Category: Hints
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How to prevent identity theft during tax season
Those that know me know I’m a stickler for security. I keep our doors locked even when we’re home during the day. I do the final sweep before we go to bed at night’¦ as Jeanine has been known to leave the garage door up on more than one occasion. Because of this and my…
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Gold Parties: sell your bling to pay bills
Apparently gold is the new Tupperware. Someone alert Phranc! I saw this segment on CNN the other day and then a quick Google search wowed me: A twist on Tupperware and Mary Kay parties, gold parties bring together friends, neighbors and co-workers who are looking to cash in on the rising price of gold, but…
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Ditch the Disposable
Roland’s post the other day prompted me to think about all the different ways I’ve eliminated disposables from my life and prolonged the use of other items. A lot of them quite a few readers already practiced, but I figured I’d try my hand at trying to gather a list of disposable items that can…
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How Shredding Stuff Saves Money
Last month, Moorea wrote about how shedding stuff saves money by introducing readers to the concept of Shelf-Life. What this means is how long you can go without using an item before she would urge you to purge it. Moorea is all about being clutter-free. I’m clutter free except when it comes to paper’¦ this…
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DIY Experimenting: Making Deodorant
The Experiment So Far I’m continuing my gradual process of learning how to make various toiletries as I run out of them. A while back I thought it would be really cool to be able to make everything I used on a daily basis myself, , and really environmentally friendly because my products wouldn’t have…
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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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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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PayPal: Make room for Revolution MoneyExchange
Besides Roland, has anyone else grown weary of PayPal (and its big brother eBay)? Thanks to Curve Magazine for letting its readers know there’s an alternative: There’s a reason your lesbian friends are switching from PayPal to Revolution MoneyExchange‘¦ Revolution MoneyExchange provides users with a secure, PIN-protected account. Through the website, you can instantly check…
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Binding Methods: an expensive process for trans folks and butch women
For many trans folks and butch women, binding is an every day process, one that can be expensive and sometimes painful. Many folks start out binding and later have chest surgery, while others may bind for their entire lives or just for one evening. Any way you go about it, though, binders are…
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5 Documents Needed to Change Your Name
Ashley recently discussed the implications of name changes on the job. She brought up some of the most crucial issues for transfolks who haven’t (or don’t want to) legally changed their name. I really wanted to explore this further, particularly after one of my favorite personal finance blogs (Don’t Mess with Taxes) recommended this post…
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