Baby Steps to a Better Credit Score
Starting Today and sporadically through the next few weeks, I will chronicle the steps I take as I go through my credit report, disputing items and removing others. You are…
The Baby-Making Business
"Mother Nature, in her infinite wisdom, has instilled within each of us a powerful biological instinct to reproduce; this is her way of assuring that the human race, come what…
What It’s Worth? Coming Out at Work
"Yep, I'm gay." -- Ellen Degeneres Back in June, NPR reported, "This may break the hearts of 12-year-old boys. Or fascinate them. But in any case, Batwoman is coming out…
Phishing Scams Pose As the IRS
It is not unsual for crime doer's to pose as banks or other entities in hopes of stealing our identities. Phishing e-mails are an internet scam to gather our personal…
The Carnival of Bent Attractions
Paula over at hosts the 17 entries for this month. An excellant diversity of topics: from the Gay Games in Chicago to X-men to living the day to day as…
Starring Audrey: Week of August 7th, 2006
Welcome to the first edition of "Starring Audrey," my weekly astro-finance column for the gay with or without pay! In addition to these tidbits, I do offer birth chart readings,…
Kathy Griffin Loves Gays But Not Money-Stealing Husband
"To be trusted is a greater complement than to be loved." -- George Macdonald Jeanine and I caught a rerun on Larry King on Saturday as we were cooking dinner.…
Same-Sex Partnership Contracts
NPR has a great radio snippet called "Partners in Life, Partners in Home Buying". Though they talk most about home buying it is also good for other reasons. Among the…
Psychological barriers & money management
There is a continuum of comfort when it comes to personal finances. Everyone falls somewhere on it. Are you closer to the "screwed" side or the "flourishing" side? No matter…
The Art of the Restaurant Upsell
"The disparity between a restaurant's price and food quality rises in direct proportion to the size of the pepper mill." -- Bryan Miller I keep a standing dinner date at…