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Sleeping With Money: Love in the Time of Cholera
I was hesitant to join in on the Sleeping With Money series. The first things that came to mind when I considered it were not exactly pleasant, so, to the old adage, I thought it best (for once) to say nothing at all. But now I’m reading Gabriel Garcia Marquez’ Love in the Time of…
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Networking and Self-Marketing, Meet the Thriving Introvert (Part 1 of a 2 Part Series)
I often tell people that if I could harness the confidence I feel with a keyboard at my hands, networking and marketing myself at social functions would always be a breeze. However, even the thought of making professional connections over email is as unsavory and exhausting to me as doing it in person. What gives?…
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Women and Men: Thinking Differently about Money
‘œHow is it possible that 90 percent of women don’t know anything about their own money?’ ‘“ Suze Orman A few weeks ago, Ramit Sethi at IWillTeachYouToBeRich.com, a well-known personal finance blog, conducted a reader survey about gender and money. The results (served up in a 30-page SlideShare presentation) revealed some stunning differences in how…
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The Foreclosure Epidemic and Tax Implications
It wasn’t long ago that home mortgages were so attractive people were flocking to buy homes. Today, I can’t turn a corner without hearing about foreclosures. The Mortgage Bankers Association reports foreclosures are at the highest rate in the organizations 55-year history. This trend is expected to continue well into next year. It is no…
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Femme Economics: The Day Spa For Less!
Welcome to our new Queercents series, Femme Economics. This series is geared toward anyone who identifies as feminine, male, female and otherwise, or who wants to live the more traditionally feminine gender roles in a socially conscious way. Often, these posts will apply to all different gender identities. Day Spa Do’s and Don’ts: 1. Do…
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The Art of Simultaneous Professions
‘œNothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else.’ ‘“ James Matthew Barrie According to a guest post by A.J. Jacobs on Brazen Careerist, he predicts that the double-job trend is making a comeback! Who wants to be pigeonholed into just one profession during the paycheck collecting phase of life? Pity the…
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Minimalist Living and You
I think that when you say you want to live a minimalist life to someone, they get this institutional picture of white walls and little or no furniture. Kind of like the picture to the below right. (I kinda like it, though). But minimalist living has different definitions to it, depending on who you talk…
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Social Security vs. Personal Retirement Accounts: Which Way for Gays?
‘œThey want the federal government controlling Social Security like it’s some kind of federal program.’ ‘“ George W. Bush Recently, I heard from Lea Abdnor, the Executive Director at Women for a Social Security Choice in response to my post about how gays and lesbians are Denied Social Security Benefits. In case you forgot, families…
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Gender Varients in Negotiation: Do Women Negotiate Differently From Men?
Generally speaking I prefer to avoid generalizations. That is a paradox if I’ve ever heard one. Am I insane for thinking that the one true generalization is itself a generalization? More to the point on careers that I read about this week and wanted to share with Queercents is the classic, but not unsubstantiated, generalization…
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Ten Money Questions for Chip Conley
Chip Conley will never peak. After 20 years in the hotel business, he’s aiming higher and still climbing. As the founder and CEO of Joie de Vivre Hospitality, California’s largest boutique hotel company, Chip satisfies customers, inspires employees and learned how to create ‘œjoy of life’ inside his company and out. He just authored a…
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