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Rainy Days and Kids Sometimes Get Me Down: 5 Cheap and Fun Rainy Day Projects
It’s raining here in DC. It rained yesterday. And I’ll bet it will rain tomorrow. My one-year-old is going stir-crazy; usually, we spend as much of the day outdoors as possible. It is on days like this that I question my commitment to a t.v.-free household! But motherhood is the Queercents invention of ingenuity. Realizing…
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In Search of Gay Money: Partners gone wild! Why solo play is okay
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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Breeding Plastic Containers: what to do with all that plastic?
This morning I was grabbing a bowl out of the cupboard and knocked over a batch of plastic containers we have stored in the cupboard for left-overs. It appears that we have reached that fine line that is saving for a need and the ‘just in case I need this’ situation. One of the things…
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How’d You Score that Gig? Let your personality be your guide. With help from Alexandra Levit.
‘œAnalyzing what you haven’t got as well as what you have is a necessary ingredient of a career.’ ‘“ Orison Swett Marden Mondays are my favorite day to review career books. Why? Because most people are at work and if you landed at Queercents during business hours: 1. you have too much time on your…
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Extinguish the Torch or Invest in China?
Since returning from travel in Central Europe and reminiscing on my David ÄŒerný sculpture hunt, I’ve been thinking a lot about the complexity of looking at (broadly categorized) anti-communist (and I’m not talking about propaganda here) art through the eyes of a remorseful (but definitely not repentant) capitalist. Money is a good thing. Free markets…
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Queercents Weekly Roundup: Goes to Portland
Hello, readers–by the time you all read this roundup I will be on a plane to the other side of the country. Wish me luck! This week we have some pretty heavy articles to keep you busy. Wait, so the KISS principle isn’t about kissing girls? Or is it? Or did I just want to…
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Lessons from Computer Games: Everyone Can Afford a Maid
I’ve been a big fan of the Sims since the game was released in its original incarnation. For those who don’t know ‘“ it’s a simulation game where you micromanage the lives of individual families and people telling them when to go to work, when to use the restroom, what fabulous furniture to buy etc.…
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Turning Down Easy Money: a Model’s Story
A.J. is a college grad who moved to a suburb of Washington, D.C. for his first real job. He publishes a blog called The Guppie Life for other gay, young urban professionals. ‘œGuppie = gay yuppie. Get it? Clever,’ he writes. These are his words’¦ For a few months during my senior year of college,…
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The Bliss Chronicles: The Early Stage of Career Transition
Are you thinking about a career transition, but you’re not really sure you have it in you to follow through with it? Sometimes you’re taking steps towards a more satisfying career without really knowing. At least, that’s what happened to me, and momentum built up from there. Nearly a year and a half ago I…
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