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The Financial Power of Social Networks
Here’s a guest post from our friends at Family Pride, the national non-profit organization helping to secure family equality for all loving families. Jennifer Chrisler, Executive Director shares these words… We all know the value of a dollar. But few people think about the power of a dollar. Or, say, the power of 500 million…
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Gay Activism 2.0: Payback
When I think of activism, I think of progressive movements that were focused and effective in the past, and nothing but noise and ignored disorder now. That is, unless you look at what social conservatives have accomplished with getting antigay ballot measures passed. Whoever is working to stop gay marriage is organizing in large numbers…
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WWYD: Cheating on Your Taxes?
Tax cheats are doing real damage to the government’s finances, with about $300 billion in missing taxes each year, according to the Associated Press. That money alone would balance our federal budget each year. The missing money is about $2,680 per household in the U.S. But that figure is misleading: about 85% of households pay…
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How to Pick a Financial Planner
“Never completely trust any trusted advisor.” — Allan S. Roth A few years back Jeanine started using my financial planner. Our advisor is a SmithBarney Certified Financial Planner that I met during a gay business seminar while living in Atlanta ten years ago. She’s not gay, but gay-friendly which is important to me and I’ve…
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Does Money Buy Happiness?
In the March/April issue of Mother Jones, Bill McKibben has a fascinating and far-reaching article, “Reversal of Fortune“. The subtitle reads “The formula for human well-being used to be simple: Make money, get happy. So why is the old axiom suddenly turning on us?” Apparently, economists have begun taking ‘happiness’ seriously. Apparently, one’s state of…
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GayRealEstate.com – Part 4
GayRealEstate.com is the largest company in the nation representing the rights of queer home buyers and sellers. Queercents asked Jeff Hammerberg, the founder of GayRealEstate.com to write a series of articles for the gay and lesbian community. Here is Part 4: Tips for Buying a Condo: Special Issues to Keep in Mind When buying a…
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Money Mondays: Benefits of e-filing
Welcome to the halfway mark in our Money Mondays series. We have more than 4 weeks until the April 17th deadline. That is plenty of time to complete the task of filing your federal and state tax returns. Today’s article takes a look at the benefits of electronic filing, commonly known as e-filing. Technology has…
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Burning Through Money
This weekend Kim & I took a little road trip to Delaware to Total Wine & More, a mega-store filled with wine, beer, and spirits. Since we live in Pennsylvania, one major sucky (technical term) state when it comes to being able to buy and enjoy niche wine from across the globe, we tend to…
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Asking for a Raise: Who Earns What
“It’s not your salary that makes you rich, it is your spending habits.” — Charles A. Jaffe I’ve written in the past about The Great Divide in Compensation and Equal Pay for Equal Work. The net of both posts: do you want to make big money? Then go work on Wall Street or at a…
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The Reviews Are In: Maxed Out is a Winner
As Rich mentioned some time ago, the new movie Maxed Out starts playing in theaters today. This is a movie I’m sure Queercents readers will not want to miss. Metacritic.com indicates that the reviews are mostly favorable. Without venturing into conspiracy theorist territory, I wonder if reviewers who didn’t like the movie work for papers…
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