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Penny Wise, Pound Foolish: Computers
Ah, this is my favorite topic of all time. I love how many of you out there have laptops right now, and you’re telling me that you absolutely need one because you’re constantly on the go. Believe me, I believe you think you need one. After all, some of you legitimately do. Some of you…
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Stretch Your Food Dollar: Lunchtime Extravaganza
Clint mentioned last week that he’s been bringing his lunch to work in order to stretch his food dollar. He’s a smart cookie. If you figure that the average lunch costs around $10, you could be saving $50 a week by bring your lunch to work. The challenge with bringing your lunch is that lunchtime…
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Penny Wise, Pound Foolish: Food
Thus far in this series, we’ve talked about all the things you should and shouldn’t buy as a consumer to save you money. We discussed how higher quality can cost a little extra initially, but how in the long run it can pay off to pay a little extra. I’ve ignored one thing that you…
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Do Nothing to Prevent Overdraft Fees
Are the rest of you as irritated as I am about the banks sending out reminders to consumers about the new overdraft regulations? As of August 15th, customers have to specifically opt in to their bank’s overdraft protection if they want the bank to process transactions that would send an account into insufficient funds. That’s…
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Penny Wise, Pound Foolish: Cable
One investment I see people making over and over again is in their diversion. I have heard repeatedly from friends that they’d freak out if they lost their most precious resource: TV. I’m here to tell you that even though you may love it and you may spend all your time with it, paying for…
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Ten Money Questions for Chris Ryan
For those of you who haven’t followed this blog very long, we were known for our Ten Money Questions feature, which had small financial-related interviews with various gay celebrities. We have brought this very popular feature back and plan to run it monthly. Enjoy today’s inaugural post with Chris Ryan, NYC club promoter. 1. Just…
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FTC Suing Scammers of Uninsured
After writing my Penny Wise, Pound Foolish post on health insurance, I received an email from Nicole Vincent of the FTC. For those of you who are not familiar, the FTC is the Federal Trade Commission, and they deal with consumer issues. Apparently, there’s a health insurance scam going on right now that she wanted…
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Penny Wise, Pound Foolish: Preventative Care
It can be scary to get a medical procedure done that might reveal serious problems, and we all feel scared to a certain extent. The attitude of course is fear that we might have something wrong with us and like some sort of demented Schrödinger’s cat, we’re only not sick until we find out that…
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Are You a Schizophrenic Consumer?
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy This morning’s “Today Show” featured a segment about “schizophrenic consumers.” With tough economic times and high unemployment, many people are shopping at the dollar store for basic necessities at the same time that they are putting lattes and luxury goods on their credit…
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Your Guide to the Target Boycott
Queercents is not going to get political here. At least, I’m not a fan of being political. I like to stick to the old wisdom that you should never discuss religion or politics unless you want to make quick enemies. But at the same time, the Target boycott is pretty hard to ignore. So rather…
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