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My Financial Implosion: Filing Bankruptcy
‘œCapitalism without bankruptcy is like Christianity without hell.’ ‘“ Frank Borman During the spring and early summer of 1997, I finally realized that a series of bad decisions on my part had pushed me past the point of no return. Between debts I’d incurred running my sole proprietorship and the amount I owed on my…
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Avoiding Currency Conversion Fees
I am planning to go visit some friends later this year in Europe so I will need to change some Dollars into Pounds and Euros. Use you Credit Card instead you might say but 1. Not all places take Credit Cards and 2. Even Credit Cards charge a fee for Currency Conversion… and some of…
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Weapon of Mass Destruction: Money is Power
It seems to me that we Transgendered, as a group, are not overly prosperous. Oh, I know that some of us are, but they seem to be the exceptions. Recently I was thinking about the financial situations of various Transgendered friends and acquaintances of mine. Roberta works as a night shift baker’s assistant in…
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Dating on a Budget: Home Sweet Home
It is cold! Even the sunshine state has had a cold snap. There is no doubt about it; winter is here. If you are anything like me, warmth is a good friend. How do you go out on a date and not freeze your tushy off? This is not the time for long walks in…
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Two Dollar Bills: A Simple Way to Build an Emergency Fund
I had a co-worker who always had a hard time saving money, she tried rounding up in the check book, writing checks for over the amount and putting the money away in a bank and even tried just collecting change to no avail. She always ended up spending it. Finally, she latched onto to some…
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What Does Obama’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan Actually Do?
During the President’s first week in office, he has made a lot of pronouncements about how the new administration will operate under the rubric of transparency. That sounds good in theory, and although I feel bad for criticizing President Obama when he hasn’t even been on the job for a full week, I’m skeptical, especially…
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Circumcision: A Lesson in Insurance Billing
Our newborn son could not be circumcised after his delivery because the birthmother was on Medi-Cal, the Medicaid program here in California and from what I understand, Medi-Cal no longer will fund these procedures. When we returned to Newport Beach, our pediatrician referred us to an urologist that performs infant circumcision at his office associated…
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Queercents Weekly Roundup: New Year’s Resolutions?
This year, I decided to not make any resolutions because for me they ultimately become a source of guilt when I eventually break them. Miraculously though, the need to exercise to stave off winter depression has the same outcome. The same benefit of being happy and healthy without any of the guilt for missing…
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News Bites: Kirsten Gillibrand’s position on Same-Sex Marriage
According to Bloomberg.com, a replacement for Hillary Clinton has been selected by New York Governor David Paterson: Paterson has picked Congresswoman Kirsten Gillibrand, the New York Times reported on its Web site. An aide to Gillibrand confirmed she’d accepted the appointment, the newspaper said. The governor has scheduled his announcement for noon in Albany. At…
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