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  • Exercise Free or Incur Expense of Gym Membership?

    I have read a few sites that show the benefits of having a gym membership and I have my own personal experience on the benefits of exercising for free. I think there are a few questions to ask before deciding: What do you like to do? If you like to be outdoors and the thought…

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    ~Dawn

  • A Review of My So-Called Freelance Life by Michelle Goodman

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    ‘œContrary to popular opinion, the hustle is not a new dance step ‘“ it’s an old business procedure.’ ‘“ Fran Lebowitz, The Observer, 1979 I love books published by Seal Press. Take a glance at just a few of their titles (e.g. Better Than I Ever Expected: Straight Talk about Sex after Sixty and Labor…

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    Nina

  • Weekly Roundup: The Leaves Are Turning

    I love the fall: it’s delightfully crisp outside, the morning sun lends everything a golden color, and all the leaves are beginning to turn and fall. It’s the perfect time for a mental health day, so I’m heading out for a bike ride with some photo taking. It’s a great way to explore and get…

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    Elizabeth

  • Queercents seeking contributing writers

    Queercents needs some fresh voices. Don’t worry; we’re not necessarily looking for a long term commitment. Consider the gig to be more like a summer fling or one-night stand. Why? Because we’re looking for writers to volunteer just long enough to pen a multi-part series of posts on topics that haven’t yet been covered at…

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    Nina

  • A Good Outfitter — Worth Every Penny

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    For those of us who are outdoor adventure seekers, a vacation often means connecting with an outfitter for one or more days to test limits and have new experiences.   While there are lots of ways to be frugal in your travels, choosing an outfitter is one area you definitely do not want to cut…

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    Paula

  • Ten Money Questions for Barbara Raab

    Many of us only dream about taking a leave of absence from work, but Barbara Raab turned reverie into reality. She’s on a 9-month sabbatical from her job as a senior newswriter and editor at NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams. What is she doing during this self-imposed time-out? She’s teaching at the City University…

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    Nina

  • It’s the Thought that Counts: Finding Gifts for Less

    Though my local grocery store would have you believe that Christmas is right around the corner, I staunchly refuse to begin buying gifts until at least Thanksgiving on principle alone. That being said, it’s birthday and anniversary season for my family, so even without Christmas in two months I’m already buying presents. In just two…

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    Elizabeth

  • Work from Home Strategies

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    Working from home can sound like the holy grail to many folks, especially if you work in a cubicle somewhere. Yet whether you get the opportunity to work from home as part of an arrangement with your employer or YOU are your own employer, you need to be conscious of your choices and focused to…

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    Paula

  • 5 Cheap Dates for the Thrifty Gay Man

    Bronson Page is a screenwriter, art director, gay rodeo dude and keeper of LovesickBilly.com. Earlier this year, I interviewed Bronson and his husband, Sam for our Ten Money Questions series. They’re not only hunky Hollywood types (see Sam’s currency!), but thrifty too. These are his words’¦ If the economy has got you down, turn to…

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    Nina

  • How-to buy a dress when you look like a guy

    No sweat. (Really!) One of the important things I learned during my transition is this: a great many of the issues I perceived as ‘œbarriers’ preventing me from being my ‘œtrue’ self only existed inside my head.   In point of fact, many of them were excuses I used for years to deny the truth…

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    Ashley