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Perfect Vision: A View on the Cost of Health Care
"He who has health has hope; and he who has hope has everything." -- Arabic Proverb Aside from my annual checkup, I can't remember the last time I got sick…
Time Out From Work
"The essentials to happiness are something to love, something to do, and something to hope for." -- William Blake I've written before about taking a sabbatical. I've never really had…
Late Adopter: Online Bill Pay
"It's hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a horse." -- Adlai Stevenson In 1999, I arrived in California and went to work for…
Feel-Good Shopping
"Shopping is the entertainment of the poor" -- Tom Delamater Most women have watched an episode of Sex and the City and can relate on some level to Carrie's love…
Money Personalities: LGBT Relationships
"Love doesn't make the world go round, love is what makes the ride worthwhile." -- Elizabeth Browning Throughout our partnership, Jeanine and I have never argued about money. We have…
Cruisin’ Lesbians: Olivia Wears Plastic
"The measure of success is not whether you have a tough problem to deal with, but whether it's the same problem you had last year." -- John Foster Dulles In…
Thin Means More Money
"We spend the first 3/4 of our lives using our health to gain wealth, and the last 1/4 using our wealth to preserve our health." -- Author Unknown A few…
Getting Ahead at Tax Time
"I can give you 1040 good reasons why I hate the government." - Terri Guillemets I recently wrote an article appearing in the latest issue of the BLADE, a Southern…
Downside of Youth
"It is a pity that, as one gradually gains experience, one loses one's-youth." -- Vincent van Gogh Awhile back, I mentioned the Gen Y movement that Anya Kamenetz inspired with…
Baby Race & Other Choices for Lesbian Mommies
"You don't really understand human nature unless you know why a child on a merry-go-round will wave at his parents every time around - and why his parents will always…