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Budgeting – My love affair with Excel actually has a purpose

Yesterday I discussed managing the income aspect of your relationship, and I casually skipped over a critical part of the combination-method equation: the expenses. In order to know how much…

Share and Share Alike – a fair method to balance your relationship and your money

Fundamentals | 10.10

Being the type of person that I am, personal finance often comes up in conversations with my friends. One of my favorite discussions involves how couples manage their finances. It…

They want you!

LGBTQ Finance | 10.09

After the tax-heavy post yesterday, I thought it would be fun to revisit a lighter article that came out last month about Minneapolis Mayer R.T. Rybak courting gay couples to…

Tax Deadline: Shutdown or not, October 15th is coming

LGBTQ Finance | 10.08

People have felt the effect of the government shutdown in a variety of ways. As someone who deals with the IRS everyday, I have to say I’m enjoying the break…

Marriage – a bonus or a penalty?

LGBTQ Finance | 10.07

I’ve said this before, but it’s worth repeating: I love personal finance. Everything about it excites me– the fundamentals, insurance, investing, estate planning, etc. At my core, though, I’m a…

You can get married…now what?

LGBTQ Finance | 10.04

The other day, Ben said to me, “Just so you know, if you asked me to marry you, I would say yes.” I said, “ok” and continued to play Words…

Even now, all marriages are not treated equally.

LGBTQ Finance | 10.03

Despite the amazing progress with the federal government, the majority of states still don’t recognize same-sex marriages. And although Article IV of the United States Constitution says states should respect…

Congrats! You and your partner have access to federal marriage benefits!!!

LGBTQ Finance | 10.02

Alright…now for some legal stuff. As I said, June 26th, 2013 was a big day. But why? It wasn’t that gays and lesbians couldn’t get married at all; we could……

The Premise

LGBTQ Finance | 10.01

If you breakdown, I’ll drive out and find you “In the past 12 years, I’ve learned how to cope with losing two very important people in my life, made it…

How I Found My Voice

LGBTQ Finance | 09.30

Write What You Know When I was an English Writing major in college, one of the hardest lessons to learn was “finding my voice” as a writer. My professors stressed…

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