Author: Nina
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When our personal economy is more important than the US economy.
‘œYou might not always get what you want, but you always get what you expect.’ ‘“ Charles H. Spurgeon It’s easy to get caught up in the bad news about the national economy but these days we should be paying more attention to our personal economy. What can we do to insulate ourselves from the…
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Happy Holidays from Queercents
A happy holiday greeting from our family to your family with warm thoughts and a sincere thank you for contributing another year as readers and writers of Queercents. We’ll be back tomorrow with our regular scheduled programming. In the meantime, please enjoy my favorite money story at Christmastime about how two people sacrifice their greatest…
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Uncharitable by Dan Pallotta: Why are we denying charity the power tools of capitalism?
‘œWhat percentage of my donation goes to the cause?’ Isn’t that what we’re all trained to ask when a charitable organization comes calling for money? Dan Pallotta’s new book, Uncharitable argues that this paradigm needs a shift and he’s speaking out about how a for-profit entrepreneurial approach should finally be embraced by the nonprofit sector.…
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TransNation Interview with Ashley Wilson
Our very own Ashley Wilson was recently interviewed by Jacob Anderson-Minshall of TransNation. We’ve reprinted the interview here: ‘œUnfortunately, transgender people end up at the very bottom of the financial totem pole, simply because we are who we are,’ contends Queercents’ new financial consultant, Ashley A. Wilson. ‘œWe get discriminated against employment wise, we get…
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3 Ways to Move Your Twentysomething Possessions and Save Money
Clint Osterholz is a comedian and young gay urban nomad who has lived in a number of cities in North America. He knows a thing or two (actually count them; three tips!) about how to move on a budget. He’ll be back again next month to share a few more ideas. These are his words’¦…
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Queercents introduces Nichelle Stephens, Cate Burlington and Bradley James
The thing I like most about Queercents is our readers. And lately more of them have been becoming contributors. It’s so great that people are stepping up to the proverbial plate. We have three new writers taking their turn at taking action! 1. First up is Nichelle Stephens. Remember my request last week for someone…
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News Bites: Alpha Gays: urban man’s man?
‘œIt’s the Neil Patrick Harris / Portia de Rossi brand of gay.’ ‘“ Laura Gilbert, editor of the pop-culture website lemondrop.com. Make way for the Alpha Gays! This was the cry of Details magazine in its Rise of the A-Gay: Moneyed, successful, educated, and comfortable in their own skin, they’re fast becoming the new archetype…
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Ten Money Questions on hiatus: seeking famemonger to step in
Did you come here looking for Ten Money Questions? These interviews have been my Friday routine for more than two years and it’s been wonderful to rub ‘œmoney’ shoulders with over 100 people of prominence in the LGBT community. Some were fantastic. A few others were, let’s be honest… filler. But the majority of them…
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Domestic Partnerships: A Cautionary Tale about Love and Money
Walter Smith blogs at DaddyHunt.com and speaks from experience when it comes to money and matrimony (or in his case the legal and financial ramifications of merging assets). These are his words’¦ In all the recent excitement around gay marriage, civil unions and domestic partner registration the last few years, some of us might have…
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Happy ending to Fertility & Finances category
Multiple fertility treatments: $15,600 Sperm donor and other fees: $5,000 Three IVF procedures: $34,400 Deciding to Adopt: $30,000 Becoming a parent: Priceless Since many of you followed our story (fertility and finances) over the last couple of years, I wanted to let readers know that our darling newborn son arrived on Monday. His name is…
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