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Turning Down Easy Money: a Model’s Story
is a college grad who moved to a suburb of Washington, for his first real job. He publishes a blog called The Guppie Life for other gay, young urban professionals.…
5 Reasons to Hire a Property Manager for Your Real Estate Investments
'œWe pay the property manager to take care of the property. I'm an investor in this and I really don't know whether he's doing a great job or not. I'm…
Femme Economics: The Breasts are Free (Lactation and Lesbians)
At first glance, you may have thought this post was a frugal feminist protest of bras. I can't do that because I'm a rather pendulous DD cup and if I…
Reducing Pet Costs: Medical Expenses
While pet food is the most often recurring cost associated with pets, pet medical care may well be the most expensive. When me and my partner rescued Francie from the…
The emergence of bling: race, wealth and twentysomething entitlement
'œAppearances are often deceiving.' '“ Aesop What types of consumer goods symbolize higher income? Items observed by others: such as clothing, cars, and jewelry. Who spends more on these items?…
Queercents Weekly Roundup: More on Folk Music
We interrupt your regularly scheduled Tegan and Sara for a visit to Massachusetts-based folk singer Chris Pureka. Seriously click that link. You will not regret it. This…
Hey, This Financial Planning Thing Actually Works…
Making the rounds of my accounts this week, I was pleased to discover that after a few months on a regular prepayment plan, the minimum payment on my private student…
Queercents Weekly Roundup: April Showers
It's spring in DC, which always seems like a good idea in theory. In practice, it's more like a gray, muddy mess of steady rain to make a public transit…
Lame: Impending Economic Doom, Having To Be Financially Sensible
I bought gas this evening--a pretty rare event for me. I rely heavily on public transportation, so I only need to fill up my car every five or six weeks.…
How To Be Alone
After college graduation, I gave myself a break from intense reading--for a couple of months, I read nothing but light novels and graphic fiction. I love fiction and comics all…