Should I Refinance? Obama Says Yes.
If you're on the fence about taking the refinancing plunge, you should investigate now. The US Government is giving the real estate market a kick-start, and the time could be…
Handsome Men Selling Great Stuff
Bronson Page is a screenwriter, art director, gay rodeo dude and keeper of Last year, I interviewed Bronson and his husband, Sam for our Ten Money Questions series. They're hunky…
New Tax Credits Target Auto & Home Industries
It's Tax Day. Your taxes are filed and you're eagerly awaiting your tax refund. Guess what? As you contemplate how you're going to spend or invest that tax return money,…
Learning to budget after my big gay divorce
I recently went through a big gay divorce, which makes for lots of great posts about finances, but hasn't made for much emotional motivation to write about them. I've been…
Diffusion of responsibility: my accountant will tell me if it’s right or wrong
Yesterday on Marketplace, Kai Ryssdal interviewed Dan Ariely, a behavioral economist and author of Predictably Irrational about why some people are tempted to cheat on their taxes. Ariely pointed out…
Tax Day Round Up
"If five percent appears too small, be thankful I don't take it all. 'Cuz I'm the taxman, ye-ah I'm the taxman . . . and you're working for no one…
My Financial Implosion: When Expenses Exceed Income
'œAnnual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pound ought and six, result misery.' '“ Charles Dickens Two weeks ago, my…
Charitable deductions warm you twice
One of the best tax deductions is a donation to charity. There is a saying that heating with wood warms you twice: once when you chop the wood, and…
Is your manbag insured?
Oh! Can I here the snickers and giggles now. Let's start with a definition of a "manbag." You can find several at or Wikipedia but the gist of it is…
Insurance as Foundation for Fiscal Fitness – Part 3
I know you are probably thinking 'œenough about insurance already' so I'll try to make this one brief or at least combine two topics into one post. Most people know…