Comments on: Be Careful What You Teach http://thelesbianlifestyle.com/2008/08/22/be-careful-what-you-teach/ Mon, 21 May 2012 19:48:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: MzNyki http://thelesbianlifestyle.com/2008/08/22/be-careful-what-you-teach/comment-page-1/#comment-3179 MzNyki Sun, 24 Aug 2008 17:27:34 +0000 http://thelesbianlifestyle.com/?p=1231#comment-3179 Thank you very much Jessica for coming through and leaving your comment. I agree with you about making sure you get the right paperwork together. My partner & I have just begun the process of doing that.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('3179','MzNyki'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('3179','MzNyki','Thank you very much Jessica for coming through and leaving your comment. I agree with you about making sure you get the right paperwork together. My partner & I have just begun the process of doing that.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Thank you very much Jessica for coming through and leaving your comment. I agree with you about making sure you get the right paperwork together. My partner & I have just begun the process of doing that.
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]]> By: Jul http://thelesbianlifestyle.com/2008/08/22/be-careful-what-you-teach/comment-page-1/#comment-3159 Jul Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:15:18 +0000 http://thelesbianlifestyle.com/?p=1231#comment-3159 great post and totally unique topic. I think a major problem in the united states is that we have no "financial education." We assume that parents take care of this...and though many do, to the best of their ability, many if not most are in poor shape to distribute information. Credit cards prey on vulnerable college students...they set up tables, give away ipods, and milk them dry. It takes years to get out of a debt that may have only taken months to build. One thing they bank on? That there are people out there willing to make the "minimum payment" for the rest of their lives....giving them unbelievable money made on interest. America certainly has its share of problems...educational debt, credit card debt, salaries not matching standard of living, and lack of asset protection for gay/lesbian citizens. As a gay woman, even if we acrue assets, and have a nice life together...my assets do not necessarily go to my wife upon my death...etc..and she could end up destroyed financially by this. We have stacks of legal paperwork protecting assets, medical power of attorney, etc..though many think this type of paperwork is too costly (and it is very costly), it's the best investment you can make if something unforeseen happens. My humble advice for those of you out there...see an attorney, and even if you don't have much, protect it for your loved one. Juls last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Grrlplanet/~3/371832570/" rel="nofollow">Jessica Simpson is a crazy girlfriend.</a><div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('3159','Jul'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('3159','Jul','great post and totally unique topic. I think a major problem in the united states is that we have no \"financial education.\" We assume that parents take care of this...and though many do, to the best of their ability, many if not most are in poor shape to distribute information.\r\n\r\n\r\nCredit cards prey on vulnerable college students...they set up tables, give away ipods, and milk them dry. It takes years to get out of a debt that may have only taken months to build. One thing they bank on? That there are people out there willing to make the \"minimum payment\" for the rest of their lives....giving them unbelievable money made on interest.\r\n\r\nAmerica certainly has its share of problems...educational debt, credit card debt, salaries not matching standard of living, and lack of asset protection for gay\/lesbian citizens. \r\n\r\nAs a gay woman, even if we acrue assets, and have a nice life together...my assets do not necessarily go to my wife upon my death...etc..and she could end up destroyed financially by this. We have stacks of legal paperwork protecting assets, medical power of attorney, etc..though many think this type of paperwork is too costly (and it is very costly), it\'s the best investment you can make if something unforeseen happens. My humble advice for those of you out there...see an attorney, and even if you don\'t have much, protect it for your loved one.\n\nJuls last blog post..<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/Grrlplanet\/~3\/371832570\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Jessica Simpson is a crazy girlfriend.<\/a>'); return false;">Quote</a></div> great post and totally unique topic. I think a major problem in the united states is that we have no “financial education.” We assume that parents take care of this…and though many do, to the best of their ability, many if not most are in poor shape to distribute information.

Credit cards prey on vulnerable college students…they set up tables, give away ipods, and milk them dry. It takes years to get out of a debt that may have only taken months to build. One thing they bank on? That there are people out there willing to make the “minimum payment” for the rest of their lives….giving them unbelievable money made on interest.

America certainly has its share of problems…educational debt, credit card debt, salaries not matching standard of living, and lack of asset protection for gay/lesbian citizens.

As a gay woman, even if we acrue assets, and have a nice life together…my assets do not necessarily go to my wife upon my death…etc..and she could end up destroyed financially by this. We have stacks of legal paperwork protecting assets, medical power of attorney, etc..though many think this type of paperwork is too costly (and it is very costly), it’s the best investment you can make if something unforeseen happens. My humble advice for those of you out there…see an attorney, and even if you don’t have much, protect it for your loved one.

Juls last blog post..Jessica Simpson is a crazy girlfriend.

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