Author: Nina
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Kathy Griffin Loves Gays But Not Money-Stealing Husband
“To be trusted is a greater complement than to be loved.” — George Macdonald Jeanine and I caught a rerun on Larry King on Saturday as we were cooking dinner. We ate at home because we were forced to order the “tasting” menu while at a restaurant the night before. That will be another post…
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The Art of the Restaurant Upsell
“The disparity between a restaurant’s price and food quality rises in direct proportion to the size of the pepper mill.” — Bryan Miller I keep a standing dinner date at Houston’s restaurant with one of my favorite friends. Last night as the server was trying to upsell us on everything from bottled water to appetizers…
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Fuel Economy and Gay Road Trips
“I find it fascinating that most people plan their vacations with better care than they plan their lives. Perhaps that is because escape is easier than change.” — Jim Rohn Jeanine and I are taking a road trip later this summer to see friends in Santa Cruz and San Francisco. We’ll be driving: Jeanine’s car,…
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LGBT Money Writers Join Queercents
“I write entirely to find out what I’m thinking, what I’m looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear.” — Joan Didion Queercents is pleased to introduce three new contributing writers to our LGBT personal finance family: Allison Einbinder, Audrey Dundee Hannah and Peter Piatkowski. Allison Einbinder…
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A Room of One’s Own
“It is not sufficient to see and to know the beauty of a work. We must feel and be affected by it.” — Voltaire I’m fresh off the BlogHer conference where I met many wonderful people… including a few men that braved the event. I met the ladies from BeJane.com and we had a nice…
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Blogoversary
“I have long observed that the act of writing is viewed, by some, as an elite and otherworldly act, all the more so if a person isn’t paid for what she writes.” — Joyce Maynard Today marks my blogoversary… I’ve been blogging for one year. It’s fitting that I’m off this evening to the BlogHer…
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Current Documents for International Travel
“We expect everything and are prepared for nothing.” – Anne Sophie Swetchine A few years ago when I started traveling internationally for work, Jeanine insisted that I apply for a new passport. “Why?” I asked. I still had a couple of years until it was up for renewal. Her reply went something like this: “Well,…
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Money & Mates: Q&A with Gary & Mark
This week, Queercents interviews Gary and Mark in Southern California. They discuss the balance between saving & spending and how they have managed their money over the years. How long have you been together? Gary: Mark and I celebrated our 9th anniversary of togetherness on June 23.
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Mortgage-Burning Party
“Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities within us and new beauty waiting to be born.” — Dale E. Turner In 1975, All in the Family had an episode that centered around Archie and Edith Bunker throwing a mortgage burning party. Has anyone ever been to one…
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