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Queercents introduces Phil Lavoie
Queercents has a new contributing writer. Meet Phil Lavoie. A couple of week’s ago, Phil asked to write a guest post about the FairTax plan and the LGBT community. He’s a fan. Some of you weren’t quite as enthusiastic about his ideas. But that’s okay… he created a stir in the comments section and prompted…
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Under Earning Women and the Imposter Syndrome
‘œAs far as I’m concerned, being any gender is a drag.’ ‘“ Patti Smith Much has been written about gender and money with women earning only a fraction of what men do. That said, sometimes the wage gap is reversed for gays. All this talk got me thinking about what’s really holding women back when…
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Seeking Queercents Intern
‘œI had really gone to Washington as a short pit stop on my way to graduate school.’ ‘“ Monica Lewinsky Looking for a short pit stop? Queercents needs an intern. We can’t promise fame and fortune but we’re busy and need help. After interviewing The Amateur Gourmet for Ten Money Questions, I noticed he posted…
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Ten Money Questions for Melissa Plaut
Melissa Plaut is a thirtysomething, blog-posting, college-educated, New York City lesbian. She also drives a taxi and is the author of Hack: How I Stopped Worrying About What to Do With My Life and Started Driving a Yellow Cab. While the meter was running, I asked Melissa to get personal about money, work, and the…
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WWYD: Consigning Bad Jobs to Others
‘œEthics is not definable, is not implementable, because it is not conscious; it involves not only our thinking, but also our feeling.’ ‘“ Valdemar W. Setzer Randy Cohen writes The Ethicist Column for The New York Times Magazine and recently a reader asked, ‘œIs it ethical to order food for delivery during a thunderstorm? If…
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Save Money and Landfills with Canvas Grocery Bags
‘œYou see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know. Knowing is not enough! You must take action.’ ‘“ Anthony Robbins On Blog Action day, I wrote that I was tired of the plastic bags piling up after our grocery visits and finally was going to…
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Learning about the smart car: save gas, space, clean air and money
‘œI know that I am partly to blame, by insisting that cars run on trash.’ ‘“ Al Gore on SNL Last weekend after touring the Project 7 Ten house (a Platinum LEED Certified home); we continued our eco-romp around Venice Beach and stumbled upon the smart house several blocks away. The smart house isn’t really…
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Ten Money Questions for Adam Roberts
Adam Roberts is a self-taught chef and creator of the popular Amateur Gourmet website and blog. He also just released a new book, The Amateur Gourmet: How To Shop, Chop, and Table-Hop Like a Pro (Almost). Read on as Adam gets candid with Queercents about affordable food, good taste, and some cheap eats in New…
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Sleeping With Money: How Much Should You Invest on a First Date?
‘œThe best way to find your perfect match is to meet love halfway.’ ‘“ Author Unknown One of our straight friends is trying to date online and in her words, ‘œIt’s been a disaster.’ Last Saturday night, she spent five miserable hours on a marathon first date. ‘œFive hours?’ I asked. She explained they met…
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FairTax: is it important to LGBT community?
Phil Lavoie contacted me recently about why Queercents hadn’t posted anything about the FairTax plan. He believes the plan has a side benefit that would equalize the tax code for same sex couples. I will let Phil explain his viewpoint on this topic, but bottom line: it changes where taxes come from. Below are his…
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