Author: Nina

  • WWYD: Witnessing illegal transactions; say something or mind your own business

    ‘œSee everything; overlook a great deal; correct a little.’ ‘“ Pope John XXIII Not too long ago, I noticed a drug deal going down at my gym. The alleged drug dealer is a club member who happens to be at the gym every time I set foot inside the building. It doesn’t matter what time…

  • Home Warranties: A potential benefit for both buyers and sellers alike.

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    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’¦ Home Warranties: A potential benefit for both buyers and sellers alike. The market for homes across the USA has never been more challenging for…

  • Ten Money Questions for Lisa Fernandes

    A fourth season of Bravo’s hit reality show, Top Chef kicked off this week with a new batch of chef’testants hoping to win $100,000 in seed money to open a restaurant. Lisa Fernandes is one of three lesbians making the cut in Chicago and after the first episode; she’s still simmering with her sharp knives…

  • Sleeping With Money: price you’ll pay dating a soccer mom

    ‘œOur similarities bring us to a common ground; our differences allow us to be fascinated by each other.’ ‘“ Tom Robbins A more accurate title might have been Sleeping With Money: Don’t Date Single Parents, but obviously soccer mom is a better descriptive to get clicks on this post. After all, you’re reading it. I…

  • Class: realities, perceptions, and how wealth fits in

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    ‘œMoney is related to class only in the minds of people who have too much of the former, too little of the latter or none of either.’ ‘“ Doug Robarchek A couple of week’s ago, the New York Times published an article about the survivors of the notorious nightclub fire in Rhode Island that took…

  • Digits: Because there’s more to life than taxes.

    Giveaway alert: read this entire post for the chance to win! Digits is the newly launched site from H&R Block created to extend the tax office experience and offer a place to connect with their customers online. Sounds kind of strange’¦ or boring to say the least, but I have to admit, they’ve done ‘œcommunity’…

  • How often should you update your will? Ask Heath Ledger.

    ‘œA thing long expected takes the form of the unexpected when at last it comes.’ ‘“ Mark Twain Over the weekend, my new Hollywood insider, Bronson Page tipped me off that Heath Ledger’s will named his parents and sister without any mention of Michelle Williams and their daughter, Matilda. How could that be? Well, he…

  • Ten Money Questions for Mariah Hanson

    Lesbians all over the world have heard of the Dinah Shore Weekend in Palm Springs, California and this year, Mariah Hanson, founder of The Dinah, has big plans for the ladies. Her star-studded line-up, taking place April 2-6, 2008, is considered the largest lesbian event in the world. Where the women are the money will…

  • Save $250 a Day by Traveling Green

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    Kimberly and Elizabeth are the co-founders of Go Green Travel Green. As life partners and avid travelers, they’re committed to reducing their environmental impact. In addition to being eco-conscious, they’re budget conscious and have written a guest post that keeps both green and greenbacks in mind when exploring our lonely planet. These are their words’¦…

  • “Keep the Change” from Bank of America: Can change add up to savings?

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    ‘œWith our national savings rate well below one-percent, it is imperative that the government embrace innovative and cost-effective means of boosting personal savings.’ ‘“ Jim Cooper In December, I interviewed Liz Rizzo, a contributing editor for the Sex & Relationship category at BlogHer about her rapport with money. She lives in Los Angeles, aims to…