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Baldwin, Lieberman Push Federal Domestic Partner Benefits
Believe it or not, it’s harder for same-sex couples to get health benefits from the Federal government than it is from Dow Chemical. Tammy Baldwin, the only out lesbian in the House of Representatives, is trying to change that with H.R. 2517, also known as The Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2009. A…
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How To Find Cheap Airfare
We’re still looking for a new vlogger to take over where Clint left off. In the meantime, here is a video about how to find cheap airfare from my new favorite how-to site, Howcast.com. How To Find Cheap Airfare on Howcast Video credit: Howcast.com.
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Bike Commuting: Energy Kick
This post comes courtesy of a friend of mine who runs an organic, vegan, raw food restaurant. We got to talking about biking one day and he mentioned that when he’s putting in a lot of miles he likes to make his own energy gels rather than shell out for highly processed gels. The…
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Stretch Your Food Dollar: Back to School Bonanza
It’s back to school in many parts of the country. That means the disbursement of financial aid and that big spending spree that’s typical of the beginning of a new school year. Don’t go blowing your wad all in one fell swoop, or you’ll be eating ramen noodles all semester. The first step to making…
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Financial benefits of being fluent in Mandarin
I’ve been to China several times with my day job and every time I go, I’m amazed at how increasingly relevant the country is becoming. I keep telling Jeanine that we should make sure Sam learns Mandarin as a child because will certainly help him as an adult. There was an article a couple of…
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My Financial Implosion: Stocking the Larder
‘œBread deals with living things, with giving life, with growth, with the seed, the grain that nurtures. It is not coincidence that we say bread is the staff of life.’ ‘“ Lionel Poilane In last week’s column, I mentioned that my wife and I were setting up an emergency food supply. As part…
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How to Write a Cover Letter
I probably should have posted this before I wrote about job interviewing skills, but hey . . . whatever. A good cover letter is another tool that you will need to help you land a job. Some people spend a lot of time decluttering their resumes, but then they forget to write a killer cover…
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When You Try To Be Frugal And Hit The Wall
Sometimes despite your best efforts to save money while still enjoying the little things in life you hit a wall or have to backpedal. This train of thought was brought on by the necessity of me having to replace a French Press. For those of you who aren’t quite familiar with them they are the…
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Should You Come Out During a Job Interview
Paula’s recent post about being out in the workplace, along with my recent experience with the job interview process, got me wondering if it’s a good idea to come out during the job interview. I’m not talking about showing up in assless chaps and waving a rainbow flag – that wouldn’t be appropriate for…
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How much to spend on baby’s first birthday?
Sam is nearing his nine month mark and Jeanine is already thinking about his first birthday party. Based on this, I can tell she’s going to be the better mommy when it comes to holidays and milestones like the first day of kindergarten or losing a tooth. Fairy, I’m not. If it were up to…
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