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Simple Living in a Nutshell
Simple living is reducing the clutter of life and space down to the essentials of what is important; allowing what remains to stand out and bring value. Kind of like the picture to the left, if there were many other colored flowers around the yellow one you would see beauty of ALL the flowers, but…
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Learning about the smart car: save gas, space, clean air and money
‘œI know that I am partly to blame, by insisting that cars run on trash.’ ‘“ Al Gore on SNL Last weekend after touring the Project 7 Ten house (a Platinum LEED Certified home); we continued our eco-romp around Venice Beach and stumbled upon the smart house several blocks away. The smart house isn’t really…
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Ten Money Questions for Adam Roberts
Adam Roberts is a self-taught chef and creator of the popular Amateur Gourmet website and blog. He also just released a new book, The Amateur Gourmet: How To Shop, Chop, and Table-Hop Like a Pro (Almost). Read on as Adam gets candid with Queercents about affordable food, good taste, and some cheap eats in New…
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Femme Economics: Home Hair Color
For most people, a salon hair-dye job is the last thing to go when tightening a budget. Those of us with varied forms of Vanity Disorder (VD) would rather give up a daily coffee than a monthly visit to the hair-doctor. When I was 20, I had a new shade of pink hair every month.…
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Two Epidemics: Retirement and HIV
Two weeks ago, Nina wrote an article titled: HIV and Surviving Retirement. I was especially intrigued by this one as it touched upon two extreme epidemics nobody likes to talk about these days (retirement and HIV). I remember seeing Madonna on MTV along with several other stars of the eighties warning us about the risks…
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Sleeping With Money: How Much Should You Invest on a First Date?
‘œThe best way to find your perfect match is to meet love halfway.’ ‘“ Author Unknown One of our straight friends is trying to date online and in her words, ‘œIt’s been a disaster.’ Last Saturday night, she spent five miserable hours on a marathon first date. ‘œFive hours?’ I asked. She explained they met…
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The Economics and Psychonomics of Halloween
Last night we got to experience Halloween in a new way. As a stand-in parent for our neighbor’s boy. So we did the march around the neighborhood with the rest of the adults shepherding kids on the trick or treating mission. As we wandered around I couldn’t help but think about the economics and psychonomics…
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Is the Wage Gap Reversed for Gays?
Traditionally women earn less than men. In fact I wrote about how $.25 can leave women millions short because of that gap. Yet, recent news from Time magazine may indicate the opposite holds true for gays and lesbians. According to a recent study: …gay men who live together earn 23% less than married men, and…
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WWYD: Halloween Costumes
Given the choice, I’ll make a costume before buying one. Sure I may purchase elements but a ready-made costume? Never! I don’t dress up often and have to admit, my costumes haven’t won contests. But I sure enjoy the creativity that flows around Halloween! This year, I’m sporting the ‘œhectic tax preparer moving her office’…
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FairTax: is it important to LGBT community?
Phil Lavoie contacted me recently about why Queercents hadn’t posted anything about the FairTax plan. He believes the plan has a side benefit that would equalize the tax code for same sex couples. I will let Phil explain his viewpoint on this topic, but bottom line: it changes where taxes come from. Below are his…
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