Investing 101: Don’t Put Your Eggs in One Basket
This is the fourth article in a six-part series on investing for beginners, , Investing 101. One of the most serious risks in investing"particularly for new investors"is that because we…
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…
Queercents introduces John Montesdeoca
"Our destiny changes with our thought; we shall become what we wish to become, do what we wish to do, when our habitual thought corresponds with our desire." -- Orison…
Investing 101: Minimizing Risk, Maximizing Returns
The second article in this Investing 101 series discussed one of the most important risks we face when we invest: being overcharged, either with 'loads' (sales commissions) or with annual…
What Class Are You?
One of the few advantages of spending the first week of 2007 sick as a dog was getting the opportunity to watch the Oprah show. This past week they aired…
Investing 101: Keeping Your Costs Low
So you are responsibly living below your means, you have conscientiously built up an emergency fund of cash for 3-6 months' living expenses, you have no 'bad' debt, and you've…
Ten Money Questions for Lane Hudson
Last September, blogger Lane Hudson posted improper e-mails sent by Mark Foley to a congressional page. This set in motion a chain of events that resulted in the Republican decline…
The Difference between Debt Consolidation and Debt Settlement
"Debt is the worst poverty." -- Thomas Fuller Got Debt? In this day and age, many people have consumer debt and typically this means credit card debt. Peter Berkery at…
Investing 101: Living Below Your Means
This is the first of a six-part series on investing for beginners. It is designed to help you think carefully about how to build financial security, and to protect you…
WWYD: Free Item at Checkout
So here's the deal: the other day Rob and I were at a major discount store, which shall remain nameless. The harried lady scanning our items at the checkout lane…