When Does a Financial Advisor Make Sense?
I received this email yesterday, from a financial advisor at the local branch of Merrill Lynch. Hi Jan, Hoping that it's okay to write since I came upon your name…
Rainy Days and Kids Sometimes Get Me Down: 5 Cheap and Fun Rainy Day Projects
It's raining here in DC. It rained yesterday. And I'll bet it will rain tomorrow. My one-year-old is going stir-crazy; usually, we spend as much of the day outdoors as…
In Search of Gay Money: Partners gone wild! Why solo play is okay
As gays and lesbians writing about money, we've grown weary of reading all the personal finance content that's written from the perspective of straight marriages. So at Queercents, we've turned…
Breeding Plastic Containers: what to do with all that plastic?
This morning I was grabbing a bowl out of the cupboard and knocked over a batch of plastic containers we have stored in the cupboard for left-overs. It appears that…
How’d You Score that Gig? Let your personality be your guide. With help from Alexandra Levit.
'œAnalyzing what you haven't got as well as what you have is a necessary ingredient of a career.' '“ Orison Swett Marden Mondays are my favorite day to review career…
Extinguish the Torch or Invest in China?
Since returning from travel in Central Europe and reminiscing on my David ÄŒerný sculpture hunt, I've been thinking a lot about the complexity of looking at (broadly categorized) anti-communist (and…
Queercents Weekly Roundup: Goes to Portland
Hello, readers--by the time you all read this roundup I will be on a plane to the other side of the country. Wish me luck! This week we have some…
Ten Money Questions for Jennifer Boylan
Jennifer Boylan is a best-selling author and professor at Colby College in Maine. Her new memoir is I'm Looking Through You: Growing Up Haunted, which is about growing up in…
Lessons from Computer Games: Everyone Can Afford a Maid
I've been a big fan of the Sims since the game was released in its original incarnation. For those who don't know '“ it's a simulation game where you micromanage…
Turning Down Easy Money: a Model’s Story
is a college grad who moved to a suburb of Washington, for his first real job. He publishes a blog called The Guppie Life for other gay, young urban professionals.…