Unused Gift Cards from the Holidays?
"To give and then not feel that one has given is the very best of all ways of giving." -- Max Beerbohm I love gift cards. I like getting them…
WWYD: Leisure Without Spending Money
How many leisurely things can you do without spending money? As a bored suburban kid, I spent a lot of time at malls (big ones and strip ones), either by…
Women, Wealth and Power
"Power can be taken, but not given. The process of the taking is empowerment in itself." -- Gloria Steinem Prior to all the fuss about Helen Mirren's performance in The…
Suze Orman, Lesbian, Taught Me Everything I Know
Long before I knew Suze Orman came out as a proud lesbian, she was my first financial teacher. Way back in 2001, her book The Road To Wealth was my…
Secured Cards Create Credit
If you're a college student like me, you know that getting your first credit card is like taking a step into the adult world; if you're just coming out of…
Bereavement Fares – What About GLBT Families?
Imagine this - you've got a family emergency and you and your partner need to travel by air and in a hurry. So, you shuffle on over to the bereavement…
GayRealEstate.com – Part 2
is the largest company in the nation representing the rights of queer home buyers and sellers. Queercents asked Jeff Hammerberg, the founder of to write a series of articles for…
Queercents introduces Erin Allard
"Age considers; youth ventures." - Rabindranath Tagore Erin Allard is the newest member of the Queercents team to join as contributing writer. Erin is an 18-year-old college student working towards…
Do Gay Men Make the Best Bosses?
Details Magazine has an interesting article on their blog, "Why Gay Men Make The Best Bosses" by Danielle Sacks. Rather than go into the usual stereotypes and supposition, Ms. Sacks…
Money Mondays: Organizing And Gathering Your Tax Documents
Welcome to the third installment of Money Mondays. For those of you joining our series, we've covered should you hire a tax pro & choosing a tax professional. Today's article…