Straight Partnerships: Saying No to Marriage
About a year ago, I started reading an anonymous family finance blog called Tired but happy. At first, I thought it was written by a gay woman because she referred…
NOW is a Good Time to Save
You are either a saver or a spender. At times we are both but we will gravitate to one direction most of the time. Of course, if you are more…
IRS Raising Fees for Payment Installment Agreements
Fees are everywhere. They are popping up left and right. And they're escalating. This is attributed to the increasing cost of doing business. To remain open, businesses pass their expenses…
Advocate Readers — Please Start Here
We welcome readers introduced to Queercents through the most recent issue of the Advocate magazine. This site is a money blog written by a group of contributing writers with diverse…
In Vitro Fertilization: Lesbians Buy a Family
"The family is one of nature's masterpieces." -- George Santayana So it all started last week with a payment of $7,300. They make you pay upfront. No refund for any…
Accessories: The King James Version
Tragic, but true: in my search for affordable fashion pieces I committed a socialist sin. Last weekend I bought a headband at Forever 21, that bastion of teenybopper trendiness. How…
Queercents and Gay and Lesbian Finances
What does sexual orientation have to do with personal finance? This was a question I was asked recently and not the first time either. I thought I would explain in…
Ten Money Questions for Shuna Fish Lydon
Shuna Fish Lydon is a Bay Area pastry chef and food blogger at a site appropriately labeled Eggbeater. Shuna's resume includes such venerable establishments as Gramercy Tavern, The French Laundry,…
Record Number of Gay Friendly Companies
"A record number of companies are trying to be gay-friendly, according to a survey released on Tuesday showing a growing number offering benefits and protections to gay and lesbian employees…
Prevent Foreclosure — Dial the Lender
"The telephone is a good way to talk to people without having to offer them a drink." -- Fran Lebowitz According to the Mortgage Bankers Association, there are 167,000 new…