Shop Around for Savings! 4 Lessons for Home Renovations
We discovered a few more ways to save money! Last Saturday, while Toshi was volunteering, I spent several hours visiting kitchen and bath shops in an effort to find a…
Economic Collapse-R-Us: 22 Lifestyle Changes of Middle Class America
Consumerism shmoozerism. I'm saving every cent I can. And, in "Recession World-2009", so is most of middle class America. The economic collapse has reduced a lavish "charge it and…
Thousands of Students Protest Outside of Arizona Legislature
Nearly 5000 students from the 3 Arizona universities and several elementary and high schools descended upon the Arizona state legislature today to protest the massive budget cuts that are being…
DIY Experimenting: Making Deodorant
The Experiment So Far I'm continuing my gradual process of learning how to make various toiletries as I run out of them. A while back I thought it would be…
Tucson Restaurant Owner Advocates Veganism to Stretch Your Food Dollar
When I treat myself to a meal at a restaurant, it's often hard to fiend vegan-friendly options on the menu. Not so at Tucson's Lovin' Spoonfuls. Owner Peggy Raisglid opened…
Ask the Readers: Recession Woes Helping Gay Men Place a Higher Value on Love??
The gay dating service issued this press release today: As the nation's economic news worsens, and Valentine's Day approaches, many gay men in America are re-assessing the value of true…
Radical Resolution: Buy Nothing New in 2009
This year I joined some of my friends on Facebook to buy 'œNothing New In 2009'. It's not a piece of cake- even though it's been easier for me since…
My Financial Implosion: Filing Bankruptcy
'œCapitalism without bankruptcy is like Christianity without hell.' '“ Frank Borman During the spring and early summer of 1997, I finally realized that a series of bad decisions on my…
Avoiding Currency Conversion Fees
I am planning to go visit some friends later this year in Europe so I will need to change some Dollars into Pounds and Euros. Use you Credit Card instead…
Weapon of Mass Destruction: Money is Power
It seems to me that we Transgendered, as a group, are not overly prosperous. Oh, I know that some of us are, but they seem to be the exceptions.…