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  • Filling a Void

    Affluenza is a term used by critics of consumerism. It is formed by the contraction of affluence and influenza. affluenza, n. 1. The bloated, sluggish and unfulfilled feeling that results from efforts to keep up with the Joneses. 2. An epidemic of stress, overwork, waste and indebtedness caused by dogged pursuit of the American Dream.…

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    ~Dawn

  • Money & Mates: Q&A with Gary & Mark

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    This week, Queercents interviews Gary and Mark in Southern California. They discuss the balance between saving & spending and how they have managed their money over the years. How long have you been together? Gary: Mark and I celebrated our 9th anniversary of togetherness on June 23.

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    Nina

  • Mortgage-Burning Party

    “Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities within us and new beauty waiting to be born.” — Dale E. Turner In 1975, All in the Family had an episode that centered around Archie and Edith Bunker throwing a mortgage burning party. Has anyone ever been to one…

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    Nina

  • Last Word in Retirement

    “The quality, not the longevity, of one’s life is what is important.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. Robert Paschal, a 90-year-old gentleman in Bishop, CA recently wrote a letter to Fortune in response to their Retirement issue. He offers his list of retirement ideas for non-billionaires:

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    Nina

  • Money & Mates: Q&A with Deb and Madelene

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    This week we hear from Deb and Madelene, who talk about saving for a house and the joys of a partnership. 1. How long have you been together? 11 years. 2. How did money first come up in your relationship? The first time we got an apartment together, we found ourselves spending more than we…

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    ~Dawn

  • Market Poetry

    Everyone is a poet… even investors. Check out mine at Market Poetry.

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    Nina

  • Borrowing from Prosper.com

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    I wrote last month about my initial experience with Prosper.com, getting started as a borrower on the site. This month starts my monthly payback on the amount I borrowed. The monthly amount is split up over 36 months. This is actually a decent timeframe for borrowing. It allows the lenders a mid-range length of time…

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    ~Dawn

  • Gas Gap: Americans at the Pump

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    “Poverty is like punishment for a crime you didn’t commit.” — Eli Khamarov TIME recently reported that, “Energy costs have risen 31% at an annual rate so far in 2006. That ripples through the rest of the economy, showing up as fuel surcharges on services like airline tickets (up 7.9% so far this year) and…

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    Nina

  • Queercents Cafe

    We don’t have coffee, but we have coffee cups, we don’t have computers, but we have mousepads, we don’t even have any cookies, but we have aprons to keep you from getting messy when you bake. Now you can show your Queercents spirit by shopping at the Queercents Cafe and picking up something special for…

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    ~Dawn

  • The Best Money Tip

    Whether being financially savvy is old hat or you are still learning about it, you have picked up a few tips along the way that have helped you immensely in getting on the right track and staying there. Perhaps you have one tip that you go back to when money gets tight or you have…

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    ~Dawn