Archives for Self-Help
Avoid Depression: Make an Adventure of the Recession
Fun is not a word usually associated with an economic slump. But if you've lost your job or your savings or your business is slow, you have a choice to…
Phone Lockbox to Communicate with your Partner, Family or Friends
Sadly, It's came to this. Putting your phone down is not so hard but sometimes it still distracts you by ringing with messages and alerts, it's easy to fall into…
Penny Wise, Pound Foolish: Preventative Care
It can be scary to get a medical procedure done that might reveal serious problems, and we all feel scared to a certain extent. The attitude of course is fear…
Penny Wise, Pound Foolish: Housing
This article is about to get me into a lot of trouble. I've been kicking it around for awhile but I'm convinced that paying more for housing is a good…
Penny Wise, Pound Foolish: Health Insurance
Last week, I started a series on Queercents on little expenses that we often overlook that end up costing us money over the long run, even if they appear to…
Penny Wise, Pound Foolish: Smartphones
Today is the start of a new series of posts that I'm calling Penny Wise, Pound Foolish. As you know, this blog has always concentrated on ways to budget and…
Podcast Interview with Stacy Francis – National Expert on Finance
This month I am totally thrilled to bring you my Comfortable in Your Own Skin Podcast series. I am always excited to share it with the Queercents community, but this…
The Rise of the Nouveau Frugalese Or, Why Those Cups of Coffee Won’t Amount to a Hill of Beans
My friend P. used to work at a local independent bookstore. She loved her work, but it didn't really pay much and she eventually left for a better-paying job.* This…
Being a Perfectionist Got You Stuck?
Are you a perfectionist? Are you slaving away trying to get things just perfect before you move ahead? Well if you're planning to create a plan so you can plan…
Finding Balance in Your Life and Business
Oh that elusive work/life balance. Just when you think no one is talking about it (yet alone achieving it) it comes around again. Perhaps the reason that is so is…