Are You Happy with Your Financial Services Provider?
Does being LGBT affect our ability to find and work with a financial services provider that we truly feels meets our needs? You bet it does and a recent national…
The Fed Takes On Corrupt Lenders With New Rules and Regulations
The Fed Takes On Corrupt Lenders With New Rules and Regulations The Federal Reserve - which regulates many lending institutions and is taking an ever-widening role in supervising financial institutions…
Rediscovering Libraries and Reducing Stuff
Last week I mentioned picking up odd jobs for money, so it's not really surprising that I'm currently working on one right now. It's a cleaning job, but more of…
Chipotle Goes Local
One of the promising trends in the restaurant industry is the movement towards environmental sustainability. More and more businesses are seeking ways to become more eco-friendly, largely in response to…
WWYD: How do you handle server errors on restaurant bill?
'œWhen you make a mistake, admit it. If you don't, you only make matters worse.' '“ Ward Cleaver Last night, Jeanine and I ran a quick errand at South Coast…
What We Talk About When We Talk About Money: Explaining Wealth and Poverty to Kids
'œWe don't take that insurance anymore.' 'œYou don't? But my daughter was supposed to get her shots much will it cost if I just pay out-of-pocket?' 'œI don't know. It…
Tahiti On The Cheap: Five ways to afford a South Pacific paradise
Kimber Chin writes romance novels based in the business world. She also loves the romance of French Polynesia and wanted to share her tips on how to enjoy Tahiti without…
Seven ways to spend less on gifts.
When you are crunched for money birthdays and holidays are high stresses because you want to give the best or give them what they want because you love them, but…
Same-Sex Marriage: Five things to consider about your partner’s FICO score.
'œWhen a man is in love or in debt, someone else has the advantage.' '“ Bill Balance With all of the coverage about same-sex marriage in California, there have been…
Queercents Weekly Roundup: Thinking about Careers
Any time I respond to someone's inquiry that I'm a religious studies major, their first response is "And what do you plan on doing with that?" Typically I just…