What is Driving the Rising Cost of Food?
Unless you haven't gone to the grocery store or to a restaurant in the past six months, you may have noticed that the price of food has continued to rise.…
The Benefits of Working Odd Jobs
After years spending my summer as a workaholic, this summer I returned home and resolved that I would make a conscious effort to not devote all of my time to…
How to Travel During Tough Economic Times – Part 3
Train travel is not as cheap as once perceived; particularly overseas. In Europe, forget taking the train these days. Eurorail costs have gone up and bullet train prices can be…
Long commute causes buyer’s remorse: how gas prices are affecting life in the exurbs.
'œRemorse goes to sleep during a prosperous period and wakes up in adversity.' '“ Jean-Jacques Rousseau Awhile back, a journalist was looking for stories from our readers experiencing buyer's remorse…
Building Wealth Consciousness from Within – Part 6
The 6th article of a series of articles. Multiple Streams of Coins: In the twentieth century, people were raised to get a job with a good company and they were…
In Search of Gay Money: 5 smart tips to manage money with your honey
As gays and lesbians writing about money, we've grown weary of reading all the personal finance content that's written from the perspective of straight marriages. So at Queercents, we've turned…
Physically Healthy vs. Fiscally Fit
When I wrote 7 Secrets To Staying Slim, That Save You Money I really came to understand how one's physical health has a parallel existence to being fiscally healthy. Lose…
Are you shopping online to save time, money and gas?
'œTime is money.' '“ Benjamin Franklin recently reported that visits to online shopping sites are increasing. You would think people would be buying less these days. But wait '“ it…
Queercents Weekly Roundup: Tips for Saving
With long weekends and mini vacations (I know I was without my computer for the last four days, so groveling apologies for the late post) for the fourth of July,…
Would you risk your life to get out of debt?
'œTrue individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence.' '“ Franklin Delano Roosevelt Sometimes a year makes all the difference in someone's life. Remember Nick Sloan? I posted about…