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Queercents introduces Alex Taylor
New Series Alert: We recently launched two new series at Queercents: Rachel Gollay’s Grad School Finances and Michael Moy’s Luxe Life (the ups and downs of being a gay house husband). This week, Alex Taylor joins the fold. Alex will be writing about Financial Infidelity and how a relationship can best recover from it. This…
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When celebrities fly coach (or at least on a commercial airline).
‘œCome fly the Friendly Skies.’ ‘“ United Airlines commercial, circa 1987 Diddy isn’t the only celebrity flying commercial these days. In the past 2 months, I’ve seen Eva Mendes, Ron Howard, Paula Abdul and Carson Kressley ‘“ either inflight or at the airport. I think Brian Grazer was traveling with Ron Howard, but I couldn’t…
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Ten Money Questions for Nina Poon
Over the last 25 years, Kenneth Cole and his advertisements have been topical and relevant to our ever-changing world. His recent campaign continues to raise social awareness and the exquisite Nina Poon is front and center when it comes to this non-uniform thinking. As a transgender model, makeup artist and illustrator, she has a few…
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Dirty money is sexy; paying off Amex bill in six months (interest free) is sexier.
Bronson Page is a screenwriter, art director, and keeper of LovesickBilly.com. Bronson and his husband, Sam, have a balanced, happy marriage (despite Prop 8 ) where they budget and pay bills just like any other Californian couple. These are his words’¦ A lovesick home and relationship are free of stress. Nowadays, that definitely applies to…
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Frequent Fliers: The Year End Mileage Run
‘œThe glamour of the frequent-flier award has faded.’ ‘“ Anonymous Last year, I was 2,602 miles shy of Executive Platinum status on American Airlines so I did a mileage run. What’s a mileage run? Travel novice, listen up! A mileage run, as articulated by Wikipedia, is: A paid airline trip designed solely for gaining maximum…
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Ten Money Questions for David Hauslaib
David Hauslaib is the twentysomething guy behind Jossip and Queerty. While he might not have as many URLs as Nick Denton or the name recognition of Perez Hilton; he’s got youth, good looks, a proven track record and time on his side as he makes his mark on the World Wide Web. All this makes…
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Review: The Frugal Duchess by Sharon Harvey Rosenberg
‘œA good home must be made, not bought.’ ‘“ Joyce Maynard The theme in Sharon Harvey Rosenberg’s first book, The Frugal Duchess: How to Live Well and Save Money is really about missed opportunity, in particular; the dream home that got away from her. This home (referred to as the Dream House throughout) is in…
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Queercents introduces Michael Moy
New Series Alert: Last week, Rachel Gollay launched a series about grad school finances. This week, it’s all about home economics or ‘œhomemaking’ as it was dubbed in the era of Mad Men. In this day, Michael Moy is the one staying home. Michael is in a long term relationship with his partner of 13…
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Back to Mike: Money, Career, Transitioning and Tolerance
‘œThere is always more to be learned about tolerance.’ ‘“ Mercedes Ruehl, commenting on her Lifetime movie role as the mother of a transgender child Before Queercents, I had never interacted with anyone from the transgender community. Perhaps, it’s just a by-product of living in a conservative area like Orange County, CA. Jeanine and I…
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