Author: Nina
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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 they’re free and there is always something nice about free. Besides, you…
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How To Live on Practically Nothing
We’re still looking for a new vlogger to take over where Clint left off. In the meantime, here is a video about how to live on practically nothing from my new favorite how-to site, Howcast.com. How To Live on Practically Nothing on Howcast Video credit: Howcast.com.
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Annie Leibovitz and the $24 million question
When I first heard about the financial woes of Annie Leibovitz, the gay media had latched on to erroneous reports that it was somehow related to the ‘œgay tax’ incurred from inheriting the estate of the late Susan Sontag. That theory took about three seconds to dismiss, but I’ve been hooked on the unfolding drama…
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Take a pass at a short, short task.
For my articles at The Advocate, I’m always looking for interesting sites or services to write about that are related to personal finance. So when I learned about ShortTask.com through this post at Gay List Daily, I decided to take a look: The newest tool in the fight against unemployment is ShortTask.com‘¦ All jobs listed…
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How To Find Cheap Airfare
We’re still looking for a new vlogger to take over where Clint left off. In the meantime, here is a video about how to find cheap airfare from my new favorite how-to site, Howcast.com. How To Find Cheap Airfare on Howcast Video credit: Howcast.com.
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Financial benefits of being fluent in Mandarin
I’ve been to China several times with my day job and every time I go, I’m amazed at how increasingly relevant the country is becoming. I keep telling Jeanine that we should make sure Sam learns Mandarin as a child because will certainly help him as an adult. There was an article a couple of…
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How much to spend on baby’s first birthday?
Sam is nearing his nine month mark and Jeanine is already thinking about his first birthday party. Based on this, I can tell she’s going to be the better mommy when it comes to holidays and milestones like the first day of kindergarten or losing a tooth. Fairy, I’m not. If it were up to…
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Annie Leibovitz: creative types can’t be bothered with money
Plenty has been written about Annie Leibovitz and her financial woes, but after the latest exposé ran in The New York Times, Jean Chatsky used it to deconstruct the behavior of creative types and I thought her analysis was interesting. She likens it to a couple of findings in her latest book, The Difference, where…
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The Gay Tax Shelter: Exploiting IRS Non-Recognition of Gay Marriage to Save Money
Gideon Alper publishes the Gay Couples Law Blog. The blog discusses new developments in same sex family law and estate planning. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia, and you can email him at gideon@galperlaw.com or follow him on twitter. These are his words… When paying federal taxes, it can pay to be gay. The IRS doesn’t…
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Were you taught that being wealthy is not spiritual?
I believe my money personality was influence by factors from my childhood. I grew up in a home where I felt the stress of my parent’s financial problems. As an adult, I suffer from bag-lady syndrome at times and it’s often hard for me to spend money on big-ticket items. For me personally, money has…
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