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Queercents Weekly Roundup: Tips for Saving
With long weekends and mini vacations (I know I was without my computer for the last four days, so groveling apologies for the late post) for the fourth of July, there’s bound to have been slippage in the savings category. To help get back on track, here’s a round up with saving in mind. She…
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Would you risk your life to get out of debt?
‘œTrue individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence.’ ‘“ Franklin Delano Roosevelt Sometimes a year makes all the difference in someone’s life. Remember Nick Sloan? I posted about him last year on July 4th. He was writing a blog as a soldier in Iraq’¦ except his theme was different from most military journals…
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Buy Local Food – It Pays More Than Once
With the cost of gas prices sky high and random contaminated food scares making the rounds regularly, it just might pay to buy local now more than it ever has. When you buy from local farmers and merchants your dollar stretches farther, you reduce your carbon footprint, and you keep your neighbors (relatively speaking) in…
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Make your money work harder: Dollar Bill Origami
‘œThe safest way to double your money is to fold it over and put it in your pocket.’ ‘“ Kin Hubbard It’s likely to be a slow day at the office for most people since we’re on the cusp of a three day holiday weekend. If there are still 8 hours of cubicle nation between…
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Can Gay Spouses Have Spousal IRAs?
At Queercents, at least 25 – 30% of our readers (according to our last survey) are straight. Mrs. Micah happens to be one of them and she’s been a wonderful supporter since she started blogging at Mrs. Micah: Finance for a Freelance Life. I asked her if I could reprint this recent post about gays…
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Femme Economics: Finally a Bride – The Frugal Green Way
I’m happy to announce that my sweetheart Karolyn and I got engaged a couple months ago. It’s amazing to think that just a few years ago I almost married the wrong girl (How To Undo a Wedding). I’m looking forward to finally being a bride next spring and planning as quickly as I can just…
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Don’t buy water: A thrifty sister rule!
It has finally become sort of uncool to buy water. Just a few years ago the opposite was true. You might kid yourself now, but bottled water took off because it was cool and convenient, and relatively cheap. Now, we all know better. All those bottles we throw away just sit in landfills, so the…
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In Search of Gay Money: Schedule a Money Date
As gays and lesbians writing about money, we’ve grown weary of reading all the personal finance content that’s written from the perspective of straight marriages. So at Queercents, we’ve turned the tables on money and relationship advice by asking: What if all of our favorite money columnists were gay? Would their advice be more relevant…
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Bernanke Must Lead Or Be Replaced!
Ever since last summers meltdown of the Quants and Hedge Funds, Ben Bernanke has failed to see the signs of structural weakness in the financial system, and to take the appropriate -pre-emptive (not reactive) action. Beyond this, he has failed to project credible leadership when making statements such as the one earlier this year, where…
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