Archives for Savings & Budgets - Page 10
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…
Want to Fix Your Finances? Do it in 31 Days
While there is a lot that goes into getting our finances in order, you can buckle down & make tremendous progress in a short time. Getting your finances in order…
Tax Refunds and Other Lump Sums Part II
"Taxes are what we pay for civilized society." -- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. All the financial experts agree that if you are getting a refund then you have given your…
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…
Financial Calculators That Show How You Blow a Fortune Without Knowing
Before settling down to read this post, please keep any hot beverage away from you that may spill, get some smelling salts, and ask a friend to check in on…
The Dismal Savings Rate in America
"The habit of saving is itself an education. It fosters every virtue, teaches self-denial, cultivates the sense of order, trains to forethought, and so broadens the mind." -- Thornton T.…
The High Cost of Pet Care
Pets enrich our lives in so many ways. I know my two cats are part of the family. I've always considered our furry and feathered friends to be simply little…
Helena, The L Word, and The M Word
"I've been rich and I've been poor. Rich is better." -- Sophie Tucker Jeanine and I finally caught the replay last night of The L Word's premiere of Season 4.…
Fundamentals of Finance: What’s the Big Fuss?
Thank you Nina for the warm welcome! I'm excited to be a part of the sharp team here at Queercents. For my first post, I figured I should discuss what…
Self-Esteem… on Borrowed Credit
"A shortcut to riches is to subtract from one's desires." -- Plutarch I recently wrote an article now appearing in the January 2007 issue of the BLADE, a Southern California…