Author: Nina
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WWYD: Sponsoring Friends in Charity Events
‘œA society that has more justice is a society that needs less charity.’ ‘“ Ralph Nader I’ve sponsored several friends over the years to pedal in the AIDS Ride or walk for Breast Cancer. A few more than once. They’ve all been gracious in the way they have asked for sponsorship and then thankful upon…
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Domestic Partnership Checklist
Laurie Flynn is a Financial Advisor with Smith Barney and is a supporter of Queercents. She’s written a few posts these past weeks on the topic of investing. These are her words’¦ Domestic Partnership Checklist Create a Financial Plan’”Together The best overall strategy is to create a financial plan, addressing your long-term goals and asking…
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Unexpected expenses typically $2000 annually
‘œSave it for a rainy day’ ‘“ Proverb According to a study released by the Consumer Federation of America, the typical person has around $2,000 of unexpected expenses in an average year. Here’s more: ‘œThe ability of Americans to cover unexpected expenses, such as a car repair or emergency dental visit, greatly depends on their…
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Ten Money Questions for James Robertson
James Robertson is a founding co-chair of Reaching Out, the premier conference for LGBT students earning their MBA. This October the event moves to San Francisco and unites students and professionals from around the world to connect, build and achieve with the LGBT business community. Business, of course means money, so I jumped at the…
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Three Tips for Tracking Expenses
‘œIt’s hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a horse.’ ‘“ Adlai Stevenson You would think since I write about money and work in technology that I’d be at forefront of all the Web 2.0 tools available for personal finance. But I’m a surprisingly late adopter and admit that…
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How To Smartly Give Away Assets During Your Lifetime
Laurie Flynn is a Financial Advisor with Smith Barney and is a supporter of Queercents. She’s written a few posts these past weeks on the topic of investing. These are her words’¦ How To Smartly Give Away Assets During Your Lifetime Giving away your financial assets can be more complicated than just writing a check.…
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Observing Labor Day with Working Americans
Today as many of us celebrate a day of rest, here are some not-so-fun facts about working Americans (courtesy of Mother Jones): POOR AMERICANS spend 1/4 of their income on residential energy costs. A MINIMUM WAGE employee who works 40 hours a week for 51 weeks a year goes home with $10,506 before taxes. THE…
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Queersmarts about RSS
Jerame Davis who writes the Gay Geeks column at The Bilerico Project provides the skinny on RSS Feeds. He explains why all the hype around RSS: RSS helps keep you up to date with more of your favorite websites. It’s much faster to load than a full web page with pictures, movies, etc. You get…
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Ten Money Questions for Deb Price
Deb Price of The Detroit News writes the first nationally syndicated column on gay issues. Recently, I learned she is equally savvy about personal finances. She could write a column, perhaps even a book, on money. Here’s why’¦ she is debt free after years of penny-pinching. She doesn’t owe a dime, dollar or cent to…
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Transgender Employees bank on Gender Identity Policies
‘œThis is a time for healing, not more conflict.’ ‘“ Susan Stanton, fired transgender City Manager of Largo, Florida Over the years, a record number of U.S. companies have expanded benefits and protections for their LGBT employees. According to the Human Rights Campaign, ‘œMore and more companies are including LGBT people in their non-discrimination policies…
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