Kiplinger’s Money Problems vs. Queer Money Problems
In their December 2007 issue, Kiplinger's attempts to solve your 19 most vexing money problems. That made me wonder how different queer money problems are from those covered in a…
A Better Way To Spend That
First of all--hello, Queercents! It's wonderful to meet you. Preparing my first post, scheduled to go up right at Thanksgiving, no less, was proving pretty daunting. How to adequately introduce…
Looming Student Loans: How to Get a Debt-Free College Education
'œThe chief value in going to college is that it's the only way to learn it really doesn't matter' '“ George Edwin Howes For most Americans desiring a higher education,…
WWYD: Buy the Floor Model and Save a Few Bucks?
A few weeks ago we discovered our extra TV had died. We had an old (think - pre-cable ready) TV in the spare room/my office that would get sporadic use.…
Femme Economics: In Pursuit of the Perfect Vacuum
Our vacuum cleaner really stinks. Literally. It smells bad, probably because it is old and cheap and the dog sheds non-stop. No matter how many changes of the vacuum bag,…
What is financial success?
I started working at a pretty young age. I also liked to excel at whichever job I was doing. I remember the local newspaper had a contest to see which…
“Housing Starts” Curb Affordable Luxuries: the Venti of Economic Indicators
'œStarbucks represents something beyond a cup of coffee.' '“ Howard Schultz Back in college (circa 1986), I was hired one summer by a small marketing firm in Ohio to do…
Ten Money Questions for J. Mark White
J. Mark White has become a household name in the residential landscape business. Mark is the founder and president of GardenWise, Inc., a leading residential landscape architecture firm in Washington,…
Meet the Queercents Intern
Last weekend I put out a casting call for the Queercents intern and after receiving a plethora of sincere replies, we settled on the smart and delightful, Melissa Eastlake. I…
Sleeping with Money: Buying New Cars
Buying a new car is always a project. In our house it is one of those "sort of" joint projects. Because we haven't merged our finances totally we each purchase,…