Author: Paula
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Sleeping with Money: To Merge or Not To Merge
Once you’re in a relationship for good, do you merge your finances, keep them separate, or somewhere in between? I don’t think there is any one right or wrong answer, but it sure is an ongoing conundrum in my quest for blissful money matters with my mate. When we first merged lives some 15+ years…
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Bodywork – Investment or Expense?
Here at Queercents we talk a lot about sticking to budgets, getting out of debt, and making the most of your money. A nice chunk of money from my monthly cash flow goes toward bodywork (massage, energy work, yoga) as a regular, ongoing expense. If I add it up for the month, it seems high…
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Career & Money – Part 8: Making the Most of Your Career
Now that you’ve either landed the job or started your own business you need to make the most of it. Even if you’ve been in the same job a long time and still love it, there is no time like the present to make sure you are maximizing your pay, benefits, and time off. Whether…
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Money and Kids in LGBT Families
While I’m no expert in raising kids (my cats aren’t too financially focused as long as they see food, water, and fresh litter), I do know that teaching kids about money is as important and challenging (maybe even more so) as any other family. Watching my neighbor’s kid has opened my eyes to a whole…
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Splurging: A Slice of Heaven in Rehoboth Beach
A week or so ago Kim & I were in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware for our usual May romp at the beach. I love the slower, empty pace of the beach during the off-season and the weather is usually ripe enough for poking around on the beach and paddling (unless of course when we bring in…
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Pooh Bank as Fun Money
In our house the “what to do with spare change” question got answered very early on. It goes into the Winnie the Pooh bank atop the refrigerator. While we have no kids, I am a kid in big person clothes when it comes to a little Winnie the Pooh so the bank graces our otherwise…
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Career & Money – Part 7: Starting Your Own Business
In the last few articles in this series I focused on finding and landing the job. This assumes that after taking a deep look at your values that working for someone else is what you want. For some people, the only way to career success and happiness is being their own boss. Whether you call…
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WWYD: Ask for Help or Screw the Scanner?
I don’t know about you but this new trend toward self checkout in stores has hit on my last nerve. While I am all for being self sufficient when I go somewhere to buy stuff and am spending money, I don’t want to have to be the employee too. That is why you hire checkout…
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Sleeping With Money: Communication and Control
As I thought about writing this installment of Sleeping with Money, I thought I’d ask my partner Kim what her insights were on this topic. After over 15 years together, I’m sure she has some lessons learned as well. And, since I don’t have any exciting sordid tales of flying across the country to meet…
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Trading Authenticity for the Chance at CEO
If you’ve been following along with my writings over time, you already know that I am very big on being true to yourself, authentic, and comfortable in your own skin. That’s why I find a recent article from the Gay & Lesbian Leadership SmartBrief so disturbing. Called, “Gay? It’s OK … unless you’re the boss”…
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