Author Archives: Elizabeth - Page 11
Revisting Bolthouse: Drink those protein smoothies!
In yesterday's post regarding Bolthouse, I speculated on whether to continue to buy Bolthouse beverages. While I did note that William Bolthouse was not making a donation on behalf of…
Ask the Readers: Keep Buying Bolthouse?
As you may have remembered from my first ever post way back when, consumer consciousness is an area of interest of mine. There are all sorts of different reasons people…
Queercents Weekly Roundup: Rainy Day Beach Trip
This week's round up comes early, in part so you can take advantage of the Free Museum admission pass, and mostly because I'm packing to leave on an awesome LGBT…
Another Reason to Avoid Bottled Water
Bottled water has been around for several decades now, but recently, with Poland Spring's announcement that it is looking to tap another spring in Shapleigh, Maine, there seems to be…
Queercents Weekly Roundup: Finally! The weekend
Another weekend of sun and a great chance for catching up on reading or projects or cleaning, or whatever floats your boat on a weekend. Before all that though, this…
Gen Y Finances: IRAs and funding your retirement
Bill Donoghue at MarketWatch wrote "You will never retire on the money you save for retirement; you will retire on the money you make on the money you save for…
Queercents Weekly Roundup: Let’s Do The Time Warp Again
This week has been a busy one, and I've been suffering from multiple show syndrome. Last night I worked the lights for my first live production of Rocky Horror, meaning…
Gen Y Finances: Determining When To Spend and When to Save
This one may seem obvious but it actually took me several years to figure out. Of course, part of this was getting over the myriad things I could buy when…
Gen Y Finances: Visualizing Your Spending With Technology
Once you've started saving money, one of the best ways you can follow through is by tracking compulsively: what you're making, what you're spending and how you're spending it. Of…
Queercents Weekly Roundup: Matthew Micham Takes Olympic Gold
Summer is winding up and everyone seems to be heading off to school or finishing up vacations. It's a slow time, which makes it all the better to go out…