Four things you need to know about Roth 401(k)’s
When I posted recently on how to choose whether to fund your 401(k), Roth, or traditional IRA, I forgot to mention another category: the Roth 401(k). The Roth 401(k) rocks.…
Take a trip to your local Farmer’s Market
Not to be confused with my earlier post about the Really Really Free A Farmer's Market usually involves monetary transactions. Sorry, no free food here folks. BUT, you can find…
My Financial Implosion: Diversifying to Avoid Disaster
'œConcentrate your energies, your thoughts and your capital. The wise man puts all his eggs in one basket and watches the basket.' '“ Andrew Carnegie It's been almost two months…
Cannabusiness: Not Your Average Drug Dealers Anymore
The following article represents the views of the author and is not representative of Queercents, the site owner or its other writers. On a recent trip to Long Beach, I…
And So It Stands
The CA Supreme Court voted 6-1 to uphold Proposal 8 while maintaining the legality of mine and 18,000 other couples' marriages. Talk about mixed feelings. This was the only thing…
Same-sex matrimony adds bliss to Mass economy: $111 million and counting
Apparently, queers in Massachusetts missed Serena's Queercents series about how to have a wedding on a budget. A recent survey looked at how much money was spent on nuptials by…
Does This Debt Make Me Look Guilty?
Debt is the little black dress in everybody's wardrobe. You may not want it, it doesn't really excite you, but you're encouraged to have one because you never know when…
Could Marijuana Legalization Balance the Budget?
The following article represents the views of the author and is not representative of Queercents, the site owner or its other writers. Did you hear the story on NPR last…
The lose-weight, get-rich, save-the-world machine!
I'm talking about my bicycle. It's a simple technology that deserves much more attention than it gets in North America. Anywhere else in the world, bicycles are a major form…
Is the economy having a different effect on queers?
Last month, Crack Magazine in the UK, included a column by Gareth Longstaff explaining why frugality in the current financial meltdown is a very straight and family bound thing and…