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Does This Debt Make Me Look Guilty?
Debt is the little black dress in everybody's wardrobe. You may not want it, it doesn't really excite you, but you're encouraged to have one because you never know when…
Streewise: A Borrowed Life
A week after pulling into town, I had blown through $1500 entirely on credit, trying to recreate the comforts I'd known at home. After a month, it was $2000. Now,…
Streetwise: Prince of Paupers
Dropping out of school has proven to be simultaneously one of the best and worst decisions of my life. It has been my experience that most things have many faces.…
Using Good Debt to Pay for a House, Car, or Education
Hello again! Cate here, talking, as usual, about debt. The point of my series here at Queercents is to talk about the dangers of getting into debt. But when I…
Weekly Roundup: The Leaves Are Turning
I love the fall: it's delightfully crisp outside, the morning sun lends everything a golden color, and all the leaves are beginning to turn and fall. It's the perfect time…
When Credit Cards Attack
There are a few signs that you will want to look for when you are in a dangerous situation and it is time to get out or get help to…
Ten Money Questions for Anne Stockwell
Most recently, Anne Stockwell ruled gay LA as the Editor in Chief of The Advocate. She's also one of the founders of Anne is a talented writer with a side…
Queercents Weekly Roundup: Bank Concerns Meet Sunshine and Happiness
If you've been paying attention to the news, you will have noticed the demise of IndyMac, which seems to only be exacerbating financial concerns. There's been a lot of speculation…
Hey, This Financial Planning Thing Actually Works…
Making the rounds of my accounts this week, I was pleased to discover that after a few months on a regular prepayment plan, the minimum payment on my private student…
A Student Loan Prepayment Plan, and Other Small Miseries
Don't even talk to me about those resolutions I posted. You'd think it was halfway through the year, how much has changed in a month: I changed vacation plans and…