Archives for Family Finances - Page 8
Blogging for LGBT Families Day: Family Values… What Will You Teach Your Child About Money?
What are your values? How about your financial values? Are they queer? Or just, you know, sensible? I've been thinking a lot, during these sleepless nights of new parenthood, about…
Blogging for LGBT Families Day: We are Family!
'œThe family is one of nature's masterpieces.' '“ George Santayana Today is the third annual Blogging for LGBT Families Day, where the LGBT community and allies come together in support…
Do Gays Need Alimony?
As the Daily Mail reports, Jodie Foster and her partner of fifteen years, Cydney Bernard, recently ended their relationship. That made me wonder: will Cydney ask for alimony? Sure, they…
Summer Vacation without Financial Frustration: Family Holidays on the Cheap
Gas prices are hitting four bucks, airfares are sky-high, the economy is crashing to the ground, and the kids are bleating, 'œWhen are we going on vacation?' With a recession…
Elder Care Costs – A Total Black Hole?
I admit that I know very little about the costs of assisted living, nursing homes, and other elder care expenses. So far I've been fortunate to have parents that are…
News Bites: ‘œAs California goes, so does the nation’
Those are the words of my mayor, Gavin Newsom, who shared some vindicated words about yesterday's California Supreme Court ruling that declared a ban on gay marriage unconstitutional. After all,…
Got kids? Are You Legally Protected?
Sometimes I think if I am confused and concerned by what little legal protections are available to me and my partner, I can only imagine how stressful it must be…
Pink & Green Parenting: Good News on the Pink (Onesies), Bad News on the Green (BPA Bottles)
Here are a few updates that might be useful to those of you who have been reading this column. In a previous post, I expressed my angst about having purchased…
Queerfriends and New Babies: Five Ways Childless Queers Can Help New Parents
Several of my friends just became new parents. They're overjoyed and overwhelmed'¦ especially by the costs! Here are some ways that you can help a friend who has either adopted…
Are You Ever too Old to Get Money from Relatives?
As a kid, money was my favorite present; preferably cash since I could go out and use it immediately. I could never leave a store with any money left over,…