Stretch Your Food Dollar: Calculating Your Food Storage Needs
In last week's edition of Stretch Your Food Dollar, I introduced the topic of food storage. Stocking up on canned goods and dried food is a really important piece of…
Calling all binge eaters and over spenders: How do you resist the urge?
I have a pretty good grip on my finances'¦ even more so since I've been blogging about money for the past few years. I rarely have slip ups. Sure, we…
My Financial Implosion: Credit After Bankruptcy
'œIt is only the poor who pay cash, and that not from virtue, but because they are refused credit.' '“ Anatole France After my bankruptcy was discharged in January of…
The Financial Component of Wellness
This past weekend I sponsored a booth at our local Wellness Festival for my financial coaching business. It was interesting to see that while some were surprised to find me…
Going to the Emergency Room with No Health Insurance
I started reading a lot of money blogs after an unfortunate bicycle injury. I remember lying in the middle of an intersection thinking "I don't want to move". It was…
Did You Foolishly Lock In Your Losses?
Last year when the stock market had tanked badly I wrote about how I wasn't worried and adopted the attitude of "wait." I also accelerated the contributions to my Roth…
Uniting American Families Act: Facts, Fiction, Money and Emotions
*Added May 27, 2009: The comments section of this post was shut down due to the hostile nature of the posts. This piece will be returning to Queercents and has…
Can Women Solve the Economic Crisis?
We've all seen the studies that show there is a stark gender gap in the workforce. Recent statistics show that "women comprise of the workforce, 49% of all managers, 16%…
Were We Set Up To Crash and Burn?
I was born in 1978. Depending on whose research you're looking at, the only thing that's consistent about my generation is that its definition is fluid and constantly in…
What’s it worth to you?
I want to talk about some bigger issues before getting down to the nitty gritty; so I'm going to start my blogging life here with some of my thoughts about…