Budgeting – Constraint or Freedom?
To many, the word budget often has the feel of a four letter word. What comes to mind is deprivation, lack, and constraint. Yet as we've seen throughout this economic…
Ten Money Questions for Alan Cumming
The many faces of Alan Cumming include film and Tony Award-winning stage credits. Of course, on television, he appeared in Sex and the City and The L Word. He also…
Go ‘œNo on 8’ ‘¦ to be more like ‘œYes on 8’
I think the privilege of being gay means not having to get married or join the army. - John Waters I proposed marriage to a girl not long ago. In…
Sometimes it Pays to Go Slowly
Today I'm trying an experiment: I'm trying to reduce the speed of all of my movements. It sounds strange, but it's actually loosely based off of a meditative kinetic exercise…
Stretch Your Food Dollar: Canning and Preserving
Hey everyone - this is the fourteenth installment of our food budgeting series;. Thanks for all your comments and suggestions. They've really been driving the direction of the posts. This…
Needs vs. Wants: Having money to throw around…
Recently, Lauren at Feministe, one of the oldest feminist blogs, mentioned us in her weekend roundup. She writes: SINCE I'M BROKE and the economy has been tanking I've been perusing…
Bernanke & Paulson Have Done A Lousy Job
Treasury Secretary. I also said that we should re-enact a form of Glass Steagall (Bring Back Glass Steagall). What can I say'¦no one listens! And what I consider the worst…
Anti-Capitalism, Socialism, Communism, and GLBT Folk…
While reading last weeks issue of the Economist Magazine (Great but pricey even with a ) one article was accompanied by a photo of a protester holding up a sign…
Exercise Free or Incur Expense of Gym Membership?
I have read a few sites that show the benefits of having a gym membership and I have my own personal experience on the benefits of exercising for free. I…
A Review of My So-Called Freelance Life by Michelle Goodman
'œContrary to popular opinion, the hustle is not a new dance step '“ it's an old business procedure.' '“ Fran Lebowitz, The Observer, 1979 I love books published by Seal…