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Brazen Careerist Lesson #3: Thirty is the new twenty
"The best career advice to give to the young is to find out what you like doing best and get someone to pay you for doing it." -- Katherine Whitehorn…
Feministing.com interview
Queercents received a nice nod from yesterday when Celina De Leon posted my interview. The writing staff, led by the lively Jessica Valenti, is *the* place in the blogosphere for…
Ten Money Questions for Mitchell Gold
If you don't recognize the face, you'll recognize the name of Mitchell Gold. He's the well-known maker of stylish furniture that anchors living rooms across America. There are a growing…
Avoiding Hidden Costs with Hotel Rooms
"People expect good service but few are willing to give it." -- Robert Gately Whenever you stay at a resort, there seems to be 10 bellmen eager to help with…
Brazen Careerist Lesson #2: Professional Development
"A baseball game is twice as much fun if you're seeing it on the company's time." -- William C. Feather Recently, I wrote about my Lesson #1 of the Brazen…
Queercents Makes the Top 10!
Kathy Belge of 's Lesbian Life column recently selected the Top 10 Best Lesbian Blogs and we made the grade! We feel like rock stars next to the likes of…
Ten Money Questions for Christine Daniels
On April 26, 2007, Christine Daniels came out as a transsexual in a Times column called Old Mike, new Christine. The "Mike" referenced the sportswriter, Mike Penner and it was…
Queercents introduces Marc
Crank up the testosterone. More men are joining Queercents! We've added another new contributing writer to our roster and he's an expert to boot. Marc is a Financial Advisor.…
WWYD: Nepotism and Your Pocketbook
"To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there." -- Barbara Bush It wasn't that long ago when the nation's pundits were up in arms about…
Timeshares: Good Investment or Travel Scam?
I'm vacationing for a long weekend in Los Cabos, land of the although we've parked ourselves at the Sheraton with Starwood points, we've met plenty of people taking in a…