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Queercents introduces Moorea Malatt
Notice anything new at Queercents? Moorea Malatt joined us yesterday as a contributing writer. Moorea (pronounced Mo-ray-uh) writes from the Pacific Northwest where she is a folk-singer and performance artist. She has a business practice, Metamorphosis Life Coaching that combines her creative success with helping people. She supports queers of all genders in balancing finances…
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Avocados and Other Frugal Produce Tips
“By sowing frugality we reap liberty, a golden harvest.” — Agesilaus I love avocados, but avocados are expensive. Typically, they cost $.99 a piece at my neighborhood produce market. They are over a dollar at my grocery store. I never buy them there unless on sale. Because I enjoy them I can justify the expense,…
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The Psychology of the Spending Plan
The word “budget” gives me the creepy crawlies, but that doesn’t mean that I’m irresponsible with my money. I’m all about replacing words and phrases which don’t serve me well or traumatize me. My painful hips, I call “my fair ladies” instead of “the worthless aching menaces that won’t let me sleep,” so as to…
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Career & Money – Part 4A: Skills vs. Passion
As I’ve been thinking about Career & Money Part 4 – Discover Your Ideal Career I decided I needed to share a bit of an addendum to the article. While I helped you to hone in on values, I thought a short distinction around skills versus passions would be worthwhile. The way the process works…
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Perma-lancers: Full Time Work without Benefits
“The greatest wealth is health.” — Virgil I feel fortunate. I’ve never had to live without health insurance. Even during stints of self-employment, I carried an inexpensive policy that covered me for catastrophic events. I was in my twenties: healthy and lucky enough to stay out of harm’s way. There weren’t any tragedies but I…
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Ten Money Questions for Jacob and Joshua Miller
Jacob and Joshua Miller are the identical twins that form the singing duo Nemesis. You may recognize them from their show on Logo, the gay and lesbian network from MTV, where they have broken new ground in the music world as openly gay pop/rock artists. They reside in Los Angeles, but their life and career…
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IRS Further Extends Filing Deadline For Storm Victims
The IRS announced they will further extend the filing deadline for taxpayers affected by the severe weather in the Northeast. They originally announced an extension from the 17th to the 19th. It turns out two extra days will not be enough to get back on track after this natural disaster. The IRS is allowing affected…
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Sleeping With Money: First Time Home Buyer
“The past exists only in our memories, the future only in our plans. The present is our only reality.” — Robert Pirsig I’ll preface this now: there isn’t anything hot about this week’s Sleeping with Money story. Sorry to disappoint. I have other steamy episodes, but this wasn’t one of them. I dated Robin for…
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WWYD: Errors on the Dining Bill
When you go out for dinner do you review the details when the server brings the check or do you assume it is right? Do you do a quick “ballpark glance” or do you look at each item one at a time and do the math? A few weeks ago I went out for a…
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Inheritance: Relying on It for Retirement?
“The finest inheritance you can give to a child is to allow it to make its own way, completely on its own feet.” — Isadora Duncan Oddly, the topic of inheritance has come up in my conversations lately. One friend emailed this about her wish to buy a house. She said, “I will inherit my…
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