Late Adopter: Online Bill Pay
"It's hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a horse." -- Adlai Stevenson In 1999, I arrived in California and went to work for…
Feel-Good Shopping
"Shopping is the entertainment of the poor" -- Tom Delamater Most women have watched an episode of Sex and the City and can relate on some level to Carrie's love…
Money Personalities: LGBT Relationships
"Love doesn't make the world go round, love is what makes the ride worthwhile." -- Elizabeth Browning Throughout our partnership, Jeanine and I have never argued about money. We have…
Cruisin’ Lesbians: Olivia Wears Plastic
"The measure of success is not whether you have a tough problem to deal with, but whether it's the same problem you had last year." -- John Foster Dulles In…
Thin Means More Money
"We spend the first 3/4 of our lives using our health to gain wealth, and the last 1/4 using our wealth to preserve our health." -- Author Unknown A few…
Getting Ahead at Tax Time
"I can give you 1040 good reasons why I hate the government." - Terri Guillemets I recently wrote an article appearing in the latest issue of the BLADE, a Southern…
Google Finance Launches Beta
Travelgnome alerted me to the news that google has finally launched a beta of their financial news service, Google Finance. They certainly have a long way to go to catch…
Downside of Youth
"It is a pity that, as one gradually gains experience, one loses one's-youth." -- Vincent van Gogh Awhile back, I mentioned the Gen Y movement that Anya Kamenetz inspired with…
Baby Race & Other Choices for Lesbian Mommies
"You don't really understand human nature unless you know why a child on a merry-go-round will wave at his parents every time around - and why his parents will always…
Media Mail
If you are sending books or other media through the USPS, media mail can be an inexpensive shipping option, but there are restrictions on the service that aren't always obvious.…