Author: Nina

  • Ten Money Questions for Suzanne Westenhoefer

    Comedian Suzanne Westenhoefer claims there are financial benefits to being a bottom’¦ a timely topic since her comedy special and documentary, ‘œA Bottom on Top,’ will soon be available on DVD. Of course, you can pre-order now! Suzanne made me say that’¦ after all, even comedians need to make a buck. Read on as she…

  • Your rights as a customer when service is free

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    ‘œThere is only one boss. The customer.’ – Sam Walton Since I’ve been on a customer service rant lately, why not continue the trend? I’m not the only one’¦ there are others at Queercents that have an equally low tolerance for lousy service. Here’s my latest experience. This week, on several occasions, I’ve been unable…

  • Million Dollar Bets about Kelly McGillis and The L Word

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    ‘œHow pleasant is the day when we give up striving to be young — or slender.’ ‘“ William James Last week, as we were watching episode 7 of The L Word, Jeanine tried to convince me that the by-the-book military attorney prosecuting Tasha’s ‘œDon’t Ask Don’t Tell’ case was played by Kelly McGillis. I wasn’t…

  • Ten Money Questions for Bronson Page and Sam Page

    Bronson and Sam Page are young, handsome and in love. They’re living the Hollywood dream with their writing, acting and entrepreneurial pursuits. Bronson is a screenwriter, art director and keeper of the well-written and designed blog, LovesickBilly.com. Sam is the stud behind Sam Page Fitness where he operates three private training studios in Southern California.…

  • Buyers and Refinancers Flock to Interest Rate Bargains

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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’¦ Buyers and Refinancers Flock to Interest Rate Bargains Rather than lowering the numbers cautiously and gradually, which is the Fed’s normal policy when tinkering…

  • Twenty Bucks, Starbucks and Double Billed on MasterCard

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    ‘œRemain calm. All is well!’ ‘“ Kevin Bacon in National Lampoon’s Animal House Jeanine and I went to Atlanta for the weekend and here’s my bean counting story: We bought two tall coffees and a bagel at the airport Starbucks before flying out of John Wayne. I handed the associate my Starbucks card and she…

  • Ten Money Questions for Brian Kurth

    Brian Kurth is the founder and president of VocationVacations, a company offering clients the chance to spend a few vacation days working in the profession they’ve always wanted. He’s also the author of Test-Drive Your Dream Job, a practical guide that gives readers tools to reshape their working life. I spent time with Brian to…

  • Sleeping With Money: Down-and-Out Valentine

    ‘œThe doer alone learneth.’ ‘“ Friedrich Nietzsche I never liked being single. Sure, I always tried to thrive during my alone time and often referred to this period as: The Year of Nina. Obviously, there was more than just one year of Nina. It was usually the year or two between my longer term relationships.…

  • Download Suze Orman: Thank Oprah

    We love talking about Suze Orman. A few of us covered her coming out story last year. Susie Bright did her too in a guest post here at Queercents. Now it’s Oprah’s turn and she’s giving away a download of Suze’s book, Women & Money, for FREE’¦ but the offer is available for one day…

  • Getting a tax refund: mental ploy with forced savings

    ‘œNext to being shot at and missed, nothing is really quite as satisfying as an income tax refund. ‘“ F.J. Raymond It’s refund time which happens to be my favorite money moment of year. Why? I’ve always received a refund’¦ big refunds, little refunds, and just about every amount in between. In the past twenty…