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Did you get a refund? 3 ways to make a windfall pay at tax time.
Year after year, I get a tax refund and year after year, I hear the same thing: I’ve given the government an interest-free loan with that money. Even Suze Orman’s sidekick got chastised this weekend for getting a $5,000 refund. She wanted to know why he was willing to lend over $400 each month to…
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Wedding on a Budget: Lessons Learned
Well, the big day is finally here. As you read this post, my partner and I are tying the knot. After months of budgeting and planning, we’re actually exchanging our vows. Planning our wedding on a budget of $2000 has been an exciting challenge. We hit a few snags along the way, but we still…
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Queercents Weekly Roundup: Happy Pride Week
Up here in Maine we may not be having big parades, but I’m looking forward to fancy dinner parties thrown by friends, queer tea parties and a drag dance. Equality Maine is also doing a marriage equality public hearing in Augusta, so if you live in Maine be sure to head over if you can…
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Podcast with Lauren Bacon and Emira Mears, Authors of The Boss of You
It’s that time again for another one my Comfortable in Your Own Skin Podcasts. April’s installment features Lauren Bacon and Emira Mears, authors of The Boss of You: Everything a Woman Needs to Know to Start, Run, and Maintain Her Own Business and owners of Raised Eyebrow Web Studio. It was my great pleasure to…
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Ten Money Questions for Kathleen Warnock
Kathleen Warnock is a playwright and editor. Her short play, “The Adventures of…” will be part of the International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival in Ireland in May. Her play “Some Are People,” has been produced in New York, Dublin, and Milledgeville, GA, and is published by United Stages. She is currently in the throes of…
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Remember Hillary? She still needs your money!
Not too long ago, if you went to HillaryClinton.com, you found the 2008 presidential nomination race in high gear with Clinton winning more primaries and delegates than any other female candidate in American history. What a difference a year makes. Click through now and it happens to be sweepstakes mania. Yep, give a few bucks…
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The Importance of Asking About the Contract: Our 29-Page Lease
In my work with clients, I often remind them how important it is to carefully review documents before signing them’”especially as it relates to inserting yet more provisions. For a while now, Causeit has been searching for a new office space. After a round or two of false starts, including one we were almost ready…
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Should I Refinance? Obama Says Yes.
If you’re on the fence about taking the refinancing plunge, you should investigate now. The US Government is giving the real estate market a kick-start, and the time could be right. For more details about it, read Jeffery’s article “Mortgage Rates Hit Record Lows,” posted in January here at Queercents. Here’s some useful and practical…
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Handsome Men Selling Great Stuff
Bronson Page is a screenwriter, art director, gay rodeo dude and keeper of LovesickBilly.com. Last year, I interviewed Bronson and his husband, Sam for our Ten Money Questions series. They’re hunky Hollywood types that know how to peddle their wares in a pinch. How hot is that? These are his words’¦ Sam and I had…
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New Tax Credits Target Auto & Home Industries
It’s Tax Day. Your taxes are filed and you’re eagerly awaiting your tax refund. Guess what? As you contemplate how you’re going to spend or invest that tax return money, tt’s not too early to start thinking about next year’s taxes. Next year you may be able eligible for a tax credit if you purchase…
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