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How to Write Letters to Fix Your Credit Report
While I went through bankruptcy, I forced myself to understand what impact the credit score and report had on my life. I have never regretting understanding how those reports and scores impact other areas of our life. The one site that I found that was of the most use was Creditinfo Center. Their forums have…
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Unlimited Vacation Policy: the flip side of flexibility
‘œNo vacation goes unpunished.’ ‘“ Karl Hakkarainen These days, many companies are experimenting with what is described as an unlimited vacation policy but career writers are asking if this is nothing more than corporate-speak for no vacation at all. Marci Alboher at Shifting Careers gives these details: One of the trendy perks at progressive companies…
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Queercents Weekly Roundup: Arts and Crafts
Recently I talked about how to try and save money while going out, but if hitting up clubs and pubs isn’t your thing, I love picking up new hobbies as a way to keep busy and learn valuable skills. For instance, I’m working on learning to sew so I can customize my apparel and learning…
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News Bites: A Week of Eye Openers
If you’ve been tuning out the financial press lately, well, who can blame you? You may have missed some good stuff at CNNMoney this week, however. Here are a few chitchat worthy stories for the water cooler or happy hour. Heck, chat about them here with your fellow queers. 22 Days of falling gas prices:…
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Are You Willing to Succeed?
Are you willing to do what it takes to create what you really want in your business, career, and finances? It might sound like an obvious answer “well, of course!”, yet when we hit tough choices, we often resist doing the very thing we need to in order to succeed. We stay stuck in our…
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Ten Money Questions for Vicki Wagner
Vicki Wagner is a funny girl, but she gets serious when it comes to dating. A comedian since 2001, Vicki wrote ‘œGet a Gay Date Today, How to Market Yourself for Love‘ to offer vital strategies for gays and lesbians on the quest for love and connection. (There’s also a straight version!) The book boils…
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Gen Y Finances: Young, Single and On A Budget: Going Out Without Going Broke
Since becoming single again, one of the things I’ve noticed is that most writers posting on about saving money on evening entertainment celebrate staying in. A night at home may be a great way to relax and recharge–I love cooking dinner and watching a movie or reading a book as a way to unwind– but…
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No Check, Thank You!
You’ve just had a wonderful meal – a romantic night out with your main squeeze complete with food, drink, ambiance. You finish up your meal and then flag down the wait staff to ask for the check and they say “Sorry, we don’t have checks here, you simply pay what you think your meal and…
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Tips for Maintaining Your Home while on Vacation
This is a guest post from Jeff Hammerberg, the founder of GayRealEstate.com, the largest company in the nation representing the rights of queer home buyers and sellers. These are his words’¦ Tips for Maintaining Your Home while on Vacation Returning from vacation to go back to work, catch up on a backlog of projects, and…
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Stretch Your Food Dollar: Amazing Grains
This is the fifth installment in my series about the rising cost of food. This week the Commerce Department released its monthly report on consumer spending. According to the Associated Press: US consumer spending cooled in June and inflationary pressures accelerated strongly as higher food and energy costs stretched Americans’ wallets, a government survey showed…
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