Pooh Bank as Fun Money
In our house the "what to do with spare change" question got answered very early on. It goes into the Winnie the Pooh bank atop the refrigerator. While we have…
Weekend Entreprenuer: An Interview With a Hobbyists Turned Capitalists
Adam Nelson recently interviewed a leader in his queer community who maintains a double life. Meet Kevin Waters a full-time civil servant who also runs a successful antiquing business on…
Budgeting: Spending Money with Intention
"A small leak can sink a great ship." -- Benjamin Franklin that's a topic that can be a conversation buzz kill at a cocktail party. So while it's not the…
WWYD: Romantic Ideas for a Two-Income Household
This week's WWYD is a short one, but a goodie. I'm hoping we can generate ideas that are helpful for everyone. There are days my job is so stressful, I'm…
Almost Debt Free: Organize Finances with Goals and Simple, Repeatable Systems
"My fault, my failure, is not in the passions I have, but in my lack of control of them."- Jack Kerouac So now you know the difference between good debt…
In Need of Tissues
As my second set of friends embark on a pregnancy by a sperm donor, I read an ad in the paper offering $100 for the blood plasma of allergy sufferers.…
Devaluing Money
Wikipedia defines devaluation as "an official lowering of the value of a country's currency within a fixed exchange rate system." If you pay attention to the US mint, you'll notice…
Introduction to Queercents
If this is your first visit to Queercents, then read on for a few highlights about the site. Queercents is a syndicate of LGBT personal finance writers posting daily tips…
God Made Me Buy It: The Virtue of Consumption
"We are just statistics, born to consume resources." -- Horace Here's one for the consumer file as we all head off to work on Monday morning in our effort to…
Ten Money Questions for Ben Finzel and Steve Kauffman
Ben Finzel and Steve Kauffman are senior executives at Fleishman-Hillard International Communications and the force behind FH Out Front, the firm's global gay and lesbian communications practice. They "believe outreach…