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4 Ways to Find Lost Money
I have found money through missingmoney.com a couple of times. One year I got a $15 check from an old utility company that I hadn’t used in over 5 years and recently I got money back (over $100) from the state on a payment I made 10 years ago. So surprises do pop-up enough that…
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How my money personality mirrors my parenting style (and why raising a child feels a lot like having a joint checking account).
In the last month, Jeanine and I have had more disagreements than in all the six years we’ve been together. What’s the cause? Decisions and choices that need to be made about Sam. Welcome to parenthood, right? We explained to friends the other night that metaphorically, raising a child is a lot like having a…
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Queercents Weekly Roundup: More on DRM
As Nina predicted, the announcement of iTunes dropping DRM music (though movies and audiobooks still have the encrpytion) has been the big news of the week. With that in mind, here are some other DRM tidbits and some freebies. In another example of the shortfalls of DRM, ebook provided OverDrive is shutting down causing…
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Ten Money Questions for Deb Malkin
Deb Malkin is the owner of Re/Dress, a plus-sized vintage and resale store that opened a few months ago in Brooklyn, New York. I stopped by the lovely store and met Deb and some of her staff. The space is great as well as the selection of clothes and accessories. 1. What was your…
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Do You Write Your Social Security Number on Checks to the IRS?
While the big tax day is still a few months in the future, for business owners, January 15th is one of the dreaded estimated tax payments deadlines. As I was writing out my check to the IRS, I got to the part where it says “Write your social security number and 2008 Form 1040-ES…
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Money can buy a certain amount happiness… learn more at The Happiness Project
I’ve made some wonderful friends in the blogosphere over the last couple of years. A number of people I’ve met in real life, while other connections have simply been nurtured online. I met Gretchen Rubin at The Happiness Project through an introduction from Marci Alboher. I learned about Marci through Penelope Trunk. I met Penelope…
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Tips for a More Successful Appraisal
Real estate appraisals are powerful, particularly in today’s nervous market as loan underwriters take a more skeptical approach to approving mortgages for buyers and homeowners have more trouble qualifying for home equity loans. The appraised value of a home is, after all, the benchmark banks use to calculate collateral, so it directly affects sales prices.…
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iTunes Introduces Tiered Pricing and Drops DRM
Recently iTunes announced a price change and the internet is abuzz with the implications of the shift. Mother Jones put it best, saying “music you don’t really want for 69 cents, music you kind of want for 99 cents, and brand new tunes you just gotta have will cost $1.29.” iTunes is also unveiling iTunes…
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Review: Put Your Money Where Your Heart Is by Natalie Pace
To be candid, when I was offered a review copy of Natalie Pace’s new book: Put Your Money Where Your Heart Is, I considered turning it down. It sounded like advice for people only interested in investing in stocks and bonds and this topic really isn’t that interesting to me. I’m not against the stock…
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Being Butch: Condo Renovation on a Budget
The knock on the door came the night I was off at a friend’s civil ceremony, standing up as her ‘best man’. My partner, Toshi, was home alone. It was David, our landlord’s son, letting us know that his parents had finally decided to put the condo we’d been renting for the last couple of…
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