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Money & Mates: Q&A with Cara and Nikki
This week, Queercents begins a series called Money & Mates. Our first couple to be profiled is Nikki and Cara. They live in Eastern Tennessee with their children and four dogs. How long have you been together? A little over three years How did money first come up in your relationship? Cara: “It came up…
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Gay Couples Talk Money: Better Than Sex Talk
“Money isn’t a romantic subject.” — Sheryl Garrett The experts all agree that financial problems are often cited as a major cause of divorce. Money does matter in a long-term relationship. I remember initiating the serious “money” conversation with Jeanine just after a few months of dating. At this point, I was falling for her…
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The Equity Card – Beware of Hot Offers!
“There’s always free cheese in the mouse traps, but the mice there ain’t happy.” — Author Unknown I’ve written a few posts on the housing ATM. You can read them here, here and here if you’re interested. However, the above lacks the dose of reality that MP Dunleavey achieved with her column in The New…
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Living Together: LGBT Advice
“Reject your sense of injury and the injury itself disappears.” — Marcus Aelius Aurelius The phone rang yesterday and it was my ex-girlfriend wishing me a Happy Birthday. We’ve had our ups and downs over the years with trying to be friends. Most lesbians are able to be friends with their exes… I guess it’s…
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Money is the Yardstick: A Lesbian Perspective
“The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly and just not think about your age.” — Lucille Ball I remember hearing Oprah say a long time ago that money is relative. I found the Newsweek article where she talks about “How I Got There” in terms of dollars and success. She says,…
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Wives with Money: A Lesson From Danny Moder
“No woman marries for money; they are all clever enough, before marrying a millionaire, to fall in love with him first.” — Cesare Pavese On Friday, we saw Friends with Money and it contained plenty of material for a week full of financial posts. In case you don’t read Entertainment Weekly or watch television, Friends…
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Hanging Out at the (Virtual) Mall
“If I don’t stop shopping, I’ll end up a bag lady; a Fendi bag lady, but a bag lady…” — Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw I believe I’m one of the few women that hate to shop. If I am lured to the mall, it’s because my partner, Jeanine, has dangled the “food” carrot.…
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Saving Money: The Art of Business Travel
“Too often travel, instead of broadening the mind, merely lengthens the conversation.” — Elizabeth Drew I travel quite often for my job so I’m always on the prowl for ways to save money en route. Even though it’s funded by my corporate expense account, I pride myself on ways to cut costs. I’ve always treated…
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Weekend: Forget The Hustle Of Your Workweek
“I believe you are your work. Don’t trade the stuff of your life, time, for nothing more than dollars. That’s a rotten bargain.” — Rita Mae Brown Last night at the hair salon while spending my hard earned dollars on overpriced services (partial weave and cut = $165 + tip), I had a couple of…
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Advantages of Buying a Duplex
“Friendship make prosperity brighter, while it lightens adversity by sharing its griefs and anxieties.” — Marcus Tullius Cicero My friend, Brian, was interviewed about his experience with buying a duplex in the Bay Area. He bought it with a new friend last year. Eve Mitchell writes, “Families have long purchased duplexes to live in, especially…
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