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Playing to Win: The Importance of Perspective
From the time I was a small child I've had what my mother has always considered to be uncanny luck. On a trip to visit my grandparents at the shore,…
DonorsChoose Challenge: The Power of Your Unique Perspective
No matter how you might slice it, your unique perspective is what makes you YOU. Many women spend their whole lives trying to diminish its light, cram it to "fit"…
Another Reason to Avoid Bottled Water
Bottled water has been around for several decades now, but recently, with Poland Spring's announcement that it is looking to tap another spring in Shapleigh, Maine, there seems to be…
LGBT Hate Crimes in DC
The past few weeks have seen a rash of LGBT-related bias crime in the DC area. (Some of the crimes are and some are not being investigated as hate crimes…
Losing Time, Money, and Sanity with Computer Hardware Woes
My new laptop from Dell started having hardware problems 7 months after I purchased it. More than 4 months have passed and I've spent over 20 hours on technical support…
The Benefits of Working Odd Jobs
After years spending my summer as a workaholic, this summer I returned home and resolved that I would make a conscious effort to not devote all of my time to…
Queers and Health Insurance: Market to Us, We’ll Buy!
Nina forwarded me the results of a recent study indicating that nearly a quarter of gay and lesbian adults lack health insurance. Apparently, we're twice as likely as our straight…
Personal finance recommendations for new or recent graduates
LinkedIn has a Question and Answer board where I recently asked the question: My question is whether anybody out there has personal finance recommendations for new or recent graduates. I'm…
Six Month Review: The Big Girl World
I'm about to hit the six-month anniversaries of my first solo apartment and grown-up job. This time last year, I thought college graduation might kill me'”I am happy to report…
Free Teleclass: Overcoming Self Sabotage
Do you sometimes get in your own way? Do you find yourself sabotaging your own best efforts? Do you find yourself going in the same circle over and over with…