Financial stress associated with ‘what if’ scenarios
Since there are times in our lives that bring about added expenses and stress, such as a loss of job, medical surgery, loss of a family member or a major…
Are local businesses adding fuel surcharges to their services?
'œBad excuses are worse than none.' '“ Thomas Fuller The young couple that supplies our home cleaning service announced last week the price was increasing from $80 to $90 per…
Queercents Weekly Roundup: Olympic Excitement
I will definitely admit to having Olympic fever hardcore. All of my free time has been devoted to watching, and I've even tried to arrange my list of things to…
Ask the Readers: Borrow stuff more often to save money?
It just occurred to me: a friend lent me the book I'm currently reading. Another friend lent us her box sets of "Battlestar Galactica" which Zac and I recently got…
The Cost of Being an Olympic Athlete
The Beijing Olympics are in full swing. Most certainly there are numerous gay athletes both out of the closet and in hiding. I recently read The Advocate article on Australian…
Stretch Your Food Dollar: Eat Your Broccoli
Here's the sixth installment in our series about keeping within your food budget. This week's headlines have been dominated by news about the Olympics and the tensions in Georgia. But…
Gen Y Finances: What To Do When Things Go Wrong: Dealing With NSFs By Redefining A Zero Balance
NSF fees. Also known as Not Sufficient Funds fees, they're the fee that the bank takes out of your account when you try and take out more money than you…
Five Things Not Worth Repairing
'œDon't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.' '“ Swedish Proverb In the last year, my iPod died, my Blackberry broke, 8 (yes…
Pink & Green Parenting: Greening Your Back-to-School Preparations (and Saving Some Greenbacks, Too)
It's only early August, and yet you're already probably inundated with back-to-school advertising! My advice is to enjoy the ever-shrinking summer while it lasts, but here are some tips for…
Fountain Pens: The ultimate old money accessory
We have some prolific commenters at Queercents: Roland known as FrugalZen, DivaJean, Mrs. Micah, Liza of LizaWasHere and of The GuppieLife. I've noticed that often times a comment can be…