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Price of Going Home: How much will you spend to visit family?
We just returned home from visiting my family in Ohio over the long holiday weekend. I moved away seventeen years ago and have always spent the money to go back…
Happy Fourth of July!
We're taking a pause over the long holiday weekend, so check back on Monday! In the meantime, the Queercents family hopes you'll stay free from debt and carry on the…
How long does your money need to last?
In the July issue of The Advocate, Jennifer Hatch reports in the finance column that: The biggest unknown in your financial future isn't the market's performance, it's how long you're…
Trading on the faux stock market
Until I read this book, I believed that individual investors shouldn't be buying individual stocks. Jumping into the market can be daunting, especially this particular bear market. So if you're…
Queercents seeks video blogger
Clint, our resident vlogger is moving on. We enjoyed his series and trust that viewers did too, but this means there's a gap to fill. We need video! Does anyone…
Where Will Your Piggy Bank Take You?
If you're a student or recent college graduate and have been watching Clint's vlogs over the last couple of months, you might also be interested in the videos and information…
Queercents introduces Eric
Last week I put out a call for a travel writer and voila, a travel writer appeared. Eric is excited to be joining the Queercents family as he will be…
Evicted from the ownership society
In the Vanity Fair article about Fannie Mae's Last Stand, the slang term 'œhousers' was used to describe the Fannie people who believed that better housing is the cure to…
Gray and Gay: AARP Prism Network
Rhea at The Boomer Chronicles pointed readers to a community group for AARP members who are LGBT: AARP has developed the online Prism Network to make lesbians and gays feel…
Buddhist Economics: have we outsourced our souls?
Last night, we watched an independent film called Outsourced. I thought it was a documentary when Jeanine first put it in our Netflix queue, but the Seattle Times review explained…