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  • 3 ways to avoid sticker shock when renting a car for your summer vacation

    Has anyone rented a car lately? Have you experienced sticker shocker? According to the New York Times, in mid-June, the weekly airport rental rates for a compact car averaged $347.44, compared with $210.38 a year ago. This is a 65 percent jump. The culprit? Supply and demand: specifically, artificial shortages created by the rental agencies…

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    Nina

  • Queercents Weekly Roundup: Summer Gardening

    Happy Saturday Queercents readers! The weekend is here and the weather on the East Coast is beautiful. Finally all those weeks of hard work gardening are starting to pay off as I’m harvesting lovely greens, tomatoes and zucchini. Before I go back to playing in the dirt though, he’s the roundup. If you’re looking for…

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    Elizabeth

  • Where Has All the Ad Money for Blogging Gone?

    Advertising budgets have been shrinking since last Fall, and all forms of media have taken a hit. Print media and television advertising have certainly been effected, but it seems that online advertising has taken the hardest hit. I spoke to several liberal bloggers to see how they’ve been faring in the current economic climate. Pam…

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    Serena

  • There is No Work-Life Balance, Only Work-Life Choices

    Former General Electric Co. CEO Jack Welch left women shaking their heads at the Society for Human Resource Management’s annual conference when he said: “There’s no such thing as work-life balance,” Mr. Welch told the Society for Human Resource Management’s annual conference in New Orleans on June 28. “There are work-life choices, and you make…

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    Paula

  • Tips for GLBT Real Estate Buyers: Location is everything, so first find out where to find “out” enclaves.

    “Location, location, location” can sometimes be a little too much like the expression “water, water, everywhere – but not a drop to drink” for those real estate shoppers who want to ensure that they own a home in a gay-friendly neighborhood. There are tons of houses on the market right now, and buying opportunities are…

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    Jeffery

  • Let’s Pass ENDA: US Legislator of the Day

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    Guest blogger Jillian Weiss will be posting, from time to time, a link to the U.S. Legislator of the Day. This link will allow you to email a legislator who is undecided on ENDA, and tell him or her of your support for HR 3017, an inclusive ENDA that protects both sexual orientation and gender…

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    Serena

  • 3 tricks to seeing the world without breaking the bank

    I still remember my first vacation as if it was yesterday. I was about five years old, the year was 1980, and my immediate family was piled in our station wagon on our way to Mt. Rushmore. The sculpture is a classic Americana destination, especially for those in the Midwest. For me, however, it was…

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    Eric

  • Wedding Budgeting: Con’s and Pro’s for LGBT Folks

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    My partner and I are about ten months away from getting married, so the hardcore budgeting process is underway. I tend to be the hater of spreadsheets and anything formal in our relationship, so this whole process is new to me; I’ve never planned such a big event before. Complicating things, is that I’ve never…

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    Alex Jason

  • Vlog: How To Prepare an Emergency Fund

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    So while we look for a new vlogger to take over where Clint left off, here is a video about how to prepare an emergency fund from my new favorite how-to site, Howcast.com. Do you have six months of living expenses squirreled away for a crisis? Video credit: Howcast.com.

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    Nina

  • Bike Commuting: Staying Clean

    If you’re going to bike to work and you work at even a relatively professional place, you’re probably going to be at least somewhat concerned with keeping clean. Working at a bank, I know I do. But if you’re biking up and down hills on hot or rainy days (again, me), you’re probably going to…

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    Elizabeth