Ten Money Questions for Cathy Renna
Renna Communications provides communications strategies to organizations who are working to change the world for the better (and many of these happen to be LGBT advocacy groups). Cathy Renna is…
Turning Spenders into Savers: The Benefits to Paying in Cash
Have you seen the new Visa Check Card commercial? It features a lunch room cafeteria in full swing, with dozens of people ordering, cooking, walking and paying '“ all perfectly…
“It’s for a Good Cause”: Why I’m Taking Election Day Off
's tagline is "Vote With Your Wallet." But money isn't the only thing you can spend when it comes to supporting causes. Like the oft-repeated saying goes, time is money…
Stretch Your Food Dollar: Utilizing Root Vegetables
Welcome to another edition of our weekly food budgeting series. One of my favorite things about the Fall is the abundance of root vegetables that are available. Right now you…
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'.…
Doctors, Healthcare Givers and Transsexuals: Discrimination Happens Part One
Given their high degree of education, you would think that doctors, and healthcare givers in general, would be quite forward thinking and accepting of the transgendered. I have not…
Pink and Green Parenting: Five Reasons for Queer Parents to Vote
When I post my next Queercents article, we'll have a new president-elect. Yipee! (Hopefully, that yipee isn't ) For those of us still shell-shocked from the disaster of 2004 (not…
What Kind Of Shopping Experience Will You Put Up With To Get A Lower Price?
Most of us here are a little (a lot?) obsessive about getting the best price for especially those that might be called like food. But compulsion to get the best…
Price of Grad School Applications: Spooky, Scary?
As the weather cools down, costume shops and haunted houses become high-traffic areas, and this year's installment of the Saw franchise arrives in theatres, I can't help but recall--with a…
Announcing the Career & Money eBook!
Long time readers of Queercents might remember the Career & Money series I wrote starting in March of 2007. It seemed almost like ancient history to me when Nina suggested…