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Money Monday: Amazon.com

I do over half of my shopping on Amazon.com. I don’t pay tax and most of the time, I get the goods delivered to my cubicle in two days. Shopping couldn’t be any easier. But all of this is at…

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Money Monday: City Car Share

We only have one car at our place here in San Francisco. We keep the other one in Alameda with my folks. The problem with being a one-car household is that I can’t run errands while Dean is at work…

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Money Monday: Charity

My amazing talented friend Erin was diagnosed with lymphona last year while she was pregnant with her second daughter. With the support of her family and friends, and her fighting spirit, she has been in remission for over a year….

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Money Monday: Food Deal Site

Speaking of food, here’s a site Bradley tipped us onto—Savored.com. 30% discount applied to participating restaurants in major cities. Can’t believe I’ve never heard of it. BlackBoardEats.com is another one. I’ve used that to score 30% off Mission Beach Cafe.

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Money Monday: Capitalizing on Burning Man

Burning Man operates as a gift economy. There’s no bartering, there’s no trading. You give, you get, you gift. Simple. But Burning Man is not free. In fact, it’s damn expensive which makes complete sense. The money it costs to…

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Money Monday: Buffett Says Yes to More Taxes

This op-ed piece was published in the NYTimes early this week. I used to think that taxing the rich more would mean less donations, less private funding to non-profits, less economic growth. I had no idea that the rich get…

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Money Monday: Airbnb Beginner’s Luck

Our Airbnb transaction went without a hitch this past weekend. So smooth. The renter was completely engaged with emails, text messages. He let me know when he was 30 minutes away from arriving. I love that—responsive, responsible, low risk. I…

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Money Monday: Airbnb

Remember when Craigslist first launched? I thought it was the most innovative idea at the time. It’s still going strong. But remember when there weren’t bold ***WARNING!!*** signs in red issuing a statement of caution. In the early days, buyers…

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Money Monday: Summer Edition

There are so many money topics to choose from. The American debt debacle. My search for a financial advisor. More insight from the Millionaire Fastlane book. But the hottest topic today and yesterday has been Burning Man tickets. Holy shit,…

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Money Monday: Donate

I got these emails almost back-to-back. Yes, I’m that crazy hippy chick who believes in the Secret and that whatever you think and believe is what life will bring to you. So I’ve been believing myself rich and trying not…

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