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Queercents Weekly Roundup: Takes the Metro
Here is what I realized this week: if someone made a movie of my life, they’d just shoot the whole thing on the train. It’s not that all the important things that happen to me happen on the Metro, but I’m always taking it to or coming home from the important things, and all…
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Should You Choose Extended Payment Plan or Put on Credit Card?
I was recently signing up for a new program with one of my long term service providers. This person changed their offerings, pricing, and packaging so I had to do some reviewing and deciding. I knew for certain I wanted her service and I knew what package was right for me. I just needed to…
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Ten Money Questions for Suzanne Westenhoefer
Comedian Suzanne Westenhoefer claims there are financial benefits to being a bottom’¦ a timely topic since her comedy special and documentary, ‘œA Bottom on Top,’ will soon be available on DVD. Of course, you can pre-order now! Suzanne made me say that’¦ after all, even comedians need to make a buck. Read on as she…
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Sleeping With Money: Equilibrium and Sleeping with a Straight
I’m sleeping with a straight. Well, okay, like my former lover in San Francisco wrote to me in an email recently: ‘œNewsflash, if she’s sleeping with you, she’s not so straight.’ And, to everyone’s surprise, it turns out that she’s not. My point, however, is not to graph an unhelpful hierarchy of straightness for this…
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The Education Bug And The On-Going Graduate School Debate
John recently pointed out that Queercents folks are experiencing an education bug. I found the cure for said bug: 20 years of school. On Facebook I recently noted that I’m looking forward to being done with 20 years of school and there were more than a few enthusiastic nods of agreement from my friends who…
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Fun with money – The US Dollar!
I thought that I’d take a little break from business and have some fun, with money. As a kid I learned how to make a T-shirt with a dollar-bill. This was a pretty fun party trick with my friends as it typically lead to learning other origami creations including a dollar-bill shaped ring and a…
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Tipping Etiquette: How Much Gratuity on a $600 Bottle of Wine?
My friends and I enjoyed a very fine bottle of Bordeaux on a half-priced wine night at a local four-star establishment. To make the most of the discount we went for something in the $600 range. However, we were given an even more expensive vintage because the sommelier insisted it was drinking better. At the…
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Can You Just Attract More Money?
Everyone has asked this question at least once since the marketing megahit The Secret took the world by storm. People have been mired in analyzing their thoughts, forcing themselves to think positive, and often wondering why The Law of Attraction isn’t working for them the way they want it to. I for one believe it…
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WWYD: How Well Do You Tip Your Worst Enemy?
I try to get along well with everyone. While I may disagree with another’s opinions or find their behaviors distasteful, I don’t think there’s any reason we can’t be civil. But there is one person for whom I have an unabashed dislike. And as fate would have it she was working at the takeout counter…
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Your rights as a customer when service is free
‘œThere is only one boss. The customer.’ – Sam Walton Since I’ve been on a customer service rant lately, why not continue the trend? I’m not the only one’¦ there are others at Queercents that have an equally low tolerance for lousy service. Here’s my latest experience. This week, on several occasions, I’ve been unable…
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