Author: Paula
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Credit Cards – No Signature Required
In this day of identity theft and concerns about security I find it stunning that you don’t need to sign your credit card at a store. On Sunday Kim and I were at Home Depot getting supplies for our bathroom painting and repair fest. We buzzed through the checkout with around $50 worth of stuff,…
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Why Companies and Employees Miss Out on Millions
Listen up out there — there are millions of dollars to be had and untold amounts of success, productivity, innovation, and satisfaction that goes untapped and sabotaged daily. Let’s pretend you are a leader in a large corporation. Or, maybe you’re a manager or supervisor of people. Heck, let’s just say you interact with other…
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Are You Prepared to Lose Your Job?
How okay would you be financially if you were to lose your job today? That is the poignant question posed by Lifehacker in a recent post. No matter how secure you may think your job is, it could end tomorrow unexpectedly. If it does, are you prepared for this emergency? Or, would you not only…
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Lose Weight; Fatten Your Wallet– Is That Really True?
I recently found the article “Losing Weight Will Fatten Your Wallet” over at SmartMoney.com and of course was instantly intrigued by the headline. As someone who is pretty health conscious, I am always eager to know how I can save some money. While the tips in here are sound that you can save hundreds of…
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Yahoo Personal Finance – New Site
Recently, I was tipped off to the launch of Yahoo’s new Personal Finance site via an article at lifehacker. There’s a nice little review of it in their article so I took a surf over to check it out for myself. Yahoo Personal Finance is loaded with the usual array of articles, tools, calculators, and…
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How Much Can I Save On My Credit Card Debt?
We here at Queercents are always preaching the golden rule of not carrying any debt. If you’re already in debt and just getting on the path to free yourself from the bondage of credit cards, it can be a big job. I know I’ve helped friends and coaching clients tackle credit card debt well into…
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The High Cost of Pet Care
Pets enrich our lives in so many ways. I know my two cats are part of the family. I’ve always considered our furry and feathered friends to be simply little people. So when I am faced with an expensive trip to the vet I border on insane when some uncaring colleague who “doesn’t get it”…
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WWYD: Work Late or Keep Your Date?
Today’s “What Will You Do” isn’t a direct money question, but money and fear is often the excuse people use for not doing what they commit to and not doing what they really want to do. So, let me set the stage… You committed to go out to dinner with your long time partner (or…
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How $0.25 Leaves Lesbian Households Millions Short
I ran across this great article “Lesbian Economics” today at the LesbianFamily.org blog. Suffice it to say women are still earning less than our male counterparts with the current figure being 74.7 cents on their dollar. Doesn’t sound like much until you do the math as Liza did in the article. Hold your hats my…
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What Class Are You?
One of the few advantages of spending the first week of 2007 sick as a dog was getting the opportunity to watch the Oprah show. This past week they aired a show (originally aired last year) called “What Class Are You? Inside America’s Taboo Topic” which took a look at the realities and perceptions around…
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