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How to Pick a Financial Planner
"Never completely trust any trusted advisor." -- Allan S. Roth A few years back Jeanine started using my financial planner. Our advisor is a SmithBarney Certified Financial Planner that I…
Asking for a Raise: Who Earns What
"It's not your salary that makes you rich, it is your spending habits." -- Charles A. Jaffe I've written in the past about The Great Divide in Compensation and Equal…
Ways to Grow Income
This week I'm going to share my queer thoughts on a couple of web articles that popped up on Yahoo! The first installment will be about Five Ways to Grow…
Overcoming Emotional Spending
Most of the time we don't buy things just to have "stuff". We buy because of how it makes us feel. For some people it is the "stuff" that they…
Unused Gift Cards from the Holidays?
"To give and then not feel that one has given is the very best of all ways of giving." -- Max Beerbohm I love gift cards. I like getting them…
Bereavement Fares – What About GLBT Families?
Imagine this - you've got a family emergency and you and your partner need to travel by air and in a hurry. So, you shuffle on over to the bereavement…
The Real Cost of Gym Memberships
"Don't go to the grave with life unused." -- Bobby Bowden Stephen J. Dubner and Steven D. Levitt, the authors of Freakonomics recently wrote an article in the New York…
Personal Finance in the Absence of Patience
It takes a very long time to reach a point in which one can say, "I am financially comfortable." Unfortunately, patience is no virtue of youth. I don't necessarily want…
When Life Gives Hurricanes: Make Hurricane Aid
"Who practices hospitality entertains God himself." -- Proverb Lewis Routh and his long term partner lived in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina devastated the region. This is their story about…
Tax Refunds and Other Lump Sums
I actually look forward to filing taxes each year, and I do it as soon as I possibly can. I just need my W2 (this year available online) and my…