The Great Divide in Compensation
"A shortcut to riches is to subtract from one's desires." -- Plutarch It's that time of year when the media reports on Wall Street bonuses. Unless you live in NYC,…
Is Wal-Mart Good or Bad for You?
As I was reading Rich's post today "Are You Being Screwed?", it prompted me to share some thoughts on the book I am currently reading - "The Wal-Mart Effect: How…
Secret Lives of Breadwinner Wives
This was the title of a recent article by MP Dunleavy, a writer over at MSN. Her article was about heterosexual couples in which the wife earns more than the…
WWYD: More for the Money
Tell me, "What would you do?" Everyone likes to get a little something extra for little or no extra charge, since these opportunities don't come around very often, we seem…
Money as a Second Language
"Communication leads to community, that is, to understanding, intimacy and mutual valuing." -- Rollo May Does anyone remember The Book of Questions by Gregory Stock? Back in the late eighties,…
Are you being screwed?
The cover of the current Rolling Stone magazine (Dec 14 issue) invites readers to discover "How the Super-Rich are Screwing America." Inside, we find the less-provocatively titled article,"The Great Wealth…
Trim the Financial Fat this Holiday Season
"Downsize holiday spending, not your holiday joy." -- Mari Adam Being stretched for time and money multiplies the stress level that many feel during the holiday season. Allison offered several…
Ten Money Questions for Kara Swisher
I rarely speak of my day job while posting at Queercents, but as some of you know I sell software. I also survived the dot-com boom and bust and although…
Deal in Cash
I was reading a bit about budgeting while juggling my own monthly financial review and paying bills when the wild suggestion of deal only in cash popped up on my…
Make our kids rich?
Continuing my theme of children this week ... what can parents do to teach their kids financial smarts? I don't see any way to guarantee our kids will be wealthy,…