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Should You and Your Partner Open a Joint Checking Account?
Ramon Johnson is the gay lifestyle guide at About: Gay Life, a New York Times Company. The commentary, advice, and resources Ramon provides outlines the essentials of what it means…
My Partner Left Me With Bad Credit
Ramon Johnson is the gay lifestyle guide at About: Gay Life, a New York Times Company. The commentary, advice, and resources Ramon provides outlines the essentials of what it means…
Money & Mates: Q&A With Michael Eichler & Zack Rosen
This week Queercents interviews Michael Eichler and Zack Rosen, owners and editors of The New Gay, a Washington, DC-based queer publication. Michael lives in Washington, DC and works in urban…
Stretch Your Food Dollar: Christmas Favorites, Part 1
One of my family's favorite holiday traditions is making plates of goodies for our friends and neighbors. We always make cookies, fruit cake, and fudge to include on a plate…
Should the First Lady Get Paid?
This week NBC is asking an interesting question: Should the First Lady get paid a salary for the work she does on behalf of the country? In case you didn't…
Stretch Your Food Dollar: What To Do With Brown Bananas
Are you like me? Do you buy bananas each week with the best of intentions to eat them before they turn brown? For me, it never fails. Whether I buy…
Group Gifting: Tacky or Savvy?
Everyone is tightening their belts this holiday season. One way to stick to a holiday budget is the idea of "group gifting." Divine Caroline has noticed a recent upswing in…
Barney Frank Unlikely to Support Trans-Inclusive ENDA
Representative Barney Frank had a busy week last week '“ what with listening to the auto executives begging for a hand out. That didn't stop him from delivering an address…
Stretch Your Food Dollar: Making Your Own Stock
Happy Wednesday! I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and is starting to recover from the frenzy of eating leftovers. Two weeks ago I mentioned that you could save your…
Black Friday Sales Up Over 2007
Although many of us at Queercents vowed to "Buy Nothing" on Friday, sales reports are showing that this year's Black Friday sales were up from last year, giving the much…