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Home Equity Line of Credit at Your Disposal
‘œYou have to be as fully prepared for the dull game as you are for the great game, or else you won’t be prepared for the great one.’ ‘“ Red Barber Mrs. Micah, one of our ardent, straight supporters, asked me to share a piece of money advice that I think will help others. First,…
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WWYD: Put Up With Lousy Service or Take Your Business Elsewhere?
These days stellar customer service seems few and far between. Even companies with “good” customer service are often more like “acceptable”. While I don’t believe the customer is always right, I do believe if you are paying for a product or service, you should get what was promised and receive reasonable, polite service with a…
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HIV and Surviving Retirement
‘œYou live and learn. At any rate, you live.’ ‘“ Douglas Adams On Sunday, Ann Marsh at the Los Angeles Times profiled a gay man in the Money Makeover column entitled: AIDS survivor now needs a retirement plan. She writes, ‘œMichael Sausser, 45, never planned for retirement. Doctors diagnosed him with AIDS almost 20 years…
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10th Annual Reaching Out Conference: Highlights and Insight
Business schools’ best, brightest and most stylish gathered in San Francisco on October 11-14, 2007 to ‘œConnect. Build. Achieve,’ as the 10th Annual Reaching Out Conference motto stated. I was invited to the conference to share my impression of this educational, networking and recruiting event for LGBT students in MBA programs. My aim was to…
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Light Bulb Laws: The CFL Lobby vs. Personal Choice
If you read any personal finance blog, you will eventually come across a post recommending you save money by switching from incandescent light bulbs to compact fluorescents (CFLs). It’s a no-brainer – CFLs use only about 25% of the energy of incandescent bulbs, and they last longer, so you end up saving money despite the…
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Femme Economics: Fragrance, Free!
Never buy perfume or cologne again. I love to teach people how to enjoy cosmetics without contributing to the destruction of the planet. I also love to convince people why they should stop putting chemical-filled cosmetics and toiletries on thier skin. Unfortunately, I do have one habit which I haven’t kicked. Perfume. I love smells,…
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Blog Action Day: Accidental Environmentalist, And Still Saving Money
Living in the far left city of San Francisco, sometimes I just want to be a closet environmentalist. I care about the environment, but the aggressive measures that my city takes to be green can be off-putting to a lot of people. I agree that we’re doing too much damage to the Earth already, but…
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Blog Action Day: Environmentalism Isn’t A Walk In The Park
Some people get uncomfortable when it comes to discussing environmentalism. Admitting you are an environmentalist can be difficult at times too. Rebecca Thorman, of Madison Wisconsin’s Magnet, compares talking about being an environmentalist to reminding folks that they haven’t called their mom in a couple weeks. Being an environmentalist and caring for the environment are…
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Blog Action Day: The Toilet will Teach Them
If it’s yellow, let it mellow If it’s brown, flush it down. This saying was believed to have been started by former (75-83) California Governor Jerry Brown as a way to conserve water. And I still see it around on different ‘œgreen’ blogs. I was trying to figure out how much water is used in…
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Blog Action Day: Finance, The Environment, Queercents, and Kiplinger’s
What do all of the above have in common? October! As part of my contribution to Blog Action Day I’m taking a moment to call our reader’s attention to this month’s issue of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine. The cover story suggests “Green is the next big thing.” I took the How Green Are You Quiz.…
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