Author: Nina
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Money & Mates: Q&A with J & L
Queercents interviews J and L this week: they are young and in love! J and L talk about the ABC’s with money and this makes them wise beyond their years. How long have you been together? J: 1.5 years L: We’ve been together since October 2004 — so, I guess about a year and a…
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Clip & File
Nina is on vacation this week. Here’s a reprint of one of her favorite posts from Sitting Pretty: “Goals are dreams we convert to plans and take action to fulfill.” – Zig Ziglar One of my college friends still living near my folks in our Midwestern hometown took a look at Sitting Pretty and had…
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Spending Habits = Seeking More Income
“If you have dug yourself into a hole… stop digging.” — Tom Grites As often discussed, Robert Kiyosaki’s book, Rich Dad Poor Dad, is my favorite “money” bestseller. I glanced through Lesson Two during my flight last week. If you read the book and find yourself getting annoyed with the Rich Dad vs Poor Dad…
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Mid-Career Sabbatical: Refresh & Redefine
Nina is on vacation this week. Here’s a reprint of one of her favorite posts from Sitting Pretty: “If hard work were such a wonderful thing, surely the rich would have kept it all to themselves.” — Lane Kirkland Last year, one of my dearest friends started planning a career change. He wanted to become…
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Thrifty Movie Rentals
“All the world’s a mass of folly, Youth is gay, age melancholy: Youth is spending, age is thrifty.” – William Henry Ireland The other night, Jeanine and I enjoyed one of our rentals from Netflix. We’re on the 2 DVDs at-a-time package (limit 4 per month), which costs us $11.99/month. When signing up, I considered…
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Consumption: Evils of Bulk Buying
“Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.” — Anthelme Brillat-Savarin It is easy to draw a parallel with personal finances and eating. I write enough about this correlation that readers and fellow bloggers often point me to sites or articles that do the same. Communicatrix sent me this one…
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Money & Mates: Q&A with Barb
This week, Queercents interviews Barb. Barb is single at the moment but has a wealth of experience when it comes to money and relationships. Here’s her story. How long have you been together? I am currently single, however, I’ve had two long-term partnerships. The first was when I was in my 20’s and lasted 7…
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Marriage Equality: LGBT Advice
“One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.” — Jane Austen The other day, Maggie Gallagher wrote an opinion piece for Yahoo about the upcoming Marriage Amendment Vote. She writes, “The week of June 5, the Senate will vote on a constitutional amendment on marriage. The text reads: Marriage in the…
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Jules: Make Money Selling Eggs
“Debt, n. An ingenious substitute for the chain and whip of the slavedriver.” — Ambrose Bierce I’m reading the book call Julie and Julia: 365 days, 524 recipes and 1 tiny kitchen. It follows Julie’s account of living by the Book for one year. The book being Julia Child’s classic: Mastering the Art of French…
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