My Financial Implosion: Wants vs. Needs for Kids
'œBeware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship' '“ Benjamin Franklin Earlier this summer, our almost-14-year-old began her own journey through financial implosion. At the…
Let’s Hear It For Camp Winnebucca!
You can claim the cost of your child's summer camp as a dependent care expense if: the camp is essentially providing child care so that you and your spouse can…
The Cost of Christmas Cards
Yeah, Yeah, I Halloween's not even here yet and here he is talking about how commercial. Christmas cards are one of those expenses that people seem to forget I don't…
Happy Labor Day!
Have you ever wondered about the history of Labor Day. It's not just the unofficial "last day of summer." It's a day for the working class to take a much…
Queercents Weekly Roundup
Happy Saturday readers. I hope everyone has a fun Labor Day weekend with friends and family doing something fun and exciting! NPR explains one of the reasons health care is…
Queerfiction giveaway from Queercents
From time to time, Kensington Books provides us with free titles from its Gay and Lesbian section to give away to our readers and contributors. Each book is a gay-themed…
Why you should donate early and donate often
It's amazing the amount of clutter we collect, and with the change in the economic conditions and the frugality everyone has been dealing with for the past 2 years, however…
Comfortable in Your Own Skin Podcast with Julie Roads
Last month I had another of my podcast interviews and this time with Julie Roads of Writing Roads, LLC. Julie is a professional marketing copywriter, speaker/workshopper and consultant…
How To Live on Practically Nothing
We're still looking for a new vlogger to take over where Clint left off. In the meantime, here is a video about how to live on practically nothing from my…
Posting Reviews
When I'm contemplating making a purchase outside of my daily expenses, one of the first things I do before I spend any money is power up my computer and check…