The 3/50 Spending Movement: Queered
Two of my favorite local small businesses have signed on as supporters of the 'œ3/50' movement. The point is to save local small businesses by spending $ at three different…
10 Things to Remember After Your Car Accident
Bronson Page is a screenwriter, art director, gay rodeo dude and keeper of Recently, he was in a car accident on a Los Angeles freeway. This is what he I'm…
Bike Commuting: Planning Your Route
For me, planning my route was not only a crucial part of success in sticking with my goal of bike commuting, it was also incredibly counter-intuitive. To get to from…
Stretch Your Food Dollar: Are You Food Bank “Worthy?”
Today's edition of Stretch Your Food Dollar is about to depart from the usual format. I'm not offering shopping tips or recipes this week. Instead, I want to ask our…
5 Things You And Your Partner Need To Know When Buying Property
After you and your partner decide on how to structure your personal finances, the next thing you both are likely to consider is buying a home together. There are a…
8 ways to appreciate New York City on the cheap
Thanks to Nichelle for providing this redirect on Keeping Nickels about how to plan a staycation in New York City. For our Queercents readers who are borough-dwellers or live in…
My Financial Implosion: The High Cost of Being Poor
'œAnyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor.' '“ James Arthur Baldwin Last month, the Washington Post published an article entitled 'œPoor?…
Are You Willing To Pay For Someone Else’s Health Insurance?
Are you like one of the reasons I went back to work after retiring was to acquire health insurance. I'm a long way from Medicare. Or do you work at…
Monte Carlo estimator for retirement planning
How do I figure out whether I'm saving enough for retirement? What's the impact of one bad year in the stock market? How much can inflation erode my nest egg?…
The Rise of the Nouveau Frugalese Or, Why Those Cups of Coffee Won’t Amount to a Hill of Beans
My friend P. used to work at a local independent bookstore. She loved her work, but it didn't really pay much and she eventually left for a better-paying job.* This…