Queercents Weekly Roundup: Happy Saturday
It’s adventure season here in Maine, and even with the bugs the weather’s beautiful (it’s finally warm!). I’m off to go canoeing and I hope your weekend is equally relaxing and enjoyable. To help, here’s the roundup.
- Between the 28th and the 30th, Seattle and The National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce will host a conference entitled “Out for Business!” (Read it here)
- How To Clean Stuff offers user generated tips for cleaning just about everything. The offer tips from “How to Remove Tape residue from Carpet” to “How to Clean a Keyboard” to”Doggie Manicures Made Easy”. For every cleaning tip submitted, the site donates twenty-five cents to Clean Water Fund. (Read it here)
- Jennifer Finney Boylan asks “Is My Marriage Gay?”, calling into attention the inconsistant definition of marriage for trans individuals. (Read it at The New York Times)
- In light of graduation, Gen-Yers, listen up. Trent lists ten things he wishes he had done when he was a twenty-something. (Read it at the Simple Dollar)
- Consumerist recently asked their readers to submit all their ways of saving money. Here’s the abbreviated list of 112 suggestions. Some of them are pretty clever.(Read it at Consumerist)
- Looking for deals online? WiseBread has a thorough roundup of online resources for finding the best deal for what you’re looking for. (Read it at WiseBread)
Queercents Flashback: Nina interviews Gina Trapini of oft-linked Lifehacker.
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Elizabeth: Thanks for the link to the Jennifer Finney Boylan article. We only subscribe to the NYTimes on Sunday and I don’t consistently read the online version Mon-Sat… so I missed this. As you know, we’ve spoken to Jenny here at Queercents and I think she’s a brilliant woman!
I remember. I wanted to link back to it, but didn’t want to get stale since I’ve already linked to it at least once. Thanks for doing so for me 🙂
Can I share my savings ideas?? ok! Best thing I ever did was stop buying books that I wasn’t sure I would like. I did a search online for programs and decided on BookSwim – I’m really liking their 3-books-per month for 10 bucks. It works like Netflix(ALSO huge lifesaver, but I’m sure you all know that already). Anyway, there’s my two cents. It’s a great thing for avid readers like myself who need to stick to a budget.
It’s always great to get tips from readers. I’ve never heard of bookswim, it sounds great though! It also seems like a good way to keep from accumulating too many books. I personally like using the local library, but I’ve always been fortunate to have good libraries where I live. This sounds like a fantastic alternative if your library is lacking.