Author Archives: Melissa
LGBT Hate Crimes in DC
The past few weeks have seen a rash of LGBT-related bias crime in the DC area. (Some of the crimes are and some are not being investigated as hate crimes…
Welcome to Your Student Debt
Yes, my darling new graduate, it's actually going to suck as much as you think it will. Oh, I'm just kidding! Well, no, I'm not. The unique terror of student…
A Summer of Money Misery
It's a little difficult to write about money when your finances are in a shambles. Which is to say: hi! I'm back. I have no more savings, but no new…
Queercents Weekly Roundup: Happy Graduation!
This weekend I'm going to my alma mater's graduation ceremony. My congratulations go out to all those graduating this spring: good luck and all the best! An awesome May tip…
What I Learned On My Spring Vacation
As I've mentioned a few times, I spent last week on vacation, visiting a friend in Portland, Oregon. I learned a great deal about composting, cereal, kayaking, heterosexual drama,…
Queercents Weekly Roundup: Online Resources
Hi, everybody--since I'm not keeping up with the blogosphere during my vacation, here are some great online finance resources for everyone from beginners to experts. Kiplinger Magazine's Starting Out is…
Queercents Weekly Roundup: Goes to Portland
Hello, readers--by the time you all read this roundup I will be on a plane to the other side of the country. Wish me luck! This week we have some…
Queercents Weekly Roundup: More on Folk Music
We interrupt your regularly scheduled Tegan and Sara for a visit to Massachusetts-based folk singer Chris Pureka. Seriously click that link. You will not regret it. This…
Hey, This Financial Planning Thing Actually Works…
Making the rounds of my accounts this week, I was pleased to discover that after a few months on a regular prepayment plan, the minimum payment on my private student…
Queercents Weekly Roundup: April Showers
It's spring in DC, which always seems like a good idea in theory. In practice, it's more like a gray, muddy mess of steady rain to make a public transit…