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The Anti-Procrastination Sheet
Tom Moon, a San Francisco psychotherapist and columnist, talks about David Burns’ book, Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy, and something called the Anti-Procrastination Sheet. Moon explains: “[P]rocedures like this one help people stop ruminating about their supposed internal deficiencies and start focusing instead on what specific actions they can do to address the problem…
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Career & Money – Part 11: Retirement
Sorry for the delays in the last installment of the Career & Money Series but here she is… Planning for retirement. It is a phrase that can confound the best of us. Whether you work for yourself or a company, the fact is that you need to plan financially for your later years of life.…
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Ten Money Questions for Joseph Kapp and Nicholas Burkholder
Joseph Kapp and Nicholas Burkholder are the featured Money columnists in The Advocate magazine and are nationally recognized thought-leaders in the area of gay, lesbian, same-sex couple financial and estate planning. Joe and Nick also own a financial planning practice, which caters to a largely gay and lesbian clientele including couples, executives, and professionals. Joe…
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Sleeping with Money: The Big Breakup, Who Gets What?
Let’s say you’ve been together with your partner for a long time. All of a sudden you decide to call it quits. Who gets what? It’s an almost overwhelming task on all fronts – financial, emotional, and household wise. Since we can’t legally marry, the financial end is much less cut and dry than a…
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Weekend Entrepreneur: If You Really Want Something Done, Find a Busy Person To Do It
I recently spoke with Michelle Anton, co-author of Weekend Entrepreneur: 101 Great Ways to Earn Extra Cash, who shared with me her ideas about what some call achieving “balance” for a quality lifestyle. Some fear the decadence of too much work or too much play. The theory is pragmatic: too much productivity is meaningless with…
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WWYD: When you have buyer’s remorse
“Dude, what’s wrong you suffering from buyer’s remorse or something?” — Dionne in Clueless According to Wikipedia, “Buyer’s remorse is an emotional condition whereby a person feels remorse or regret after a purchase. It is frequently associated with the purchase of higher value items such as property, cars, computers, jewelry, etc.” This is the feeling…
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They Call It Pet Sharing, Not Rent-A-Dog
[In case you’re wondering what happened to the Almost Debt Free series on Tuesdays, I’m taking a break from the column to focus on getting back to full-time employment again. In the meantime, here is a twist on the pets and money debate.] I’m a dog lover. If you were to see me walking down…
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The Lowdown on the Roth 401(k)
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… The Lowdown on the Roth 401(k) Now that PPA 2006 has made the Roth 401(k) a permanent tool in the arsenal of retirement…
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Get a Handle On Your Junk
I became a Life Coach only after having my own business as a personal organizing coach, a job I still occasionally do. I love to go through and get rid of other people’s junk. Because I am usually also life-coaching for these clients, however, I try to give them skills and even rules to avoid…
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How Organized Are You?
You’ve probably heard the saying “time is money.” The key to that phrase is in understanding that being organized saves time, thus being organized saves money. Being organized with your finances is no different. It can save you money too! Here’s a little Cosmo-esque quiz to determine how organized you are! Instructions at the end…
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