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Pink & Green Parenting: Of Toxins, Organics, and the Costs of Lax Labeling
Buried in this week’s headlines about the election, sex scandals, and so on, was this item: ‘œToxins Found in Leading Organic Brands‘. Upsetting, no? New tests show that known (and utterly inorganic) petrochemical-based carcinogens, which are particularly harmful to babies and children, were found in a shockingly wide range of skin and beauty products labeled…
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WWYD: Witnessing illegal transactions; say something or mind your own business
‘œSee everything; overlook a great deal; correct a little.’ ‘“ Pope John XXIII Not too long ago, I noticed a drug deal going down at my gym. The alleged drug dealer is a club member who happens to be at the gym every time I set foot inside the building. It doesn’t matter what time…
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When Stereotypes Save Money: The Frugal Lesbian Kitchen
I admit it: In many ways, I am absolutely a big ol’ stereotypical lesbian. My partner and I listen to folk music. We have cats, and drink herbal tea. I have even, at one time in my life, worn Birkenstocks. Oh, the humanity. And for breakfast, Barb and I often sit down to bowls of…
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Money Moments on Oprah’s Big Give: Episode 3 – Houston
Oprah’s Big Give moved to Houston this week. There weren’t too many money moments as the episode seemed to be about pure philanthropy. However, we did see a lot of fundraising by the teams. Show spoilers to follow… This week’s episode had the remaining contestants split between two teams. Both Teams were given a school…
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Tipping Etiquette: Take the Reader Survey
As part of my ongoing investigation into tipping customs, I’m putting together a survey. Please take a moment to fill it out– it’s quick and easy! Click Here to take survey I’ll publish the results in an upcoming post. If there’s anything else you’d like covered, please drop a note in the comments. Thanks!
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Home Warranties: A potential benefit for both buyers and sellers alike.
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’¦ Home Warranties: A potential benefit for both buyers and sellers alike. The market for homes across the USA has never been more challenging for…
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Tax Tidbit #10: It is Alright to File an Extension
April 15th is around the corner–29 days and counting. Many of us haven’t started our tax returns yet. Don’t worry. It’s not too late. Just be careful because the most common tax return mistakes occur when we are rushed for time. Simple errors in calculation happen to the best of us. Double checking your numbers…
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Picking up a penny pays!
You never know what you will find. I collect old coins and when I come across some good old ones, I check them out to see if they might be worth selling. Last summer I came across a penny from 1909 among some other old ones around the same year, I picked up each and…
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Queercents Weekly Roundup: To-Do Lists
Nothing in the blogosphere had anything to do with to-do lists this week… but last week, this weekend and next week both my work and personal lists have gotten out of control. There’s nothing satisfying about crossing things off the list when you just have add more! Instead of big projects I have a million…
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State Farm Insurance – Well worth the money (usually)
I know this may not be a popular post, based on the fact that a lot of people tend to hate State Farm(and most Insurance companies) due to their Katrina handlings. However, I have had to file two separate claims and have had good luck with both. I think most of the animosity towards State…
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