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  • Why are hotel rooms so expensive? The search for a $200/night boutique experience.

    ‘œWealth buys leisure, but not wisdom.’ ‘“ William George Plunkett So last weekend it was my birthday. Sound the trumpets! Actually, they sounded last year when I turned forty. Since we spent a small fortune on that party and then on Jeanine’s fortieth in March, we decided to scale back and be a bit more…

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    Nina

  • Pink & Green Parenting: Good News on the Pink (Onesies), Bad News on the Green (BPA Bottles)

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    Here are a few updates that might be useful to those of you who have been reading this column. In a previous post, I expressed my angst about having purchased onesies from Steve and Barry that were made with child labor. The good news is that you can go buy those Steve and Barry/Sarah Jessica…

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    Jennifer

  • Six Ways to Get Free Massage

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    I heard on NPR last week that some financial analysts are officially using the word recession to describe the state of the American economy. Finally, the suits are understanding what those of us in the trenches have been feeling for quite some time! Recessions are stressful. Massage helps with stress. And for people with chronic…

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    Jan

  • In Search of Gay Money: Odd couple: When financial opposites attract

    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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    Nina

  • Social Security and my estimated benefits

    I recently got my yearly Social Security statement of my estimated benefits and they are always interesting to read through. For my age (1973) I will get full retirement benefits at the age of 67 and at this point, in today’s dollars I would get $1,710 a month. Disability would be less and if I…

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    ~Dawn

  • How much money should parents leave behind? Do rich kids deserve a windfall?

    ‘œIt is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.’ ‘“ Aesop Back in January, there was a captivating profile in Fortune Magazine about Melinda Gates, power philanthropist and wife of Bill. The article noted their plan to give away 95% of their wealth in their lifetimes and when asked how much they will leave…

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    Nina

  • Frustrated with Your Finances? Want to Live More Authentically? The Savvy Lesbians’ Guide Can Help

    I can’t help myself. I am so excited about the new audio product I just released that I am dying to share it with the Queercents community. Are You Struggling With Living a Truly Authentic Life? As a lesbian does living fully and standing in your truth leave you conflicted or scared? It’s time for…

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    Paula

  • News Bites: Tech Secrets, Retail Lies, and an Unhappy Consumer

    For this week’s News Bites, I’m doing a semi-rant on news, although, I’m not quite ranting about news because I’m mostly responding to the tech buzz Apple generates, a lot of which shows up in financial press blogs. Screw it — I’ll just make this an open letter to Apple. Feel free to chime in.…

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    John

  • Ten Money Questions for Monica Nation

    Monica Nation is the co-owner and general manager of Kate’s Lazy Meadow Motel in Mount Tremper, New York (that’s in the Catskills Mountains, not too far from famous Woodstock). The Kate part happens to be Kate Pierson of the B-52’s. They’re partners in life and partners in business. While Kate is away on tour and…

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    Nina

  • Discretionary Expenses: A Moment on the Lips or an iPod on the Hip?

    There are essentially two kinds of financial dilemmas: happy and unhappy. Unhappy dilemmas are the ones where you have to decide which credit cards you aren’t going to pay so you can keep electricity on in the middle of winter. There are also dilemmas that we still agonize over even though they’re a result of…

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    Mike