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Money & Mates: Q&A with Cara and Nikki
This week, Queercents begins a series called Money & Mates. Our first couple to be profiled is Nikki and Cara. They live in Eastern Tennessee with their children and four…
Gay Couples Talk Money: Better Than Sex Talk
"Money isn't a romantic subject." -- Sheryl Garrett The experts all agree that financial problems are often cited as a major cause of divorce. Money does matter in a long-term…
The Equity Card – Beware of Hot Offers!
"There's always free cheese in the mouse traps, but the mice there ain't happy." -- Author Unknown I've written a few posts on the housing ATM. You can read them…
Living Together: LGBT Advice
"Reject your sense of injury and the injury itself disappears." -- Marcus Aelius Aurelius The phone rang yesterday and it was my ex-girlfriend wishing me a Happy Birthday. We've had…
Money is the Yardstick: A Lesbian Perspective
"The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly and just not think about your age." -- Lucille Ball I remember hearing Oprah say a long time ago…
Wives with Money: A Lesson From Danny Moder
"No woman marries for money; they are all clever enough, before marrying a millionaire, to fall in love with him first." -- Cesare Pavese On Friday, we saw Friends with…
Hanging Out at the (Virtual) Mall
"If I don't stop shopping, I'll end up a bag lady; a Fendi bag lady, but a bag " -- Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw I believe I'm one…
Saving Money: The Art of Business Travel
"Too often travel, instead of broadening the mind, merely lengthens the conversation." -- Elizabeth Drew I travel quite often for my job so I'm always on the prowl for ways…
Weekend: Forget The Hustle Of Your Workweek
"I believe you are your work. Don't trade the stuff of your life, time, for nothing more than dollars. That's a rotten bargain." -- Rita Mae Brown Last night at…
Advantages of Buying a Duplex
"Friendship make prosperity brighter, while it lightens adversity by sharing its griefs and anxieties." -- Marcus Tullius Cicero My friend, Brian, was interviewed about his experience with buying a duplex…