex couples plan for retirement and in general, deal with household financial matters. Those ‘œoften mundane planning issues’ as she refers to it, are so important to a couple’s long term goals. The Hartford partnered with the MIT AgeLab to conduct research on…
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Consumerism: research links it to negative consequences for children
Our baby Sam has hit his stride at three months: he’s sleeping through the night, smiles spontaneously and has discovered his ability to vocalize. Everyone in the house is happy now that we’re back on track with a somewhat normal sleeping pattern. He’s at that age where he now responds to toys, stuffed animals; or…
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Do you have a part-time job?
According to MSNBC, about 7.8 million Americans ‘“ or about one worker in every 20 ‘“ held more than one job. Caitlin Kelly, a freelance writer that gets regular assignments at The New York Times recently wrote about her part-time retail gig: In one world, I interview C.E.O.’s, write articles for national publications and promote…
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News Bites: Susan Arnold on CEO short list
According to Out & Equal, LGBT people remain under-represented in top corporate executive positions based on the small number of openly LGBT C-level executives at Fortune 500 companies. Our CEO numbers might increase by 100 percent if The Wall Street Journal’s prediction comes true: In stepping down from a top post at Procter & Gamble…
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The Path to Economic Recovery
Bronson Page is a screenwriter, art director, and keeper of LovesickBilly.com. The economic downturn has made Bronson and his husband, Sam, reassess their home life. These are his words’¦ Irrational. The thought of a $40,000 car is nauseating, but I’ve had two of them, and at one point I was part owner of four cars…
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Queercents seeks video blogger
Apparently, Queercents is behind the times. We need video! Are there any Gen Y-ers out there that want to contribute to Queercents by vlogging about money? It can even be in the vein of the Davey Wavey’s half-naked webcasts. Actually, half-naked is probably preferred ‘“ especially if you look anything like Davey Wavey ‘“ after…
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Queerfiction giveaway from Queercents
From time to time, Kensington Books provides us with free titles from its Gay and Lesbian section to give away to our readers and contributors. Each book is a gay-themed work of fiction and has absolutely nothing to do with personal finance. But today I have two copies of Drama Queers to giveaway for free’¦…
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How to prevent identity theft during tax season
Those that know me know I’m a stickler for security. I keep our doors locked even when we’re home during the day. I do the final sweep before we go to bed at night’¦ as Jeanine has been known to leave the garage door up on more than one occasion. Because of this and my…
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