WWYD: Romantic Ideas for a Two-Income Household
This week's WWYD is a short one, but a goodie. I'm hoping we can generate ideas that are helpful for everyone. There are days my job is so stressful, I'm…
Almost Debt Free: Organize Finances with Goals and Simple, Repeatable Systems
"My fault, my failure, is not in the passions I have, but in my lack of control of them."- Jack Kerouac So now you know the difference between good debt…
In Need of Tissues
As my second set of friends embark on a pregnancy by a sperm donor, I read an ad in the paper offering $100 for the blood plasma of allergy sufferers.…
Devaluing Money
Wikipedia defines devaluation as "an official lowering of the value of a country's currency within a fixed exchange rate system." If you pay attention to the US mint, you'll notice…
Introduction to Queercents
If this is your first visit to Queercents, then read on for a few highlights about the site. Queercents is a syndicate of LGBT personal finance writers posting daily tips…
God Made Me Buy It: The Virtue of Consumption
"We are just statistics, born to consume resources." -- Horace Here's one for the consumer file as we all head off to work on Monday morning in our effort to…
Ten Money Questions for Ben Finzel and Steve Kauffman
Ben Finzel and Steve Kauffman are senior executives at Fleishman-Hillard International Communications and the force behind FH Out Front, the firm's global gay and lesbian communications practice. They "believe outreach…
Disproportionately High Number of LGBT Youths In Homeless Population
A recent New York Times article written by Ian Urbina called, Gay Youths Find Place to Call Home in Specialty Shelters, hits close to home for me, and perhaps for…
Negotiating Finances While Still Living at Home
I moved out of my parents' house a couple weeks after I turned 18. For various reasons, the largest being financial, I scurried back home with my metaphorical tail between…
Career & Money – Part 7: Starting Your Own Business
In the last few articles in this series I focused on finding and landing the job. This assumes that after taking a deep look at your values that working for…