Author: Nina
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Brazen Careerist Lesson #3: Thirty is the new twenty
“The best career advice to give to the young is to find out what you like doing best and get someone to pay you for doing it.” — Katherine Whitehorn Most of you are reading this post from work… so slackers listen up. Maybe you’re surfing the net because it’s Monday morning and you’re bored.…
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Feministing.com interview
Queercents received a nice nod from Feministing.com yesterday when Celina De Leon posted my interview. The writing staff, led by the lively Jessica Valenti, is *the* place in the blogosphere for young and fresh feminist voices. I was flattered they wanted to talk about queer money!
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Ten Money Questions for Mitchell Gold
If you don’t recognize the face, you’ll recognize the name of Mitchell Gold. He’s the well-known maker of stylish furniture that anchors living rooms across America. There are a growing number of Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams branded “Signature Stores” in such cities as Los Angeles, Boston, Atlanta, and now more. Since they showcase their…
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Avoiding Hidden Costs with Hotel Rooms
“People expect good service but few are willing to give it.” — Robert Gately Whenever you stay at a resort, there seems to be 10 bellmen eager to help with your bags. This was the case on our recent long weekend in Mexico. When I returned, I half caught a segment on The Today Show…
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Brazen Careerist Lesson #2: Professional Development
“A baseball game is twice as much fun if you’re seeing it on the company’s time.” — William C. Feather Recently, I wrote about my Lesson #1 of the Brazen Careerist: The New Rules for Success. It described how job satisfaction will focus more on fulfillment than earnings for Gen X & Y. This week,…
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Queercents Makes the Top 10!
Kathy Belge of About.com’s Lesbian Life column recently selected the Top 10 Best Lesbian Blogs and we made the grade! We feel like rock stars next to the likes of Rosie O’Donnell and Kate Clinton, but it’s the other schleps like us who are posting daily during kid’s nappy time or before the day job…
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Ten Money Questions for Christine Daniels
On April 26, 2007, Christine Daniels came out as a transsexual in a Times column called Old Mike, new Christine. The “Mike” referenced the sportswriter, Mike Penner and it was here that Christine announced her plans to change her byline along with her gender. As she says below, “Transitioning is expensive.” It gave me a…
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Queercents introduces Marc
Crank up the testosterone. More men are joining Queercents! We’ve added another new contributing writer to our roster and he’s an expert to boot. Marc is a Financial Advisor. He has practiced financial planning for over 7 years and developed expertise in the areas of college planning and small business evolution. Check out…
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WWYD: Nepotism and Your Pocketbook
“To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there.” — Barbara Bush It wasn’t that long ago when the nation’s pundits were up in arms about World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz and the discovery that he arranged a $60,000 raise for his girlfriend. Eventually a bank committee charged that he violated…
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Timeshares: Good Investment or Travel Scam?
I’m vacationing for a long weekend in Los Cabos, land of the timeshare… although we’ve parked ourselves at the Sheraton with Starwood points, we’ve met plenty of people taking in a week of their timeshare. Who knew? Here’s a reprint of some earlier thoughts on these investments… “For everything you have missed, you have gained…
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