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Femme Economics: Home Hair Color
For most people, a salon hair-dye job is the last thing to go when tightening a budget. Those of us with varied forms of Vanity Disorder (VD) would rather give…
Femme Economics*: The Cost of Child-birth
Homebirthing is popular these days, but for lesbian and transgendered couples who are likely to be less financially solvent and less likely to have great family medical insurance, this is…
Femme Economics: Fragrance, Free!
Never buy perfume or cologne again. I love to teach people how to enjoy cosmetics without contributing to the destruction of the planet. I also love to convince people why…
Femme Economics: Femme Fashion, Frugally!
Wanting to bulk up your wardrobe or change your style? Consider changing your ways over to some very frugal fashion options. Sure, Old Navy is affordable, but their labor practices…
Femme Economics: Save on Laundry and Dry Cleaning
Oh, how this wannabe housewife loves to write lists. This week in Femme Economics, I have another list of helpful hints that will save your purse and the environment and…
Femme Economics: The Day Spa For Less!
Welcome to our new Queercents series, Femme Economics. This series is geared toward anyone who identifies as feminine, male, female and otherwise, or who wants to live the more traditionally…
Sleeping With Money: Sugar Mama
It's hard to believe nobody has yet written about the 'œSugar' dynamic on our Queercents 'œSleeping with Money' column. It's dirty work, but somebody has to do it. Fortunately, I'm…
The Financial Benefits of Siesta
I learned about siesta first as a child visiting Mexico and then as an adult from pure necessity. I used to be a preschool teacher from 8-1 every day. That…
Get a Handle On Your Junk
I became a Life Coach only after having my own business as a personal organizing coach, a job I still occasionally do. I love to go through and get rid…
What To Do If Your Car Is Vandalized
My car was broken into on a recent Sunday in broad daylight. My much-loved Martin guitar was stolen along with my purse (sans wallet, which was thankfully with me). To…