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What’s the Cost Per Wear of that Shirt You’re Wearing?
How do you know if the clothes you buy are worth what you spend on them? Are you being frugal? Are you saving money? Are you paying a little extra for quality and getting your money’s worth? Are you making a smart choice with your money or simply rationalizing your tastes?…
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Ten Money Questions for Nina Poon
Over the last 25 years, Kenneth Cole and his advertisements have been topical and relevant to our ever-changing world. His recent campaign continues to raise social awareness and the exquisite Nina Poon is front and center when it comes to this non-uniform thinking. As a transgender model, makeup artist and illustrator, she has a few…
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Get Paid For Dating. WTF?
If I had fifty bucks for every coffee date I went on, I’d be rich. Well, my wishes have been answered by this “revolutionary” new dating site. This one screens serious daters by only allowing them contact if they pay you a minimum fee to date you. I like the idea of merging the seriousness…
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The Downside of Convenience
When I need to get something I rely on my bike. Grocery shopping, errands and the occasional window shopping all involve me donning my helmet and pedaling to the store. In one sense, it’s quite convenient because I take care of everything without using a car and I get exercise at the same time, which…
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Boycotts Don’t Work: Not In The Short Term…
But over the long term they can cause a LOT of Pain. And as anyone knows even a small chronic pain will eventually cause one to do ANYTHING to make it stop… Birmingham Bus Boycott comes to mind. So you ask what brought this on… simple… I’m angered and a bit depressed that my home…
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Stretch Your Food Dollar: Thanksgiving on a Budget, Part 1
With the holidays fast approaching, I thought it would be a good idea to talk about doing Thanksgiving on a budget for the next 3 editions of our weekly food budgeting series. You may have already guessed that as a foodie, Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays! I typically spend the entire week cooking,…
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Dirty money is sexy; paying off Amex bill in six months (interest free) is sexier.
Bronson Page is a screenwriter, art director, and keeper of LovesickBilly.com. Bronson and his husband, Sam, have a balanced, happy marriage (despite Prop 8 ) where they budget and pay bills just like any other Californian couple. These are his words’¦ A lovesick home and relationship are free of stress. Nowadays, that definitely applies to…
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Doctors, Healthcare Givers and Transsexuals: Discrimination Happens Part Two
The first time I visited my endocrinologist he took what seemed to be a gallon of blood. He ordered more kinds of blood test than I ever imagined existed. About a week later I got a call from one of his nurses. They wanted me to see my internalist. They were worried about two of…
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Taking the sting out of standardized testing: The GRE
Ah, the Graduate Record Examination: would a standardized test by any another name smell as’¦ tedious? I know that there are folks who actually enjoy spending hours on a Saturday morning deciphering antonyms, trudging through dense reading passages, and solving for the square root of x plus y. However, I am not one of these…
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Many Uses: Greener Ways to Use Dryer Sheets
If you are going for a frugal or greener drying experience and are using dryer balls, laundry softener or a dry towel to help with your drying needs in the machine. You may find that you now have an abundance of dryer sheets that you don’t know what to do with. I have found (and…
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