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God Can Help You Eliminate Credit Card Debt
“If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to.” — Dorothy Parker Yesterday, I made my thrice-yearly pilgrimage to the Temple of the Ever Expanding Consumption of Goods… also known as South Coast Plaza, the mall of the rich and beautiful in Orange County, California.…
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Career & Money – Part 5: Landing the Job (Part 1)
Now that you’re clear about what type of career you want, it’s time to get started. In this article I’m going to talk about strategies and resources for landing a job working for someone else. Whether the employer you are seeking is large or small, the overall process is similar. (Note: for the purpose of…
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Ten Money Questions for Alexandra Billings
Alexandra Billings sings and acts. She had a groundbreaking role in 2003 by being the first transgendered female to play a transgendered female character on television. See, there’s no need for Rebecca Romijn! Last year, she guest-starred on the award-winning, Grey’s Anatomy, and this particular episode won at The 18th Annual Glaad Media Awards. All…
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How Gays Go Green- And Save!
Everybody’s doing it. Installing bamboo flooring is beautiful and sustainable and on Earth Day, many websites were touting ideas like this one and energy efficient metal roofing to help you make your house “Greener”. I kept thinking, that’s lovely, but what happens with the waste you remove from your house, and how do I afford…
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Sleeping With Money: My How We Have Changed, Dear
This week’s Sleeping With Money lesson is a happy story about the romantic present and the optimistic future, with a little bit of brazen past thrown in the mix. It’s a story about my relationship with Zac, and how our coupling up resulted in a metamorphosis of our respective lifestyles and finances. When there’s a…
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Spending Money to Renovate a Rental Apartment
“There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.” — Jane Austen Some people live in cities, specifically New York, where it’s common to rent long term. For example, I have a friend that’s been in a rent controlled apartment in the Haight section of San Francisco since the mid-nineties. Buying a condo is…
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Preparing Financially to Go Solo
I haven’t touched on the self-employed and owning your own business angle in my Career & Money series yet, but it is a topic near and dear to my heart. That’s why I was so excited to listen in to Pam Slim’s Escape from Cubicle Nation’s recent podcast with Lynette Khalfani. In this hour long…
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WWYD: Have Windfall, Will Share… But How?
So I’m having a peaceful Saturday, and a friend, let’s call her Peitho, calls me up to tell me that Southwest is having a special on Las Vegas flights through its fare notifier service called Ding. Fares from Oakland to Las Vegas were selling for $25 each way. The offer would last for the next…
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Financial Impact of First Apartment
“The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.” — Denis Waitley Anybody remember their first apartment? I can still see the look on my father’s face as he drove the U-Haul up to the building. It was located on Des Plaines Avenue in Forest Park:…
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Peace of Mind with Renters Insurance
Sometimes it takes me a while to get out the door in the morning. I’m usually scrambling (in some groggy fashion) to get stuff together that I’ll need for the day, and I’ll check to make sure I haven’t left any appliance on that could cause the apartment to burn down. I come from a…
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