Author: Nina
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Money as a Second Language
“Communication leads to community, that is, to understanding, intimacy and mutual valuing.” — Rollo May Does anyone remember The Book of Questions by Gregory Stock? Back in the late eighties, it was a New York Times bestseller and it was a book that posed intriguing questions to help people explore their fundamental values and beliefs…
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Trim the Financial Fat this Holiday Season
“Downsize holiday spending, not your holiday joy.” — Mari Adam Being stretched for time and money multiplies the stress level that many feel during the holiday season. Allison offered several tips a few weeks back. Here are some others in anticipation of the upcoming weeks. Dani Arthur at Bankrate.com provides this insight, “The holiday season…
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Ten Money Questions for Kara Swisher
I rarely speak of my day job while posting at Queercents, but as some of you know I sell software. I also survived the dot-com boom and bust and although I didn’t profit financially, this experience put me in the midst of something historic. Kara Swisher was and continues to be the Wall Street Journal…
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When Money Buys Access beyond Washington
“You have to bloom where you’re planted.” — Bill Clinton, about life after his presidency I’m catching up on my past New Yorker magazines and I’m embarrassed to admit that there is still an issue in the stack from May. This profile on Bill Clinton written by David Remnick first ran in Sept and is…
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Save Money by Cutting Down on Food Waste
“Don’t waste money, don’t waste time, don’t waste food, don’t waste energy.” — Sri Sathya Sai Baba Yesterday on NPR, Ted Robbins interviewed Timothy Jones, an athropologist that suggests ways to stop wasting food. He says, “If you’re feeling guilty about all the food you ate on Thanksgiving, don’t dwell on it. Instead, Jones would…
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‘Tis the Season to Shop
“We used to build civilizations. Now we build shopping malls.” — Bill Bryson Last Friday was Buy Nothing Day. What is Buy Nothing Day? Its organizers explain, “Every November, for 24 hours, we remember that no one was born to shop. On November 24th and 25th — the busiest days in the American retail calendar…
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The Onward Surge of Thanksgiving
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” — John F. Kennedy According to AccountingWEB.com, the cost of Thanksgiving has increased this year. They report, “Turkey, stuffing, cranberries, pumpkin pie and all the rest of a dinner for 10 people,…
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Splurging for Babs
“Spending is quick, earning is slow.” — Russian Proverb The best way to save money is to avoid spending money. But sometimes you have to splurge. In a previous post, I mentioned that we bought tickets to Barbra Streisand for $200 a seat. The concert was last night. Was it worth it? Every penny! Would…
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Money: Selfishness or Self-Sufficiency?
“Freedom is the greatest fruit of self-sufficiency” – Epicurus On Saturday, Karen Kaplan of the Los Angeles Times reported on an academic study about how the presence of money changes people. Florida State University issued a press release on the on the study since one of its graduate students participated in the finding. “Money changes…
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Ten Money Questions for Selisse Berry
For over a decade, Selisse Berry has been the queer voice of corporate America. Selisse is the founding Executive Director of Out & Equal Workplace Advocates, a nonprofit organization focused on creating safe and equitable workplaces for LGBT employees. Most of us have to work for a living and Selisse strives to make sure that…
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