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Money and Finance

LGBT Credit Cards Everywhere

Bank of America announced this week that it is partnering with Olivia Travel to launch a credit card aimed at the lesbian community. The card, a WorldPoints Platinum Plus Visa, lets cardholders earn points towards travel and merchandise, including Olivia travel. While Olivia claims that this is the first card marketed specifically to lesbians, I’d […]

Financing Adoption

Karen at Blogging Baby has pointed out an article on financing adoption, courtesy of Adoptive Families magazine. It’s a long list of ideas, from people who’ve actually used them: pinching pennies, refinancing one’s home, taking a loan from one’s 401k, and even selling items on eBay. If you’re looking to adopt (or need to pay

Tax-Time Tips

Much as we hate to think about it, tax time is upon us. Over at the newly-redesigned GFN.com, they’ve reminded us of some tax tips for LGBT couples, especially those who are married in Massachusetts or domestically-partnered (civilized? unionized?) in other states. In a nutshell, we still can’t file federal tax returns as “Married,” regardless

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