Should I fund my 401(k), Roth, or traditional IRA?
There are three types of retirement investment accounts for employees: 401(k), Roth IRA, and the traditional IRA. If your employer offers a match to your 401(k) contributions, then your first…
Micro-Enterprises for the Gamefully Unemployed
Lately I've been thinking about ways I can leverage things that I am already doing for my family for the benefit of others. Specifically employed "others" who might be willing…
Does Women’s Trusting Culture Help Identity Thieves?
What brought this train of thought on? Well, I had read an article on Identity Theft earlier in the day where along with the fact that such theft is committed…
Stretch Your Food Dollar: Canned Good Creations
An article in yesterday's New York Times made me smile. Food companies are shifting the focus of their advertisements and trying to convince consumers that convenience foods can help families…
How many are the things I can do without
I read my news online, of course, and since I'm a technological, work-from-home kind of person who can browse websites with indiscretion, I often go to geek sites like Sadly,…
Review: The Wallstrip Edge by Howard Lindzon
Giveaway alert: I have one copy to give away to the best comment below! For the last couple of years, Jeanine and I have included, 'œOpen an online brokerage account,'…
My best investment ever
My best investment is not the traditional sort of realized gain, but rather, the investment of time, love, and attention. The investment was the decision that my spouse and I…
Queercents is on Twitter
We've succumbed to the latest social networking trend. That's right, ya'll - Queercents is on Twitter. If you tweet, be sure to follow us at You can tweet your favorite…
Queercents Weekly Roundup: LD 1020 Passes in Maine
At 1 o'clock, my phone began to vibrate with a flurry of text messages: LD 1020 has passed in Maine! Though a small group is expected to protest, marriage…
Building a new financial life: decisions are all mine
It's been six months since my big gay divorce and I'm doing so well that sometimes I forget how recently it was and how profoundly it shook me. My finances,…