Outliving your Money: Retiring with HIV
"The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough." -- Rabindranath Tagore Here's a "savings" stat to scare us as we head off to work on a Monday…
The Death of Customer Service and Bringing It Back
I thought updating my credit card information at the gym was going to be a simple procedure. Initially the experience went well. A new employee at the desk was doing…
Sleeping With Money: Out Earning Your Partner
"Perfect love cannot be without equality." - Scottish Proverb Last week, Jim at Blueprint for Financial Prosperity posed a question (primarily to straight men) as a way to learn if…
Are You Bankrupting Yourself and Your Children?
There is nothing like the joy of parents being able to treat their kids to stuff they really want. Experiences, vacations, toys, and all the other fun material stuff that…
Are You Bankrupting Yourself and Your Children?
There is nothing like the joy of parents being able to treat their kids to stuff they really want. Experiences, vacations, toys, and all the other fun material stuff that…
Retail Therapy: Shopping Can Also Be Therapeutic
Jeffrey Gitomer, on the topic of successful sales, says "People don't like to be sold, but they love to buy." I think he is right and I think I know…
Gay Executive Life: Relocation
So last time I wrote about the long, drawn-out process of interviewing as a gay executive, including the day of fun (not) psychometric testing. In the end, I got the…
WWYD: Would you risk your life to get out of debt?
"Freedom is nothing else but a chance to be better." -- Albert Camus Can you name a serendipitous moment that changed your life? I can trace my life's path to…
Investing obstacles: inflation and taxes
We Shall There are two major obstacles one must overcome when investing. No, it's not Republicans and Democrats, although they have something to do with both obstacles. The two obstacles…
Almost Debt Free: How to Save for a Down Payment on a Home
As I steadily venture into new territory of debt free life, I must admit that my confidence is beginning to wane. It's sort of like being the new kid in…