Take a Financial Mulligan
"Opportunity is just success looking for a place to happen." -- Greg Hickman My partner, Jeanine, recently bought a new set of clubs so we have been on golf kick…
Gay Marriage: Love & Money
"Marriage is not about love. It's about a love that can bear children." -- Todd Akin, Republican Congressman from Missouri What is marriage? We like to talk about it here…
One week in Bangkok: Day 3
Today I was finally able to get out and about a bit, and to learn more about this country. Thailand is actually a kingdom, a constitutional monarchy, and the only…
Insurance: Saving and Spending
I am someone who does not like to call and talk on the phone to companies, mostly because I hate phone trees, but Surfgirl has been after me to find…
Peer-to-Peer Lending
"Acquaintance: a person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to." -- Ambrose Bierce Queercents has covered both peer-to-peer lending with Dawn's post…
One week in Bangkok: Day 2
Today the US dollar is worth exactly Thai Baht. Which is pretty much the same as yesterday () but possibly due to the nuclear test by North Korea, major currencies…
Do You Know Your FICO?
Do you know what your FICO score is? If you don't you're missing knowledge around one of the key elements of how the credit agencies (and others) measure your financial…
Orbitz and Lesbian Travel
"I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move." -- Robert Louis Stevenson The Media Awareness Network reports that,…
One week in Bangkok: Day 1
This week I'm in Bangkok on a business trip. I'm supposed to keep travel costs low now in the fourth quarter to help the company make its numbers. But I…
Ten Money Questions for John Aravosis
John Aravosis is an online activist and posts daily at AMERICAblog where he covers the politics of the Bush Administration and the radical right. John is a proud, gay American…