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Benefits of purchasing digital music
Recently, my 77 year old mother-in-law gave me an iTunes gift card. I was tickled that she thought of such a hip gift. We talked about the different types of recorded music there have been over the years. From LP records to 8-tracks and cassettes even CDs, she’s used them all–except digital music. She grasped…
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Book Review: Invest in Your Nest by Barbara K!
“Young people on a lark might keep in mind that all birds, except cuckoos, build their nests before hatching their eggs.” — Anonymous When the complimentary review copy of Barbara Kavovit’s latest book arrived on my doorstep, I felt christened as book critic. Now I could tell my friends that free stuff tops the list…
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Starring Audrey: Week of August 14th, 2006
The effects of Mercury retrograde are finally starting to wear off, the full moon has begun to wane, and the Sun is finally outrunning Saturn. All this to say: TGI-not-last-week! Dreams start to come true if you’re ready to step center-stage.
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Anderson Cooper and Expense Reimbursement
“I am listening to people’s questions and getting answers. I am least of all interested in any TV anchor’s opinion, and least of all my own.” — Anderson Cooper Yesterday afternoon as I was catching up on work and submitting an overdue expense report, my thoughts wandered off to how someone like Anderson Cooper manages…
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How to Score Big on Credit
So what if my score is 600, 700 or 800, right? As long as you NEVER buy anything on credit, get loans or car insurance; then it probably won’t worry you. But if you think you might want to buy a house, car or get a credit card then your score is very important. It…
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Make it at Home: Coconut Curry
You’ve got a pack of your favorite homos coming over, and are crying into your torn Blondie t-shirt over your lack of funds. Honey! It’s called, MAKE IT AT HOME! I love restaurants as much as the next guy, and sure, pre-made things from Whole Foods are divine, but the bottom line is CASH, my…
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Car Makers Support GLBT Community
GayWheels.com has a list of Gay friendly Car makers the criteria are: “To be considered gay friendly, a manufacturer must offer domestic-partner benefits to their GLBT employees, no matter where they live or work in the US.” I think one of the best ways of using our money wisely is
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The Standoff between Buyers and Sellers
“Change is inevitable – except from a vending machine.” — Robert C. Gallagher Several weeks ago, our neighbor put their house up for sale. It created quite a stir because it was listed for twice as much as anything else that has sold on the street: $4.1 million. Everyone affectionately refers to it as the…
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Baby Steps to a Better Credit Score
Starting Today and sporadically through the next few weeks, I will chronicle the steps I take as I go through my credit report, disputing items and removing others. You are welcome to join me in the process, ask questions as I go or just sit back and see if I accomplish anything. I had gone…
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The Baby-Making Business
“Mother Nature, in her infinite wisdom, has instilled within each of us a powerful biological instinct to reproduce; this is her way of assuring that the human race, come what may, will never have any disposable income.” — Dave Barry As mentioned before, Jeanine and I want to have children… or at a minimum a…
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