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Vlog: Student Loans, Part Uno
Good morning, Queercents readers. Do you have student loans that are currently accruing interest? Maybe you’re paying them off instead. Or perhaps you’re a college student in waiting and you’d like to strategize paying off your debts now rather than later. In any case, this three-part vlog series is for you. This first installment, Student…
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Is it okay to cheat on your taxes?
When asked to join the Obama administration, Tom Daschle and Nancy Killefer were both undone by their failure to pay taxes. Tim Geithner, who did get confirmed, didn’t properly pay his taxes either. All this tax talk prompted Ricci Levy at The Bilerico Project to wonder what’s so wrong about a little bit of unpaid…
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Buying Bulk Tea: Ultimate in Cheap Drinking
I am a tea snob. I admit it. I love drinking tea, and generally drink a minimum of 12 cups a day. At this point, I’m pretty sure it’s an addiction. Fortunately, it’s not a terribly expensive addiction. I practically live in the bulk tea section of the grocery store, where there are 24 silver…
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Stretch Your Food Dollar: Resources for Vegans
If you’ve been following our Stretch Your Food Dollar series, you’ve probably gotten the sense that I think veganism is a great way to make your food budget go the extra mile. I’ve shared a lot of my favorite vegan recipes (chocolate cupcakes, anyone?) and this week I thought I’d do a quick roundup of…
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Public transit: is it worth the time & money?
I’m writing this post on my way to work. With 25 miles between my bed and my office, I don’t have the frugal options of walking to work or riding a bike. If I drive and the highway conditions are good, my commute is roughly an hour per day, which is twice as long as…
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Grad School: Recovering from Rejection
Not surprisingly, the competition in the grad school market this year has been brutal. From what I’ve read on The Grad Cafe and other related forums, It’s not unusual for applicants to be rejected from every school they’ve applied to. Ouch. This year’s odds of acceptance–and the odds of receiving a substantial funding package–may be…
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My Financial Implosion: Better Business
‘œThe critical ingredient is getting off your butt and doing something. It’s as simple as that. A lot of people have ideas, but there are few who decide to do something about them now. Not tomorrow. Not next week. But today. The true entrepreneur is a doer, not a dreamer.’ ‘“ Nolan Bushnell, founder of…
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The Difference Between Generic and Name Brand
I’m sure everyone here uses Generics or Store Brands from the grocery store… or should anyway. But have you ever wondered what the difference was between the name brand and the generic/store brand?? I’m using string beans for the example but the broad principles apply to all generics. First consider the raw product… where do…
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Queercents introduces Clint Osterholz
Sometimes when you’re looking for something, it happens to be right under your nose. This was the case with my video blogger request a couple of weeks ago. Clint Osterholz has written some guest posts that explain how twentysomethings can save money and get settled when relocating to the big city. Starting Thursday, he’s offered…
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Reason to Buy in 2009: New $8,000 tax credit to qualified buyers.
Congress recently enacted legislation providing a tax credit worth up to $8,000 for first-time homebuyers. A tax credit is a dollar-for-dollar reduction in taxes, so if a buyer gets the $8,000 perk and the amount they owe in taxes to the IRS happens to equal $8,000 they do not have to pay the IRS a…
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