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Vlog: How To Buy Life Insurance
So while we look for a new vlogger to take over where Clint left off, here is a video about how to buy life insurance from my new favorite how-to…
S.O.B. or otherwise known as Student Over Banks
Campus Progress, the youth outreach division of the Center for American Progress launched Students Over Banks (); a web site and campaign for green jobs, college affordability, and better health…
3 ways to avoid sticker shock when renting a car for your summer vacation
Has anyone rented a car lately? Have you experienced sticker shocker? According to the New York Times, in mid-June, the weekly airport rental rates for a compact car averaged $,…
Vlog: How To Prepare an Emergency Fund
So while we look for a new vlogger to take over where Clint left off, here is a video about how to prepare an emergency fund from my new favorite…
5 reasons why it’s smart to strive for a mortgage-burning party.
Burn baby burn. That's our goal! Jeanine and I want to pay off our mortgage in the next ten years. If I had my druthers, it would be sooner. Why?…
Queercents seeks contributing writer
A recent study from Harris Interactive and Witeck-Combs found that when asked about spending for entertainment, over four out of 10 lesbians (44%) said they likely will reduce their spending,…
The jumbo mortgage is back. Only low-risk borrowers need apply.
In March 2009, there were reports of lenders getting back into the jumbo loan business (this time for their own investment portfolios and not for bond traders on Wall Street):…
Finance “advocate” in The Advocate
Long before Queercents, I remember pitching David Hauslaib (from Jossip and Queerty fame) about why we should collaborate on a personal finance blog for the gay and lesbian community. He…
Same-Sex Marriage and Retirement Plans
At MorningstarAdvisor, Natalie Choate answered the question below about same-sex marriage and retirement plans. She practices law in Boston, specializing in estate planning for retirement benefits. Her book, Life and…
Spending money on professional baby portraits
I have seven nieces back in Ohio and their mothers were all religious about documenting their young lives through professional photographs. You know those 'œWatch Me Grow' packages that parents…