Wedding on a Budget: Picking Your Venue and Inviting Your Guests
Welcome to part three of our Wedding on a Budget series. Last week we talked about the decision to hire a wedding planner. This week we'll talk about picking a…
Queercents Weekly Roundup: Bye Bye Snow!
Sometimes the littlest things can mean big improvements in our outlook on life. The other morning when I had a few free minutes, I sewed together a small red and…
Save Money When You File Your Taxes
Most of our loyal Queercents readers have probably already filed their taxes and re-invested their tax return into something boring (like student loan payments or something else responsible). But, just…
Still playing it Straight for Pay?
I've been out since I was 17 years old and at this stage in my life, 25+ years later, I'm learning that people still haven't changed all that much in…
Money: Yours, Mine and Ours
Calling all couples! If you've been meaning to get started on that all important paperwork to protect each other and your assets, now is as good a time as any.…
“Have You Ditched the Landline?” and Other Pressing Money-Saving Questions
Still searching for ways to save money, I did a little assessment of my expenditures. I learned I could only take frugal so far. How about you?…
Countertop Chaos ‘“ Learning from our Mistakes
What should have been the simplest part of the whole renovation process turned out to be the most trying. Here are the lessons we have learned this week, and not…
Review Home and Auto Insurance to Save Money
I have had the same home and auto policies through the same agent (whom I've never met I might add) for my entire adult life. Why? Because it was…
Review: One Big Happy Family edited by Rebecca Walker
At Queercents, I typically only review personal finance and business books, but when an email arrived from Rebecca Walker, the best-selling author (and my favorite bisexual) it was easy to…
Ditch the Disposable
Roland's post the other day prompted me to think about all the different ways I've eliminated disposables from my life and prolonged the use of other items. A lot of…