Author: Nina
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Vacationing By Car
“Travel has no longer any charm for me. I have seen all the foreign countries I want to except heaven & hell & I have only a vague curiosity about one of those.” — Mark Twain So I’m in Las Vegas right now for a work show and last night as the taxi driver was…
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Uninterrupted Prosperity: Goals of Family Money
“Everyone has the impulse to be elite.” — Alfre Woodard Celebrated Living, the luxury magazine for American Airlines premium class passengers, had an article in their summer issue called, “Private Banking: Privilege. Access. Impressive rates and impeccable service. Welcome to the world of private banking. Is it for you?” Someday, if I ever join the…
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Money & Mates: Q&A with Dawn and Surfgirl
This week, Queercents interviews Dawn and her partner, “Surfgirl”. You may recognize Dawn from Queercents and Frugal for Life. Here’s what they both have to say about money and their long-term relationship. How long have you been together? 10 years on Sept. 8 How did money first come up in your relationship? Dawn & Surfgirl:…
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Grass: Wasting Money To Keep Green
“Better is a handful of quietness than two hands full of toil and a striving after wind.” — Author Unknown This weekend as the temperatures moved above 80 degrees in Newport Beach, it was time to increase the timer on the lawn sprinklers. This always makes me consider how much money we are spending and…
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Productivity: the secret sauce is to automate
“Obviously, the highest type of efficiency is that which can utilize existing material to the best advantage” – Jawaharlal Nehru One of my favorite sites is Lifehacker. Their motto is, “Computers make us more productive. Yeah, right. Lifehacker recommends the software downloads and web sites that actually save time. Don’t live to geek; geek to…
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Money & Mates: Q&A with Drew & Ted
This week, Queercents hears from Drew & Ted. Their lives are a mixture of Hollywood and Real Estate… two of my favorite topics. How long have you been together? Around 2 Years How did money first come up in your relationship? Drew: Like most couples, it probably came up while we were dating – sometimes…
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Gay-Friendly Quebec
“A vacation is over when you begin to yearn for your work.” – Morris Fishbein Jeanine and I just returned from vacation to Montreal and Quebec. We picked this area of Canada for a couple of reasons: 1. It felt like we were in France without actually having to fly 11 hours from the west…
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Too Much Future: Money Thoughts at Esalen
“The present moment is the only moment we have, and it is the door to all other moments.” – Thich Nhat Hanh I just spent the past weekend experiencing Esalen on the Big Sur coastline with Rob, my friend of 18 years. It is hard to explain Esalen in one sentence… it is 1 part…
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“The L Word” & Equality in Lesbian Relationships
“The best way to learn to be a lady is to see how other ladies do it.” – Mae West Last night was the much anticipated season premiere of the L word, the lesbian drama on Showtime and we actually caught the episode twice. Once, at an HRC event in Laguna Beach earlier in the…
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Are You Creating a Life or a Lifestyle?
Nina is on vacation this week. Here’s a guest post from Paula Gregorowicz: If you were to take a poll and ask, most people they would say that they want to live a great life. But, if you observe the way most people live their lives, I would suggest that most people are simply working…
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