Category: Femme Economics
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Femme Economics: Waking Up to the Recession
I’ve succumbed to the recession. I had a sign on a corkboard in my office for seven months that said ‘œI will not participate in the recession‘ and I just took it down. I finally have admitted to my little femme-housewife-wannabe self that the recession has affected my wife and I in these ways: 1.…
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Femme Economics: Money Makes a Femme? Reading Femmethology
Oh my dear femmes, and the femme-curious: What makes a femme? I’ve been writing this column trying to say a lot of things about class politics and eco-feminism through the lens of being a femme, but there are many other queer femmes out there who have been writing beautiful and challenging things and here is…
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Femme Economics: Economy Falls, Hair Rises
Last week, I cut off seven inches of my hair and my partner cut hers butch-shorter than I’d ever seen on her. We shocked one another- and neither of us are used to it yet, but we both had a strong urge that ‘œit had to be done’. And then the other day I was…
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Femme Economics: Five Frugal Fall Fashions
Well, you asked for it: More On Fashion! Last time on Femme Economics I talked about Butch-Femme spending on clothes. Before that I even talked about ‘œSplurges That Make Sense‘. And then the stock market crashed. I know, mostly we’re hiding our cash under our mattresses, hiding our credit cards from ourselves and making…
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Femme Economics: Butch-Femme Spending Report
It seems Femme Economics is here these days to serve a new purpose: keep things light, fun and personal while national economics take keep on diving. When I started to write for my upcoming E-book, Beauty for Feminists, I was so concerned with all of the products and fashion sold to feminine women that I…
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Femme Economics: Splurges that Make Sense
I recently talked about how pedicures don’t seem worth it to me these days and actually, most things don’t, especially when it comes to beauty. In fact mostly I try to tell you not to buy anything and at least nothing that’s not already used. But that’s so un-fun of me, so I’m here to…
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Femme Economics: Do It Yourself Pedicure Savings
Even my butch sweetheart loves a good pedicure. With all of the problems with chemicals in cosmetics, and especially nail polish, I have been looking for a good nail salon that was more green or organic. They exist, but it’s so hard to find an appointment. Two months ago I did make an appointment at…
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Femme Economics: Finally a Bride – The Frugal Green Way
I’m happy to announce that my sweetheart Karolyn and I got engaged a couple months ago. It’s amazing to think that just a few years ago I almost married the wrong girl (How To Undo a Wedding). I’m looking forward to finally being a bride next spring and planning as quickly as I can just…
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Femme Economics: Seeing Through Eye Creams
Ever wondered why a tiny jar of eye cream is so expensive? I wondered that too and I’ve been doing educated ingredient comparisons for a couple of years now to try and figure out what it is we’re paying for. It seems many women (and some pretty men, of course) are willing to spend anything…
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Femme Economics: The Breasts are Free (Lactation and Lesbians)
At first glance, you may have thought this post was a frugal feminist protest of bras. I can’t do that because I’m a rather pendulous DD cup and if I burned my bras, my breasts would touch the ground in just a few years and that would make it hard to walk. Instead, I’m here…
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