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Seeking Queercents Intern
‘œI had really gone to Washington as a short pit stop on my way to graduate school.’ ‘“ Monica Lewinsky Looking for a short pit stop? Queercents needs an intern. We can’t promise fame and fortune but we’re busy and need help. After interviewing The Amateur Gourmet for Ten Money Questions, I noticed he posted…
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Femme Economics: Waxing at Home?
After I posted on Hair Color at Home, our Queercents Fearless Leader, Nina, wondered what I had to say on Waxing at Home! Well, though I implored you to color your own hair, my feelings on this other D.I.Y. beauty ritual are quite the opposite! I don’t wax at home. Why? The hassle and time…
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Ten Money Questions for Melissa Plaut
Melissa Plaut is a thirtysomething, blog-posting, college-educated, New York City lesbian. She also drives a taxi and is the author of Hack: How I Stopped Worrying About What to Do With My Life and Started Driving a Yellow Cab. While the meter was running, I asked Melissa to get personal about money, work, and the…
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Sleeping with Money: Financial Reasons You Should Never Date Your Ex Again
Of course, there are exceptions to everything in life, but I’m going out on a limb for this edition of Sleeping with Money to argue that you should never go back to dating your ex. Never! Especially do not start dating your ex again around the holiday season. You are not thinking with your heart.…
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7 Secrets to a Stress Free Thanksgiving Free Teleclass
Did you know Thanksgiving is just a week away? And, with Thanksgiving the official start of the “Holiday Season” (whatever that means), at least in the US, a whole host of other holidays are just around the corner. Does the thought of this season.. Make your palms sweat? Fill you with dread? Stress you out?…
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Weekend Entrepreneur: Conrad’s Six Key Questions Are Good Advice For All
I adore children and often work with them when I’m out and about on the job. I adore dogs too but I’ve work with them far less. Though I never said it out loud, I always wondered what we could learn from them if we paid more attention. I recently found an entrepreneur who has…
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WWYD: Consigning Bad Jobs to Others
‘œEthics is not definable, is not implementable, because it is not conscious; it involves not only our thinking, but also our feeling.’ ‘“ Valdemar W. Setzer Randy Cohen writes The Ethicist Column for The New York Times Magazine and recently a reader asked, ‘œIs it ethical to order food for delivery during a thunderstorm? If…
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Index Funds, Actively Managed Funds, or Individual Stocks?
Any finance professional will tell you that if you want to grow your wealth, your asset allocation needs to include stocks. The reason is simple – stocks have the highest potential return. In the many articles on how to invest for your retirement, a common recommendation is to get stock market exposure through a low-cost…
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Save Money and Landfills with Canvas Grocery Bags
‘œYou see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know. Knowing is not enough! You must take action.’ ‘“ Anthony Robbins On Blog Action day, I wrote that I was tired of the plastic bags piling up after our grocery visits and finally was going to…
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