Author: Nina
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Ten Money Questions for Gaetan Caron
Gaetan Caron is the founder of Lost Art Salon in San Francisco. Lost Art is a fine art salon displaying an extensive collection of original modern era (1900-1960s) paintings, drawings, sculptures and ceramics at affordable prices. Gaetan and his business partner, Rob Delamater, search out one-of-a-kind pieces that exhibit distinctive period style and remarkable uniqueness.…
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Sleeping With Money: Setting Goals and Dreaming Big
‘œGive me the luxuries of life and I will willingly do without the necessities.’ ‘“ Frank Lloyd Wright I only had a few boyfriends before I came out. Brad happened to be one of them. It was during college and by then we both knew we were gay but in denial. He was worried about…
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Are you a money person or a sex person?
‘œWhatever you focus on you get more of.’ ‘“ basic idea of The Secret Below is a LiveJournal post where the author relays a story about how his friend believes that money is easy to get and we all can be rich if we want it. The entry is called Scarcity and I should preface…
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Social Return on Investment (SROI) through Corporate Tithing
‘œNever doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.’ ‘“ Margaret Mead Jamie Welsh is the Founder of 10% Solution, an organization creating positive global change through certified giving programs for businesses. I like to think of it as the giving…
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Gays could save the planet by getting married
‘œMarriage in the United States shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman.’ ‘“ previously proposed constitutional amendment on marriage Last month, a study partially funded by the National Science Foundation, found that Broken Homes Damage the Environment. Shirley Siluk Gregory at Planetsave offered this commentary on the news: Just when…
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Ten Money Questions
Our guest gets personal below about money, memories and why we need to get serious about our finances. Enjoy! 1. How do emotions impact decisions with saving and spending? For many of us, our financial decisions are very similar to our food decisions ‘“ they’re based on fulfilling an emotional need. Spenders tend to buy…
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Taxing Our Patience at Mombian
Dana Rudolph over at Mombian had this to say about TurboTax’s marketing and how their software handles same-sex relationships: Tax-preparation software TurboTax has a number of Web pages devoted to helping people determine the tax implications of various life changes, such as changing jobs, getting married, or having children. To the right is the image…
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WWYD: Sharing Your Financial Goals
‘œGoals are the fuel in the furnace of achievement.’ ‘“ Brian Tracy Many of us have set 2008 financial goals these past few weeks. If you haven’t done this and need help, here’s a good place to start. One system of goal setting is to use the SMART method: by making sure the goal is…
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Jan Hanseth & Mike Bode join Queercents
Two more kids have entered the Queercents sandbox. Isn’t this fun? Jan Hanseth is a freelance web developer, a student of massage therapy, a belly dancer, and an amateur chef. As she enters her thirties, she is moving away from corporate IT, and is finding herself in the middle of a major career and lifestyle…
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The Secret Lives of Lawyers. Rich & Unhappy.
‘œI decided law was the exact opposite of sex; even when it was good, it was lousy.’ ‘“ Mortimer Zuckerman On Sunday, The New York Times included an article called The Falling-Down Professions where Alex Williams describes how the most elite of the traditional professions (law and medicine) have lost some of their prestige. When…
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