The Economics of Coming Out: Financial Independence
Currently, as an undergraduate college student of middle-class upbringing, I have a sort of hybrid financial situation: my parents pay the difference between my tuition and my scholarships, and I'm…
Jury Duty – Is it a Bigger Burden in the Current Business and Economic Climate?
Yesterday I went to the mailbox and took a peek at the letter on top and it had the dreaded jury duty return address on it. Yikes! I screamed. Then…
Queercents introduces Neil Scott
New Series Alert: Neil Scott is a young transguy living it up in the South. He is in college, one that looks the other way when folks bring up trans…
DIY Experiment: Starting Simple With Toothpaste
After the post about finding local, home-made lotion for my parents I was inspired to venture into making my own toiletries. I had a couple reasons to want to try:…
Stretch Your Food Dollar: Making Your Own Stock
Happy Wednesday! I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and is starting to recover from the frenzy of eating leftovers. Two weeks ago I mentioned that you could save your…
Equity Line of Credit: Seek Other Financial Shelter
'œAs long as the music is playing, you've got to get up and dance.' '“ Charles O. Prince, III, former CEO of Citigroup Earlier this year, the HELOC on our…
Surviving Financial Infidelity: Cleaning Up the Mess
Last week, I wrote about how my wife and I assessed the damage caused by her financial infidelity. Although I can consider myself fortunate that the amount she spent was…
Joys and Perils of a Luxe Life: Schadenfreude and Conspicuous Consumption
I've purposely abandoned what I anticipated to be my next posting in this series because of current events and the reader response to my previous post'”especially the concept of frugality…
eBay is becoming impossible for the frugal…
What brought this on you ask? Just the latest in eBay's new policies for the sellers. To begin with eBay has always been a stopping point when I've been looking…
Real Estate Role Reversal: With reverse mortgage, lender pays homeowner
Reverse mortgages - which are a specialized type of home equity loan available to Americans age 62 or older - offer the homeowner a chance to get paid by the…