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  • Procrastination: The Essence Of Frugality

    The essence of frugality… or at least procrastination is what family and friends call it when I wait to purchase something. I call it waiting (or looking) for a bargain. It is not “procrastination” that is the mind set here, it’s the mind set that your bank balance is more important that the “thing” you…

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    Roland

  • Surviving Financial Infidelity: Wrapping It Up

    Last week, I wrote about how the financial sacrifices we’ve had to make in recovering from my wife’s financial infidelity have been much easier than dealing with the emotional aftermath. As an illustration, I described my negative reaction to finding a credit card charge I didn’t recall discussing. Several readers commented that they’d like to…

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    Alex

  • Joys and Perils of a Luxe Life: Financial Fluency: Learning His Language

    So many couples I know are composed of opposites, and I always find Jay’s and my equivalent in other couples we meet. There’s the solid one, like Jay, and the ‘œcreative’ (less stable?) one, like me.   It usually follows that the more ‘œresponsible’ one tends to be in an industry that suits that type…

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    Michael

  • DIY Holiday Gift Planner

    Due to the recent economi–recession (whew I can finally say it!), I’ve been re-thinking my holiday gift giving. So instead of the usual trinkets picked up at craft fairs, this year I’m committed to only using what I already have, along with things I can buy at the grocery store, for the majority of holiday…

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    Andrea

  • Should the First Lady Get Paid?

    This week NBC is asking an interesting question: Should the First Lady get paid a salary for the work she does on behalf of the country? In case you didn’t know it, the First Lady currently does not get paid. According to Politico: When incoming President Barack Obama meets with a world leader, attends a…

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    Serena

  • The Simplicity of Budgeting: 7 simple steps

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    I’m not a big fan of budgets, I think it’s the detailed information that drives me nuts. I like to keeps things as simple as possible and then adjust as needed. I find the following to be a wonderful way to remember how to budget: B = Buy what you need, not what you want.…

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    ~Dawn

  • News Bites: Alpha Gays: urban man’s man?

    ‘œIt’s the Neil Patrick Harris / Portia de Rossi brand of gay.’ ‘“ Laura Gilbert, editor of the pop-culture website lemondrop.com. Make way for the Alpha Gays! This was the cry of Details magazine in its Rise of the A-Gay: Moneyed, successful, educated, and comfortable in their own skin, they’re fast becoming the new archetype…

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    Nina

  • Queercents Weekly Roundup: Still Making Gifts

    Even with some pretty gross freezing rain, with a nice snowfall it’s finally starting to feel like winter. It’s great weather for staying warm inside and finishing up those final DIY gifts. Before you get rid of those old clothes you don’t wear, Angry Chicken suggests adding a personal touch. (Read it at Angry Chicken)…

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    Elizabeth

  • Ask The Readers: Do You Ever Feel Purchasing Peer Pressure?

    In this weekend’s roundup, I mentioned the temptation to try and keep up with the purchases of those around you. It seems as though peer pressure isn’t limited to just elementary school. For a long time, I thought myself immune to the desire to stay up trendy, with all the latest clothes and so on.…

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    Elizabeth

  • Survive & Thrive During the Holidays: Planning & Spontaneity Can Co-Exist

    Does planned spontaneity sound like an oxymoron to you? Well, it isn’t necessarily so. Our lives, especially around the holidays can be so filled to the brim with activities that spontaneity has become a dying art. By spontaneity I don’t mean the chaos created when you fail to plan and launch into crisis mode. I…

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    Paula