Queercents Weekly Roundup: Happy Saturday
It’s adventure season here in Maine, and even with the bugs the weather’s beautiful (it’s finally warm!). I’m off to go canoeing and I hope your weekend is equally relaxing and enjoyable. To help, here’s the roundup.
- Between the 28th and the 30th, Seattle and The National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce will host a conference entitled “Out for Business!” (Read it here)
- How To Clean Stuff offers user generated tips for cleaning just about everything. The offer tips from “How to Remove Tape residue from Carpet” to “How to Clean a Keyboard” to”Doggie Manicures Made Easy”. For every cleaning tip submitted, the site donates twenty-five cents to Clean Water Fund. (Read it here)
- Jennifer Finney Boylan asks “Is My Marriage Gay?”, calling into attention the inconsistant definition of marriage for trans individuals. (Read it at The New York Times)
- In light of graduation, Gen-Yers, listen up. Trent lists ten things he wishes he had done when he was a twenty-something. (Read it at the Simple Dollar)
- Consumerist recently asked their readers to submit all their ways of saving money. Here’s the abbreviated list of 112 suggestions. Some of them are pretty clever.(Read it at Consumerist)
- Looking for deals online? WiseBread has a thorough roundup of online resources for finding the best deal for what you’re looking for. (Read it at WiseBread)
Queercents Flashback: Nina interviews Gina Trapini of oft-linked Lifehacker.
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May 16th, 2009 at 6:35 am
Elizabeth: Thanks for the link to the Jennifer Finney Boylan article. We only subscribe to the NYTimes on Sunday and I don’t consistently read the online version Mon-Sat… so I missed this. As you know, we’ve spoken to Jenny here at Queercents and I think she’s a brilliant woman!
May 16th, 2009 at 6:39 am
I remember. I wanted to link back to it, but didn’t want to get stale since I’ve already linked to it at least once. Thanks for doing so for me
May 16th, 2009 at 6:44 pm
Can I share my savings ideas?? ok! Best thing I ever did was stop buying books that I wasn’t sure I would like. I did a search online for programs and decided on BookSwim – I’m really liking their 3-books-per month for 10 bucks. It works like Netflix(ALSO huge lifesaver, but I’m sure you all know that already). Anyway, there’s my two cents. It’s a great thing for avid readers like myself who need to stick to a budget.
May 17th, 2009 at 4:58 am
It’s always great to get tips from readers. I’ve never heard of bookswim, it sounds great though! It also seems like a good way to keep from accumulating too many books. I personally like using the local library, but I’ve always been fortunate to have good libraries where I live. This sounds like a fantastic alternative if your library is lacking.