Queercents

Category: Hints

  • Six Ways to Get Free Massage

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    I heard on NPR last week that some financial analysts are officially using the word recession to describe the state of the American economy. Finally, the suits are understanding what those of us in the trenches have been feeling for quite some time! Recessions are stressful. Massage helps with stress. And for people with chronic…

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    Jan

  • Tipping Etiquette: From Strippers to Hairdressers

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    In this series on tipping we’ve covered everything from the tip on outrageously expensive wine to the hair splitting minutia of tipping on tax. I learned that you’re supposed to tip in hotels. And perhaps most importantly we laid to rest the tired stereotype that lesbians are worse tippers (unless they’re in a bar). However…

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    Mike

  • Making Money from Your Old Hobbies

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    I love comics and I don’t buy them anymore, but I used to have old X-men, Captain America, Batman, etc. And though I loved to read comic books, to actually own them was a different mentality. Reading involved a moment of enjoyment and escape for me and I would picture myself in among the characters,…

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    ~Dawn

  • How to save money on your prescription medications.

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    ‘œHealth care is a ‘˜luxury good”. ‘“ Charles Wheelan, Ph.D. Here’s the health care hint of the week: use a pill splitter. This tip and others courtesy of RN Central’s post on how to: Get Better, Cheaper Health Care without Insurance (25 Tips, Tricks and Resources). It’s actually a pretty comprehensive list of ideas and…

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    Nina

  • Save $250 a Day by Traveling Green

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    Kimberly and Elizabeth are the co-founders of Go Green Travel Green. As life partners and avid travelers, they’re committed to reducing their environmental impact. In addition to being eco-conscious, they’re budget conscious and have written a guest post that keeps both green and greenbacks in mind when exploring our lonely planet. These are their words’¦…

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    Nina

  • “Keep the Change” from Bank of America: Can change add up to savings?

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    ‘œWith our national savings rate well below one-percent, it is imperative that the government embrace innovative and cost-effective means of boosting personal savings.’ ‘“ Jim Cooper In December, I interviewed Liz Rizzo, a contributing editor for the Sex & Relationship category at BlogHer about her rapport with money. She lives in Los Angeles, aims to…

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    Nina

  • Fun with money – The US Dollar!

    I thought that I’d take a little break from business and have some fun, with money. As a kid I learned how to make a T-shirt with a dollar-bill. This was a pretty fun party trick with my friends as it typically lead to learning other origami creations including a dollar-bill shaped ring and a…

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    Phil

  • Make Life Easier: My Three Money Hacks

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    A good hack is all about efficiency: hacking a task might accomplish it better, but mostly it’s about making things happen faster and less painfully. Personal finance is full of simple, slow-and-steady tenets to make you secure, stable and maybe even rich, like spend less than you earn and pay yourself first. They require discipline,…

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    Melissa

  • More on Goal-Setting: Running and Finances

    I put a good amount of energy into organizing and planning my finances–I mention this because I’m sure you haven’t noticed, what with my being a personal finance blogger and oversharing my personal information with you every week.   However, I want to assure you that finance isn’t the only area of my life I…

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    Melissa