Weekend Entrepreneur: ‘Gigging’ Can Be a Lucrative Hobby
It isn't a new profession but, as I have recently begun to understand, it has found new and more global venues. Gigging is really just a euphemism for freelancing. Freelancers…
WWYD: Nepotism and Your Pocketbook
"To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there." -- Barbara Bush It wasn't that long ago when the nation's pundits were up in arms about…
Almost Debt Free: Expense Tracking with the Queercents Free Expense Tracker
"There is all of the difference in the world between paying and being paid." -Herman Melville Why expense track? For most of us, money comes in much less often than…
Beauty “Secrets”
Stop buying your favorite fancy cosmetics? I'm talking to both women and men here. (In fact, at Queercents, I may be a little more to men!) You can save money…
Lemonade Stand
June gloom seemed to set in. The first few days of the month were overcast, cool and foggy here in the Bay Area. But yesterday and today, simply gorgeous! In…
Timeshares: Good Investment or Travel Scam?
I'm vacationing for a long weekend in Los Cabos, land of the although we've parked ourselves at the Sheraton with Starwood points, we've met plenty of people taking in a…
How to Pay a Nanny/Babysitter
For LGBT Families Day, I thought I would answer, as a former nanny with 11 years experience, the burning question I see on Craigslist Childcare columns these days: What and…
Ten Money Questions for Megan Mullally
Most people will recognize Megan Mullally from her character on "Will & Grace" but Megan's life and creativity extend way beyond the clutches of Karen Walker. With this in mind,…
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…
Blogging for LGBT Families Day: Making Babies
"The family is one of nature's masterpieces." -- George Santayana Today is the second annual Blogging for LGBT Families Day, where the LGBT community and allies come together in support…