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  • 3 Ways to Relocate Your Twentysomething Self to the Big City and Save Money

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    Clint Osterholz is a comedian and young gay urban nomad who has lived in a number of cities in North America. He knows a thing or two from experience about how to move on a budget. We posted Part One of this series last month and he’s back to share a few more ideas. These…

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    Nina

  • Stretch Your Food Dollar: Beans, Beans . . .

    It’s Wednesday, so that means it’s time for your weekly edition of Stretch Your Food Dollar. Last week we talked about baking your own bread to cut food costs. This week we’re talking about the musical fruit: beans. Hat tip to our readers Reyna and Cheap Bastard for the suggestion. Canned beans are certainly a…

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    Serena

  • Some Sayings About Money and Life from 1732

    For Christmas this year, my mom gave me a book called the Gnomologia, a collection of sayings compiled by a British doctor in 1732. The Gnomologia inspired Benjamin Franklin’s Poor Richard’s Almanack, and was a fascinating read containing sayings that were insightful, familiar and some that were downright confusing. I couldn’t resist including my two…

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    Elizabeth

  • The money-saving solution to divorce? Have an affair.

    Have an affair. That’s the advice of Noel Biderman, the 37-year-old founder and chief executive of Ashley Madison, a dating site geared towards discreet relationships… ahem, married people. I learned about Noel and ‘œAshley’ this weekend by reading Meghan Daum’s column in the Los Angeles Times. I found the overall topic to be fascinating but…

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    Nina

  • Joys and Perils of a Luxe Life: Pressure to Upgrade or Content with what You have?

    The recent controversy about the auto bailout has revealed a disturbing truth to me: our economy, indeed, our very society, is based on the constant replacement of consumer goods with newer versions. I don’t believe I’m wrong in believing it’s a large part of the problem. Yes, we’re buying a lot of foreign cars, and…

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    Michael

  • My Financial Implosion: Bad Business

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    ‘œSuccess to me is not about money or status or fame, it’s about finding a livelihood that brings me joy and self-sufficiency and a sense of contributing to the world.’ ‘“ Anita Roddick When I graduated with my degree in Computer Information Systems in January of 1989, I thought I would have a relatively easy…

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    Alex

  • Free Suze Orman’s 2009 Action Plan Book

    Just a quick note to all the Queercents readers.   Oprah and Suze Orman have teamed up once again to offer a free download.   Suze Orman’s 2009 Action Plan: Keeping Your Money Safe and Sound is available for Free PDF Download through Thursday, January, 15, 2009 11:59pm CT.

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    Paula

  • Are your hobbies breaking the bank? 5 frugal alternatives.

    Since its the beginning of a New Year and many people have made resolutions to change spending habits; one area ripe for change is in their hobbies. It might even entail giving up on one or two… although I don’t think that’s really feasible except in the short term… after all if you didn’t really…

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    Roland

  • Dating on a Budget: Simple First Dates

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    I went way back in my memory bank to my very first- first date. We went to CiCi’s Pizza. Back then the buffet was $2.99, add a drink and you still didn’t pass $5.00 per person. We played video games, watched television on the big screen, and laughed at the kids running amuck. I was…

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    Tamara

  • US Porn Industry Seeks Stimulus Package

    I’m a few days late in commenting on this, but the jokes were too good to pass up, so here’s a bit of humor on your Monday morning. Last week Larry Flynt, publisher of Hustler, and Joe Francis, the creator of Girls Gone Wild, announced that they would be approaching Congress for their own economic…

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    Serena