Sleeping With Money: Leaving the Workforce to be a Homo Homemaker
I recognize the potential of my partner Zac easily out-earning me several years from now. Some day I could have the option of dropping out of the workforce if I…
Weekend Entrepreneur: As Seen On TV
There is a whole website devoted to the tag line: As Seen On TV. It's probably not the best website to check out when working to stay on a budget.…
Finances Troubling You? Admit the Truth
A number of weeks ago I watched Suze Orman on the Oprah show. She addressed a number of people in the audience head on with no holds barred truth. These…
WWYD: Buy Temporary Jeans, or Wait Until Old Ones Fit Again?
If I don't exercise regularly, I pack on pounds. It's a fact of life as certain as death and taxes. I'm just one of those people who easily goes up…
The First Student Loan Payment
I made the first payment against my student loans this week. My grace period is up and the first payment was due December 1. If I don't make pay down…
Earning an MBA beyond US borders
'œAll the world is a laboratory to the inquiring mind.' '“ Martin H. Fischer I've often wondered who has the time and money to get their MBA. I'm not alone…
Queercents Family Values: What Will You Teach Your Child About Money?
What are your values? How about your financial values? Are they queer? Or just, you know, sensible? I've been thinking a lot, during these sleepless nights of new parenthood, about…
Moving is an expensive proposition
I've mentioned in a previous post that Jason and I are renovating a property. The moving van shows up tomorrow and, almost immediately, this new property will become home.…
Bankruptcy, Cash and Me
I don't mention it too often but one of the main reasons I started living frugally was because I didn't want to get into another situation where I claim bankruptcy.…
Stepping Off Infertility Treadmill: Lesbians Consider Adoption
'œWe go through what we go through to help others go through what we went through.' '“ Emily Perl Kingsley Jeanine and I found out last week that our third…