Partners and Money Attitudes
My partner, Surfgirl, and I come from quite different backgrounds. She came from a home that had a nanny/housekeeper and even rode to school in a limo for a time.…
Ten Money Questions for Helen Boyd
Helen Boyd is a writer best known for her study of gender and probably would agree that money spends the same whether it is carried in a purse or wallet.…
Fighting Identity Theft — Shred Everything
"Know thyself." " Inscription at the Oracle of Delphi in ancient Greece My sister visited from Ohio last weekend and as usual we sat around dissecting quirks about our family.…
Straight Partnerships: Saying No to Marriage
About a year ago, I started reading an anonymous family finance blog called Tired but happy. At first, I thought it was written by a gay woman because she referred…
NOW is a Good Time to Save
You are either a saver or a spender. At times we are both but we will gravitate to one direction most of the time. Of course, if you are more…
IRS Raising Fees for Payment Installment Agreements
Fees are everywhere. They are popping up left and right. And they're escalating. This is attributed to the increasing cost of doing business. To remain open, businesses pass their expenses…
Advocate Readers — Please Start Here
We welcome readers introduced to Queercents through the most recent issue of the Advocate magazine. This site is a money blog written by a group of contributing writers with diverse…
In Vitro Fertilization: Lesbians Buy a Family
"The family is one of nature's masterpieces." -- George Santayana So it all started last week with a payment of $7,300. They make you pay upfront. No refund for any…
Accessories: The King James Version
Tragic, but true: in my search for affordable fashion pieces I committed a socialist sin. Last weekend I bought a headband at Forever 21, that bastion of teenybopper trendiness. How…
Queercents and Gay and Lesbian Finances
What does sexual orientation have to do with personal finance? This was a question I was asked recently and not the first time either. I thought I would explain in…