Dear Dana Gioia,
Hello. It's my birthday this month, and I was wondering if you could send me a gift. I'd like your collection of essays titled Can Poetry Matter? The entire thing…
News Bites: Eating Spam to Cut Your Grocery Bill
For most of the year I've been perplexed by the people grumbling about food inflation. My weekly grocery bill hasn't seen much change, so what's the problem I wondered. That…
Vacuums Do Suck
I'll admit it. After 2 weeks of dealing with our vacuum dying and the subsequent shopping and bewildering research, I simply wanted to use the word vacuum and "suck" together…
Real Estate Tax Implications for GLBT Couples
This is a guest post from Jeff Hammerberg, the founder of , the largest company in the nation representing the rights of queer home buyers and sellers. These are his…
Do Gays Need Alimony?
As the Daily Mail reports, Jodie Foster and her partner of fifteen years, Cydney Bernard, recently ended their relationship. That made me wonder: will Cydney ask for alimony? Sure, they…
Summer Vacation without Financial Frustration: Family Holidays on the Cheap
Gas prices are hitting four bucks, airfares are sky-high, the economy is crashing to the ground, and the kids are bleating, 'œWhen are we going on vacation?' With a recession…
Be green, healthy and rich by giving up on your car
I've noticed in the past few years that saving money, staying fit, and being green seem to walk hand-in-hand like a three-way relationship that actually works. One of the simplest…
In Search of Gay Money: The economics of love and happiness
As gays and lesbians writing about money, we've grown weary of reading all the personal finance content that's written from the perspective of straight marriages. So at Queercents, we've turned…
How to Save Money by Dumpster Diving
I love to dumpster dive and I mean peak inside the big green monster, poke around with a stick and grab what appeals to me. Of course if you prefer…
Ten Money Questions for Robyn Streisand
Robyn Streisand is the Principal Management Executive of The Mixx, a full service creative agency she founded in the heart of New York City in 1996. Robyn sees the big…