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Financial Resolutions for 2008, Part I
When I was in middle school, one of my friends made a New Year's resolution to avoid fried foods all year. I have a specific memory of sitting in a…
Car Buying – It’s Not Over Till It’s Over
A few weeks ago I talked about the process of my partner buying a new car. Everything went great and then it was time to go pick up the car…
Spend or Save? Live in Comfort with Fewer Wants
There was a good article a while back from called Waste not, spend not or spend a lot that has some good thought- provoking points. I will highlight a few,…
Blog Action Day: Accidental Environmentalist, And Still Saving Money
Living in the far left city of San Francisco, sometimes I just want to be a closet environmentalist. I care about the environment, but the aggressive measures that my city…
Annual Cost of Alcohol is a Buzz Kill: Spend Anyway?
Federal guidelines define moderate drinking as 'œconsumption of up to one drink per day for women and up to two drinks per day for men.' Some days I don't drink,…
How to Make a List of Financial Goals
'œIf one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.…
The Legislative Bias Against Saving
My partner and I recently decided to start saving to build a new home in 10 years or so. I've been saving for my retirement via a 401k plan for…
Sleeping With Money: Programable Thermostat Can Save Budget & Relationship
Admittedly, I'm a beach girl. I'd prefer to live in shorts on a beach near the equator than in wool on snowy mountains. Being comfortable temperature wise is important to…
The Truth About Financial Gurus
Browsing through old posts here on Queercents, I came across Paula's post on how being debt-free can harm you. A skeptical commenter pointed to Dave Ramsey's site about the 'œmyths…
Food Budget: Eating on a Shoestring
'œWorries go down better with soup.' '“ Jewish Proverb Back in May, Ben McGrath at The New Yorker wrote about Eric Gioia, a city councilman from Queens and his Food…