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Ten Money Questions for Deb Price
Deb Price of The Detroit News writes the first nationally syndicated column on gay issues. Recently, I learned she is equally savvy about personal finances. She could write a column, perhaps even a book, on money. Here’s why’¦ she is debt free after years of penny-pinching. She doesn’t owe a dime, dollar or cent to…
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Job Hunting and Identity Theft
A career coach that I’ve been working with as I navigate the transitions of my recent layoff sent me an article recently that sheds light on something I never even considered – the risk of identity theft during your job hunt. I don’t know about you but I think of identity theft every time I…
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WWYD: Speak Now, Or Forever Hold Your Peace?
Forbes estimates that the average cost of a wedding is $28,000. The average cost of a divorce ranges from $15,000 to $30,000. There are no figures for the LGBT community because we can’t legally marry in most of the U.S and the world. However, it’s safe to assume queers will throw a good party, especially…
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Transgender Employees bank on Gender Identity Policies
‘œThis is a time for healing, not more conflict.’ ‘“ Susan Stanton, fired transgender City Manager of Largo, Florida Over the years, a record number of U.S. companies have expanded benefits and protections for their LGBT employees. According to the Human Rights Campaign, ‘œMore and more companies are including LGBT people in their non-discrimination policies…
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Super-simplified 401(k) Plan: Good Choice for Today’s Self-employed
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 investing. These are her words’¦ Super-simplified 401(k) Plan: Good Choice for Today’s Self-employed As a small business owner, you should be both interested and concerned about two prevailing…
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An Aversion to Generic
What are some things that you would not buy generic or 2nd hand? For Myself: 1. Underwear! – This includes socks and bras. 2. Exercise shoes ‘“ I buy shoes that have a certain arch for my foot design. However, dress shoes that have no arch- flat shoes; I could buy second hand, along with…
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McMansions and the Carbon Tax
‘œThe houses that he makes last till doomsday.’ ‘“ William Shakespeare Here’s one to throw the McMansion crowd into a tizzy on a Monday morning. Kenneth R. Harney at the Washington Post writes, ‘œTo add to the mortgage meltdown miseries, the credit panic, the plunging home sales and the rising foreclosures, here’s a new worry:…
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Stay Put (in the Market)!
Stay Put (in the Market)! Recently, many of my clients have asked me if they should get out of the market due to the increased volatility over the past few weeks. Interest rates go up, interest rates go down. Stocks go up, stocks go down. My resounding answer to the question of whether or not…
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Ten Money Questions for Lipstick & Dipstick
Gina Daggett & Kathy Belge write the punchy column, Lipstick & Dipstick that appears regularly in Curve magazine and offers relationship advice from the butch / femme perspective. They just finished their first book: Lipstick & Dipstick’s Essential Guide to Lesbian Relationships with a release date of November 2007. So in anticipation of the fame…
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Did You Trade One Rat Race for Another?
Many people leave the corporate ranks in order to start their own business with visions of grandeur and unlimited free time in their heads. Yet, anyone who runs a successful business that doesn’t fall into that horrible failure rate knows that it takes a big time investment to get things up, running, and sustainable. Even…
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