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Dating on a Budget: To Eat or Not To Eat?
Generally speaking, I love food. Which means my nights out generally revolve around great culinary experiences. Even if it’s not the main focus, we still somehow end up at an eatery. I mean everyone gets thirsty or a little hungry right? But what if the food tradition were eliminated on dates? What would that date…
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Vlog: How to Build a Budget
Good evening, Queercents readers. Have you ever built a budget before? Ben told me he hasn’t, and that’s why I’d like to tell him how. Unfortunately, it turned out to be a bigger question to answer than I’d first anticipated. Rather than bore you with all the details today, I’m going to start you on…
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The Home Series: Losing Your Home? Saving Your Home? Buying A Home?
I wrote this blog post because buying a home has been on my mind and I wanted to know what was really going on in the housing market. This past week I had the opportunity to interview three working women in Orange County, California: an Eviction Coordinator from a million dollar REO law firm, a…
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Death Of An Emergency Fund…
and some thoughts on extended warranties and insurance. Well my emergency fund has just been killed… luckily, somehow, I wasn’t! Background: On the way home from work Sunday morning, May 31st about 5:45 AM, I was coming up on my turnoff when I was rear ended on my motorcycle by someone street racing. Instinctively, I…
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Bike Commuting: Getting Started
So you’re going to start biking to work. Good choice. Since you’ve already decided to start bike commuting, you probably know about at least some of the benefits. For those who are still thinking about biking to work here are some of the big advantages. 1. Spend less (or nothing) on gas. Duh. 2. Less…
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How to play the drugstore game
For the past few months I’ve been playing the drugstore game. When playing this game, I get pretty competitive trying to get the most stuff for free. The rules of the game are simple. Clip coupons, match them up with what is on sale and know your store’s policy. I use Walgreens because…
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Stretch Your Food Dollar with $3 Dinners
Eating on a tight budget is nothing new for Queercents readers. We’re all trying to stretch that food dollar. Author Jerry Kolber is really taking that challenge to the extreme. In his new book $3 Dinner, Kolber shares recipes and shopping tips to help you make 30 dinners for under $3 a piece. The majority…
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3 Reasons Why Gays and Lesbians Should Document Everything
I can’t wait to walk down the aisle with my fiance. Since we’ve been together almost four years now, it’s only natural that we’d love to show the world we want to commit to each other for the rest of our lives. Unfortunately, since we’re gay, such an event would only be ceremonial: the federal…
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Diversify: not just in assets, but in advice
In the post-Madoff world, many have asked why more of his wealthy clients didn’t question returns that were too good to be true. Apparently, common sense isn’t vital to be rich. Now, more than ever, investors should approach financial advice with a healthy dose of skepticism and never rely exclusively on a single advisor. After…
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My Financial Implosion: Working the Neighborhood Economy
‘œThe propensity to truck, barter and exchange one thing for another is common to all men, and to be found in no other race of animals.’ ‘“ Adam Smith Despite some experts claiming that our current recession is starting to ease, it’s pretty clear that, at least in my community, the economic times are still…
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