Femme Economics: Money Makes a Femme? Reading Femmethology
Oh my dear femmes, and the femme-curious: What makes a femme? I've been writing this column trying to say a lot of things about class politics and eco-feminism through the…
How to help your aging parents with their finances
'œTo this day, I still don't know my father's income.' '“ Cooper Smith My parents have always been very private about their finances. That said, in high school, I learned…
My Financial Implosion: Avoiding Homelessness
'œWe think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty. We must start in our…
Buying The Tools Of Your Trade
A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article about how buying the more expensive option on personal belongings could actually be cheaper over the long run. How does this…
Paying estimated taxes: 1Q2009
If you pay estimated taxes, remember that the 1Q 2009 bill was due 15 April 2009. With everyone focusing on finishing 2008 taxes, it's easy to overlook this deadline for…
Regan McClure, Lynn Casper & Yasmin Nair join Queercents
The thing I like most about Queercents is our readers. I posted last week about needing a new frugal writer and immediately received two emails. I quickly discovered that both…
Should You Purchase Renters’ Insurance?
Last week we got some very bad news: our friends' home had been burglarized and over $34,000 worth of computer equipment was stolen. Fortunately our friends had renters' insurance, although…
What Do You Do When Your Builder Goes Bankrupt?
Last week one of those mega housing developers, Properties (THP) closed up shop in the Philadelphia suburbs. THP suspended operations quite abruptly for "re-structuring". Many people have put deposits on…
When it’s Not About the Money
I'm a big fan of the budget, which Planners euphemistically call a 'œcash flow plan'. I'm not rigid about it but I like to have a reasonable, conscious target to…
Mommyhood is currency in the straight world.
At Queercents, we have discussed how muscle is currency for gay men, how thin is currency for women (although issues around body image are catching up with men), and how…