Stretch Your Food Dollar: Winter Squash
Fall is officially here, and not just because it's the end of September and the calendar says so. I know it's Fall because winter squash is starting to show…
Eight ways money can buy happiness
Awhile back, Gretchen Rubin, projector of all things happy, listed 8 tips for how money can buy happiness. The entire list is a worthy read, but I wanted to emphasize…
My Financial Implosion: Frugal Birthdays for Kids
'œThere are three hundred and sixty-four days when you might get un-birthday only one for birthday presents, you know.' '“ Lewis Carroll In just a bit less than three weeks,…
Intermediate Personal Finance Concept: The Slush Fund
I know a lot of people are struggling to find employment (or keep it), establish a budget, pay off debt, amass an emergency fund and put aside money for retirement.…
Is Sharing Food Frugal?
What I'm meaning is sharing at, say, work pretty much on an everyday not the once-a-week or once-a-month potluck everyone is used too. In many cultures it is considered a…
A Brief History of Women Entrepreneurs
I recently finished reading We Are Our Mothers' Daughters, by Cokie Roberts. The book is about the changing roles of women in American society. Roberts examines women's participation in a…
Monetizing the Hate: queer sites should mimic this mommy blogger
I'm a mommy and while I don't read any mommy blogs, one of my mommy friends pointed me to this post by Heather Armstrong, the famous mommy blogger. She recently…
Queercents Weekly Roundup
It's the weekend! Happy Saturday readers! Can't say I have any exciting plans for the weekend to share, but lack of plans means plenty of opportunity for mean. Yeah. The…
Bike Commuting: Bike Locking Your Bike Pt. 2
I've recently moved to a big city, and not just a big city, but one notorious for bike theft. I consider myself pretty good at locking bikes, but after hearing…
Six Late-Season Tips for LGBT Home Sellers
As the most robust season of the year for most real estate markets comes to an end, those whose properties have not yet sold face challenging decisions. Many eager buyers…