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Author: Nina

  • How do I find an ethical lender for my mortgage?

    A reader recently wrote in and wanted to know if ethical mortgage shopping was possible: For a few months now, my fiancé and I have been house-searching for our first home (great time to buy and we’re happy we can take advantage of it!) and we have just had an offer accepted on a house…

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  • Professional Directory: Member Spotlight

    We’re thrilled to be offering expert advice and professional referrals in our new directory! As it expands over the next weeks and months, we hope you will connect with the individuals listed and refer to them as a resource. This week, we highlight Jillian Barfield, a Transgender Workplace Advocate and Executive Director of the Transgender…

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  • Everything You Ever Really Needed to Know About Personal Finance On Just One Page

    ‘œEverything You Ever Really Needed to Know About Personal Finance on Just One Page‘ is a 49 page personal finance book. Trent Hamm at The Simple Dollar put it together to summarize the key points on personal finance. The cover of this document tells you the whole story. Everything you really need to know abut…

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  • Review: The Wallstrip Edge by Howard Lindzon

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    Giveaway alert: I have one copy to give away to the best comment below! For the last couple of years, Jeanine and I have included, ‘œOpen an online brokerage account,’ on our list of goals. Year after year, it’s one that we haven’t been able to check off the list ‘“ partly because I wasn’t…

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  • Professional Directory: Member Spotlight

    We’re thrilled to be offering expert advice and professional referrals in our new directory! As it expands over the next weeks and months, we hope you will connect with the individuals listed and refer to them as a resource. This week, we highlight Barb Elgin, MSW, LCSW (aka ‘˜Coach Sappho’), a Certified Singles Coach and…

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  • Calling all binge eaters and over spenders: How do you resist the urge?

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    I have a pretty good grip on my finances’¦ even more so since I’ve been blogging about money for the past few years. I rarely have slip ups. Sure, we all make a bad decision here or there, but I don’t have any habitual problems (e.g. overspending) with money. My issues around over indulgence are…

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  • Banks listing foreclosures through real estate agents.

    About four years ago, I wrote down this goal: How to buy a foreclosure ‘“ research steps. This was back in the day when you typically had to show up at a courthouse auction or go through the legal filings with a fine-tooth comb. Of course, the point of my goal was to actually understand…

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  • Kelly McGillis Comes Out: Social Stance or Economic Stunt?

    The biggest nonstory of the week is that Kelly McGillis is gay. One of the blogs at The Los Angeles Times titled the post: ‘˜Top Gun’ hottie Kelly McGillis is gay. And no one cares anymore. Um, no one cared about Kelly McGillis years ago. Thanks to Hollywood, she lost her relevancy by the time…

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  • Professional Directory: Member Spotlight

    Today is the last day for your chance to win the $50 iTunes gift card giveaway for being a beta tester (or convincing someone to be a beta tester!) for our new Queercents Professional Directory. All the details are here. In the meantime, I wanted to highlight one of our new directory members. Her name…

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  • How to help your aging parents with their finances

    ‘œTo this day, I still don’t know my father’s income.’ ‘“ Cooper Smith My parents have always been very private about their finances. That said, in high school, I learned how much money my dad made on an annual basis and over the years he continued to be open about the amount. He turns seventy…

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