Leasing vs. Buying: The Car Debate Continues
"Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress." -- Mahatma Gandhi Over the past few weeks, the alarm on my Volvo sounded three times without any apparent reason. I…
Warm and Fuzzy Being Poor
I was looking forward to this year's season of the Lword as they were going to, however small, take one of the characters, Helena, down the road from uber-rich to…
Investing 101: Rich’s Six-Part Series
"When the student is ready, the master appears." -- Buddhist Proverb In case you missed any of the Investing 101 series by Rich, I wanted to list the links below…
Ten Money Questions for Mark Brand
I first came across Mark Brand in the pages of PINK Magazine and immediately knew that I would like the guy. Mark is cool, confident and yet approachable. How often…
Tax Forms Missing Lines for Important Deductions
Are you getting a jumpstart on your 2006 tax return? Are you self-preparing your taxes? If so, beware! The IRS has mailed packets of tax forms with lines missing on…
Peer Pressure Spending in the Twenty-Something Crowd (Part 1 of a 2 Part Series)
I can be like a vulture when a taboo topic comes up. Nina's Ten Questions for Lane Hudson unearthed a taboo topic that I'd like to shine under a spotlight,…
The Working Poor and Living on Minimum Wage
"Nobody who works hard should be poor in America." -- David Shipler Awhile back I wrote about the workers of Netflix and their $ per hour jobs. Most of the…
Investing 101: The Tax Man Cometh
This is the sixth and final article in the Queercents Investing 101 series. Feel free to browse previous articles in the series. In the fifth article of this series, we…
WWYD: Work Late or Keep Your Date?
Today's "What Will You Do" isn't a direct money question, but money and fear is often the excuse people use for not doing what they commit to and not doing…
Helena, The L Word, and The M Word
"I've been rich and I've been poor. Rich is better." -- Sophie Tucker Jeanine and I finally caught the replay last night of The L Word's premiere of Season 4.…