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LGBT Hate Crimes in DC
The past few weeks have seen a rash of LGBT-related bias crime in the DC area. (Some of the crimes are and some are not being investigated as hate crimes – The New Gay has coverage and commentary.) Last Wednesday, Tony Randolph Hunter died from injures he sustained in an attack near one of our…
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Does Frugal Living mean Cluttered Living?
In order for us to live a more frugal life and live below our means it requires that we re-use items instead of going out to buy something new. However, does that mean that our frugalness causes us to live in a cluttered house? There are many uses for bread bags, shower curtains, plastic containers,…
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I.O.U.S.A: compulsory viewing for every dollar-spending American
‘œCapitalism without failure is like Christianity without hell.’ ‘“ Warren Buffett I.O.U.S.A.: One Nation. Under Stress. In Debt. is the new Sundance-selected documentary that I watched recently. Michelle Orange of The Village Voice called it an Inconvenient Truth for the debt crisis. The film addresses four deficits confronting America: the budget deficit, the savings deficit,…
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Queercents Weekly Roundup: Finally! The weekend
Another weekend of sun and a great chance for catching up on reading or projects or cleaning, or whatever floats your boat on a weekend. Before all that though, this week’s roundup. I often am stuck trying to figure out if I’m purchasing certain things because I want them or because advertising companies told me…
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Turning Spenders into Savers: Give Yourself Credit Card
I wasn’t surprised to see this recent article from the New York Times shoot its way up the most e-mailed articles list. After all, the NYT Most Emailed List a good way to gauge the temperature of a particular subsection of society, and it seems that right now that particular sub-section, along with everyone else,…
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What Happens to Credit Card Debt if Bank Fails?
In writing recent articles about the takeovers, bailouts, and mergers, some astute readers at BlogHer posed the question “What happens to my credit card debt if my bank fails?”. You might think the question sounds far fetched, yet in this climate just about anything is possible. So what happens? Do you have to owe the…
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Ten Money Questions for Heather Matarazzo
Years after Ellen paved the way; it still takes courage to be out in Hollywood. Heather Matarazzo is one brave actor and although she’s neither richer nor poorer because of it (see below!), her roles continue to captivate in priceless ways. Probably best known for playing Dawn Wiener in Welcome to the Dollhouse, Heather has…
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Bankruptcy, Takeovers, and Bailouts – Oh My!
Just when I thought last week’s news with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac was groundbreaking, the last week has brought us unprecendented news in the form of shocking bankruptcies (Lehman Brothers), takeovers (Bank of America/Merrill Lynch) and bailouts (AIG). It’s a new form of the memorable line from the Wizard of Oz “Lions and Tigers…
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Gen Y Finances: IRAs and funding your retirement
Bill Donoghue at MarketWatch wrote “You will never retire on the money you save for retirement; you will retire on the money you make on the money you save for retirement.” This bit of advice goes hand in hand with suggestion offered to a former girlfriend at a lecture she attended about post college finances.…
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Stretch Your Food Dollar: The Value of Comfort Foods
This is my tenth installment in our weekly food budgeting series. I’m sorry I missed last week. I was taking care of family stuff. And what a week to miss! The federal government bailed out Fannie Mae and Freddy Mac, Bank of America bought Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers went tits up, and the government bailed…
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