Author: Nina
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Six Secrets to Buying Real Estate in the Off Season
This is a guest post from Jeff Hammerberg, the founder of GayRealEstate.com, the largest company in the nation representing the rights of queer home buyers and sellers. These are his words’¦ As summer comes to a close and kids go back to school, the home buying season typically winds down before heading into hibernation mode…
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Ten Money Questions for Michael Landa
Michael Landa founded The Pet Staff with Brett Montana in 2001 and it’s now the largest professional in-home pet sitting and dog walking service in greater Los Angeles. Their service offers a personalized, stress free and healthy alternative to the traditional method of kennel boarding pets. This week’s interview offers a different perspective to the…
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Your Money at Work on the Shifting Careers blog at NYTimes.com
‘œNothing so conclusively proves a man’s ability to lead others as what he does from day to day to lead himself.’ ‘“ Thomas J. Watson Marci Alboher, the Shifting Careers columnist for The New York Times, invited me to post again about work and money. The topic this time: Are Personal Finances the Boss’s Business?…
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The Mommy Economy: A Review of The Feminine Mistake
‘œMotherhood is a state of being, not a job description.’ ‘“ Sara Nelson When I announced to one of my sisters that Jeanine and I plan to work full time after the baby is born (we’re adopting a newborn boy and he arrives in December!), she asked, ‘œWhat’s the point of having children if you’re…
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Ten Money Questions for Anne Stockwell
Most recently, Anne Stockwell ruled gay LA as the Editor in Chief of The Advocate. She’s also one of the founders of MoneyPants.com. Anne is a talented writer with a side interest in money. Writer! Money! Needless to say, I have an enormous crush on her. What’s not to love? To titillate my fancy, she…
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Queercents introduces Ashley A. Wilson
Since the inception of Queercents, I’ve had the opportunity to interview a few prominent trans people: Donna Rose, Jamison Green, Christine Daniels, and Jennifer Boylan; and each time, I’ve been fascinated with how finances play a role in the trans community. Whether dealing with employment discrimination (often leading to unemployment or underemployment) or less subtle…
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The Secret to Money: Gratitude and Thankfulness
‘œHappiness is self-contentedness.’ ‘“ Aristotle Recently, I’ve been jazzed about The Secret. I suspect a lot of you are saying, ‘œOh, jeez!’ But hear me out. I haven’t read the book or seen the movie but I downloaded the audio version from iTunes about a month ago and it has made my morning run more…
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Ask the Readers: How much do you give for the office collection?
‘œMay your charity increase as much as your wealth.’ ‘“ Proverb Way back when, I wrote a post about what to do when friends or co-workers ask repeatedly if you’ll sponsor them in their charity walk, ride or run. It shouldn’t seem that hard to wish someone well, and in the same breathe explain that…
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Queercents introduces Roland Paquette
We’ve added a new writer to Queercents. Roland Paquette joins us from Orlando, Florida where he’s been one of our most frequent commenters over the last year. He is 51, has an Accounting degree and considers himself to be semi-retired. After selling off his shares of the family business at the age of 48, it…
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Ten Money Questions for Davey Wavey
Davey Wavey maintains a popular blog at Break The Illusion where he charts his stories, experiences and reflections as a young gay man on his journey of exploration and discovery. A couple of times each week he posts talky blogs. When he volunteered to participate in our Ten Money Questions, he suggested answering in his…
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