Author Archives: Melissa - Page 5
The First Student Loan Payment
I made the first payment against my student loans this week. My grace period is up and the first payment was due December 1. If I don't make pay down…
Queercents Weekly Roundup: Welcome to Winter
In the middle of this week, when I was taking my lunchtime walk around the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial, I noticed that instead of gazing at all the brightly…
Unmarried Finances
This week, Jean Chatzky has an article in Money magazine about the particular perils of single finances. I'm sure it will comes as a shock to all Queercents readers that…
WWYD: Money, Time and Donations
There's been a lot of talk here lately on the ethics of tithing. Last week, Aundi pointed out that one problem with tithing is that obligatory weekly or monthly giving…
Queercents Weekly Roundup: Intern on Assignment
I went to an Ani DiFranco show last week, and she was just transcendent. I've rarely seen a performer gather the whole room into the palm of her hand so…
A Better Way To Spend That
First of all--hello, Queercents! It's wonderful to meet you. Preparing my first post, scheduled to go up right at Thanksgiving, no less, was proving pretty daunting. How to adequately introduce…