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Networking and Self-Marketing the Thriving Introvert Way (Part 2 of 2 Part Series)
‘œThe things I want to know are in books; my best friend is the man [or woman] who’ll get me a book I ain’t read.’ – famous introvert, Abraham Lincoln Welcome back to this discussion of the thriving introvert. I introduced the concept in Part 1 of this series to rally and convince all you…
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Queercents introduces Bill Long
We’ve added another contributing writer to Queercents! I’m thrilled that he’s from Dallas because we can finally say the South is represented here. Bill has kept a personal blog for the last couple of years, touching on a range of topics, from relationships to video games to economics and politics. He’s been a commenter on…
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WWYD: Pay Cash to Get a Discount
‘œThe United States has a system of taxation by confession.’ ‘“ Hugo Black The ethicists at Money Magazine put together a 15-question survey to see how readers stack up when quizzed about money and ethics. After you answer each question, you’re prompted to a screen with the results of that question and some commentary from…
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The Golden Rule
The Golden Rule: It appears to me (and I hope I am not alone in this) that many members of our community are playing the wrong game, fighting the wrong war and losing the current battle. We tend to play by the very rules from the very entity that tends to withhold the very freedom…
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Femme Economics: Save on Laundry and Dry Cleaning
Oh, how this wannabe housewife loves to write lists. This week in Femme Economics, I have another list of helpful hints that will save your purse and the environment and still keep you and the ‘œShirt’ you love looking good! I just spent fifty dollars on dry cleaning. Fortunately, I have figured out how to…
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Financial Lessons of Board (Bored) Games
‘œYou have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.’ ‘“ Albert Einstein Last Christmas, Trent at The Simple Dollar reviewed five board games that teach valuable lessons about personal finance. The Game of Life by Milton Bradley (now sold by Hasbro) made the cut. He…
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How to Make a Free To-Do List
I was standing in line at Target recently and while waiting for the lady ahead of me to pay for the 10 packs of bottled water, my eyes dropped down to the right side, to the things hanging in the “impulse buying” area. There was a nicely packaged batch of papers that had “To Do”…
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Food Budget: Eating on a Shoestring
‘œWorries go down better with soup.’ ‘“ Jewish Proverb Back in May, Ben McGrath at The New Yorker wrote about Eric Gioia, a city councilman from Queens and his Food Stamp Challenge. What’s the Food Stamp Challenge? According to McGrath, it’s eating only what someone could afford on a week’s worth of food stamps, or…
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Is Anyone Responsible for Your Luggage When You Travel By Air?
I recently got back from a wonderful vacation in Northern California. While I am thankful to say all my luggage and fine California Wines made their way back to Pennsylvania safe and sound, my experience in digging up details got me curious and concerned. All this thinking got started early in the trip as we…
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Ten Money Questions for Howard Bragman
Howard Bragman knows a bit about fame. He’s the colorful founder of Fifteen Minutes, the boutique public relations firm in Los Angeles. His agency specializes in the business of entertainment that includes assisting prominent clients from the gay and lesbian community. Read on to hear his take on fame and fortune’¦ you’ll learn that sometimes…
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