Traveling Abroad: Travel Partners and Car Rentals
Having a travel partner can be challenging. You want to tour the house where John and Paul wrote over a hundred songs together; he'd rather see the Beatles museum. You…
Ten Money Questions for Richard Oceguera
Richard Oceguera is a seasoned e-commerce professional and the founder of KOR Strategy Group. He's also the muscle behind the LGBT-to-B business committee at the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce. Don't…
Sleeping With Money: Merging of Families and Very Different Finances
The holiday season approaches us, and it's that time of year when many couples introduce his or her partner to the family, or when this anxious reunion happens once again.…
Home Equity Line of Credit at Your Disposal
'œYou have to be as fully prepared for the dull game as you are for the great game, or else you won't be prepared for the great one.' '“ Red…
WWYD: Put Up With Lousy Service or Take Your Business Elsewhere?
These days stellar customer service seems few and far between. Even companies with "good" customer service are often more like "acceptable". While I don't believe the customer is always right,…
HIV and Surviving Retirement
'œYou live and learn. At any rate, you live.' '“ Douglas Adams On Sunday, Ann Marsh at the Los Angeles Times profiled a gay man in the Money Makeover column…
10th Annual Reaching Out Conference: Highlights and Insight
Business schools' best, brightest and most stylish gathered in San Francisco on October 11-14, 2007 to 'œConnect. Build. Achieve,' as the 10th Annual Reaching Out Conference motto stated. I was…
Light Bulb Laws: The CFL Lobby vs. Personal Choice
If you read any personal finance blog, you will eventually come across a post recommending you save money by switching from incandescent light bulbs to compact fluorescents (CFLs). It's a…
Femme Economics: Fragrance, Free!
Never buy perfume or cologne again. I love to teach people how to enjoy cosmetics without contributing to the destruction of the planet. I also love to convince people why…
Blog Action Day: Accidental Environmentalist, And Still Saving Money
Living in the far left city of San Francisco, sometimes I just want to be a closet environmentalist. I care about the environment, but the aggressive measures that my city…