Metro Weekly

Money

  • Abode Well

    By on May 21, 2008

    Once upon a time, the princes and princesses of metro D.C. lived in a fairytale land of easy money and easy profits, flipping a Logan...

  • The DP Files

    By on March 19, 2008

    Tax season began more than a month ago for those with all the pertinent documents gathered, tax forms filled out and duplicated, taxes paid or...

  • Queer Cash

    By on February 22, 2006

    In the midst of tax season, thoughts inevitably turn to money. For gay people, especially couples, those thoughts might get pretty complicated. It may walk...

  • Hold the Phone

    By on April 13, 2005

    For many years, I have been on a crusade to stop telemarketers. I hate them. This is an entire industry whose main strategy is based...

  • Gay Tax Tips

    By on March 16, 2005

    With tax season upon us, you and your partner may be in for some good news: Some gay couples have a distinct advantage over married...

  • Fixing Your Finances

    By on March 2, 2005

    As a financial planner, I work with many different types of clients. I have school teachers, lawyers and entrepreneurs. And while they all have different...

  • Deducing Deductions

    By on February 9, 2005

    Can you feel the excitement in the air? That's right. It's tax season again. All right, I'll admit that for most people, doing their taxes...

  • Securing Security

    By on January 12, 2005

    As a general rule, I tend to avoid political arguments. To me, political beliefs are similar to religious beliefs, both are based largely on faith,...

  • A Gift of Harmony

    By on December 22, 2004

    In honor of the season of peace and harmony, I'm giving readers -- at least, those readers who have a partner -- the gift of...

  • Web of Receipt

    By on December 8, 2004

    I have a confession, a very un-American confession. I hate shopping malls. Can't stand them. I hate trying to find parking, hate pushing through hordes...

  • Checks and Balances

    By on November 17, 2004

    Your check is no longer in the mail. For time immortal, check writers have taken advantage of what's known as the ''float.'' The float refers...

  • A Will and a Way

    By on October 20, 2004

    Most of us know that having a will is important. The gay community knows better than any other group in this country that dying without...

  • A Taxing Appeal

    By on October 6, 2004

    Life is about the yin and the yang. Take, for instance, the booming real estate market in the Washington area. For most homeowners, it's a...

  • Low Carb at Lower Cost

    By on September 29, 2004

    Like no other people in the world, Americans are obsessed with dieting and staying in shape. While I don't have any studies to back this...

  • An Education in Spending

    By on August 25, 2004

    It's back to school time, and around the country, young men and women are heading off to college -- that's why some of you may...