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Free Teleclass: True Masters Adopt a Beginner’s Mind
“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities. In the expert’s mind there are few.” — Shunryu Suzuki The concept of “Beginner’s Mind” has been around for ages. Yet, as people dying to be seen as “expert” and “adult” we often resist letting go of the need to know everything. After all, we have careers…
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Sleeping With Money: The Scent of Money
‘œNothing is more memorable than a smell’¦ Smells detonate softly in our memory like poignant land mines hidden under the weedy mass of years. Hit a tripwire of smell and memories explode all at once.’ ‘“ Diane Ackerman Our sense of smell can evoke both emotion and memories. For me personally, some scents were potent…
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WWYD: Buy or Read in the Store?
As I tighten the budget around my house in ways that don’t affect any measurable means of enjoyment yet result in saving money, I’ve been thinking about some of my magazine subscriptions and book purchases. Do I really need to subscribe to some of these magazines? Do I need to buy books I want? Is…
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Gay Cars: Not that there’s anything wrong with that
‘œThe car has become… an article of dress without which we feel uncertain, unclad, and incomplete.’ ‘“ Marshall McLuhan Last weekend as Jeanine and I picked up our rental car to drive out to the Berkshires, I laughed at seeing the Subaru sitting in the stall. Do straight people know that Subaru’s are considered lesbian…
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Your Money and Tattoos: Think Before You Ink
I’m at a coffee shop reading through the September issue of Money magazine. A quote from Coco Chanel jumps at me from the page: ‘œFashion is made to become unfashionable.’ I look up and see more than half of the patrons have some sort of tattoo — not just some little emblem, I’m talking about…
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Coming Out Insurance
I’m so happy to be returning to Queercents this week! I’ve been recovering from knee surgery and am coming out of the pain-haze. For the past three weeks I’ve been taking my new health insurance policy for a spin. The coverage I chose seems to be sufficient and I’ve been able to visit excellent doctors.…
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Health Care Planning: Protecting Partner due to Hospitalization
Laurie Flynn is a Financial Advisor with Smith Barney and is a supporter of Queercents. She’s written a few posts these past weeks on the topic of insurance and investing. These are her words’¦ What steps should I take to protect my partner or myself if one of us is hospitalized? Empower Yourself Hospitals and…
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Spontaneity and Money
Last week, my partner and I decided to take the car to the mountains for a drive to see the aspens changing. This was a decision based on what was said on the news, plus, we hadn’t been up there in a couple of years. This is how spontaneity doesn’t save money. We didn’t pack…
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LGBT and Caring for Aging Parents
‘œForty is the old age of youth; fifty the youth of old age.’ ‘“ Victor Hugo Jeanine and I spent the weekend in the Berkshires celebrating a friend’s fortieth birthday. We’re getting to the age where any time I see people I haven’t seen in awhile, they ask about the health of my parents and…
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Ten Money Questions for Susie Bright
Here’s a little sex talk to spice up this week’s Ten Money Questions. Susie Bright writes, speaks and teaches on the subject of sexuality. She’s every lesbian’s favorite ‘œsexpert’ and dishes it out on ‘œIn Bed with Susie Bright‘ her weekly audio show along with daily updates at Susie Bright’s Journal. If money is the…
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