Author: Nina
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Self-Storage: Spending Money to Store Our Stuff
“You can’t take it with you.” — Proverb In his Slate article entitled Self-Storage Nation, Tom Vanderbilt writes, “You can’t take it with you but you can certainly find a place to stash it away.” So what compels people to spend money on storing their idle belongings? I’ve done this only once in my lifetime……
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Ten Money Questions for Jamison Green
Queercents strives to represent diversity in the LGBT community and in my opinion the trans voice and view is one where we have come up short. So when I asked Helen Boyd if she could introduce me to a few thought leaders in the trans community, she put me in touch with Jamison Green. I…
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The Millionaire (is not living) Next Door
“Before you try to keep up with the Joneses, be sure they’re not trying to keep up with you.” — Erma Bombeck Last week, I mentioned how some women use cash as a way to hide (from their partners) how much they spend on personal indulgences. Scott Medintz at CNNMoney.com reported on a survey that…
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Can Shampoo Save You Money?
“He who does not economize will have to agonize.” — Confucius There’s a side of me that tries to be frugal. There’s another part that is just plain cheap. My shampoo buying habits hover in the cheap category. I’ve used Pantene (the drugstore brand of shampoo and conditioner) for close to 15 years. Why? I…
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Ten Money Questions for Hilary Rosen
Hilary Rosen is a founding partner and President of OurChart.com. If you’re a fan of The L Word (Showtime’s prime time lesbian drama) then you already understand the concept behind Alice’s chart and the connections women make. If not, then hurry and click over to OurChart.com. The Chart (a fabulous feature launching next month) will…
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WWYD: Profiting From What We Morally Don’t Approve
This week’s question in our What Would You Do series borrows a dilemma from the rich. Case in point: Democracy Now recently reported, “The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation makes millions of dollars each year from companies blamed for many of the same social and health problems the Foundation seeks to address.” To bring the…
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Women Paying Cash to Hide Self Indulgences
“There’s nothing wrong with cash. It gives you time to think.” — Robert Prechter, Jr. Ladies, ladies, ladies… the funny things you do. Here’s an interesting article that appeared in The New York Times on Sunday. It’s about women feeling the need to use cash as a way to hide from their husbands how much…
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Leasing vs. Buying: The Car Debate Continues
“Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress.” — Mahatma Gandhi Over the past few weeks, the alarm on my Volvo sounded three times without any apparent reason. I was convinced that we were having mild tremors (of the earthquake variety) and the vibration was activating my car alarm. The third time it did…
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Investing 101: Rich’s Six-Part Series
“When the student is ready, the master appears.” — Buddhist Proverb In case you missed any of the Investing 101 series by Rich, I wanted to list the links below for easy reference and reading: Investing 101: Living Below Your Means Investing 101: Keeping Your Costs Low Investing 101: Minimizing Risk Maximizing Returns Investing 101:…
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Ten Money Questions for Mark Brand
I first came across Mark Brand in the pages of PINK Magazine and immediately knew that I would like the guy. Mark is cool, confident and yet approachable. How often do you find those three qualities in the world of design? For 20 years, Mark has directed the award-winning studio of Mark Brand Architecture by…
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