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Are you a Retirement Planning Power Couple?
Carol's review and giveaway in yesterday's post got me thinking about how same-sex couples plan for retirement and in general, deal with household financial matters. Those 'œoften mundane planning issues'…
Consumerism: research links it to negative consequences for children
Our baby Sam has hit his stride at three months: he's sleeping through the night, smiles spontaneously and has discovered his ability to vocalize. Everyone in the house is happy…
Do you have a part-time job?
According to MSNBC, about million Americans '“ or about one worker in every 20 '“ held more than one job. Caitlin Kelly, a freelance writer that gets regular assignments at…
News Bites: Susan Arnold on CEO short list
According to Out & Equal, LGBT people remain under-represented in top corporate executive positions based on the small number of openly LGBT C-level executives at Fortune 500 companies. Our CEO…
Social Currency: Leveraging Status
Since watching Randy Pausch's Last Lecture, I bought the audiobook version at iTunes and listened to it on my iPod. In one chapter, he recites a story about the time…
The Path to Economic Recovery
Bronson Page is a screenwriter, art director, and keeper of The economic downturn has made Bronson and his husband, Sam, reassess their home life. These are his words'¦ Irrational. The…
Queercents seeks video blogger
Apparently, Queercents is behind the times. We need video! Are there any Gen Y-ers out there that want to contribute to Queercents by vlogging about money? It can even be…
Queerfiction giveaway from Queercents
From time to time, Kensington Books provides us with free titles from its Gay and Lesbian section to give away to our readers and contributors. Each book is a gay-themed…
How to prevent identity theft during tax season
Those that know me know I'm a stickler for security. I keep our doors locked even when we're home during the day. I do the final sweep before we go…
Gold Parties: sell your bling to pay bills
Apparently gold is the new Tupperware. Someone alert Phranc! I saw this segment on CNN the other day and then a quick Google search wowed me: A twist on Tupperware…