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GayFranchise.com: Out to Buy a Business
“Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.” — George S. Patton Anyone who knows me knows that I have threatened to buy a Quiznos franchise for years. I’ve attended seminars, interviewed franchisees and befriended the sweet Indian couple that owns the location on Newport Blvd. Every time I stop in, the husband…
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The Skinny on Sub-Prime Loans
“In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson Much has been written of late about lenders, homeowners and sub-prime loans. TIME magazine provided A Sub-Prime Primer on why this is such a big issue: “A wave of defaults on ‘subprime,’ or high-risk, home mortgages has not only rocked…
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Money Mondays: Expanding Your Family
The cost of starting a family is astronomical, no matter which route you take. Nina has published several posts about the lengths we take to bring children into our lives. I did a double take at some of the figures she mentions. Despite the high price tag, I believe children are worth every penny. We…
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A Costco Fable: The Day Money Became Real
Sometime last year, one of my co-workers purchased an iHome clock radio for his office. He kept raving about how perfect the playback was for an office setting. I agreed. The music played audibly, but not so loud as to disturb others. I sort of wanted one too, but to shell out $89 just to…
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Helena and The Lifestyle Trap – The L Word Season Four Finale
Last night was the Season Four Finale for The L Word and our friend Helena was up to a crazy money storyline once again. While it was far from the main storyline of the night – I talk about my take on what that main storyline REALLY was at my blog , it still is…
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Whole Life Insurance: Borrowing Against Your Policy
“If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time.” — Chinese proverb So last week, Tony Forcucci at The Anthidote Report left this interesting comment on my Sitting Pretty post that mentioned the debate between Term Life insurance vs. Whole Life insurance.…
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Career and Money – Part 1: Intention, plan and goals
In the coming weeks I will be doing a multi-part series on the topic of Career and Money. I plan on writing this series fairly organically so I don’t have a nice outline to share up front of what I am going to cover or how many articles will be in the series. So, for…
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Ten Money Questions for Joy Silver
Joy Silver is the President and CEO of RainbowVision Properties. Based in Santa Fe, New Mexico; RainbowVision provides premier resort & retirement living for the LGBT population. The first RainbowVision community opened in Santa Fe in November 2005 and another will open soon in Palm Springs. I asked Joy a few question to get her…
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Sleeping with Money: Who Pays for What
“Money and women. They’re two of the strongest things in the world. The things you do for a woman you wouldn’t do for anything else. Same with money.” — Satchel Paige Sleeping with Money is our series at Queercents about money lessons learned from past lovers and partners. These include a few escapades: Rachel was…
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When to Replace a Computer: A Buying Guide
I have exciting news to share. I recently discovered that at the rate I’m paying off my credit cards, I’ll have a $0.00 balance on all of them in 6 months! That’s assuming I don’t keep adding to my balances. There is one purchase I’m dying to make that will certainly set me back: a…
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