Indoor composting: save money and the environment – Part 1
Part 1: Getting Started If you caught my last post, you would know that it's time to start planting seeds for your favorite fruits and vegetables, even if you live…
Grad School Visits and Decisions, Decisions
So you've been accepted to a graduate school program! Congratulations! Now what? Decisions. For some, the right school seems obvious--after a bit of consideration they know just…
Queercents introduces Andrew DeVita
Andrew DeVita is a 21-year-old transguy and recent transplant in the Pacific Northwest. Born and raised in Philadelphia, he spent two years in southwest Virginia studying Psychology before having an…
Dating on a Budget: The Cheapest Date Ever-You!
There is this huge misconception that you have to have another person in order to go on dates. This is simply not true. How many times have you gone out…
Frugal Thoughts from February
February is over and I'm ready to go over what little lessons I have learned this last month. It has been quite a month, most recently is that I have…
The Last Lecture: Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams
Last week, Jeanine and I became two of the nearly million people that have viewed Randy Pausch's Last Lecture on YouTube. Pausch was the Carnegie Mellon professor that lost his…
Wedding on a Budget: Picking Your Venue and Inviting Your Guests
Welcome to part three of our Wedding on a Budget series. Last week we talked about the decision to hire a wedding planner. This week we'll talk about picking a…
Queercents Weekly Roundup: Bye Bye Snow!
Sometimes the littlest things can mean big improvements in our outlook on life. The other morning when I had a few free minutes, I sewed together a small red and…
Save Money When You File Your Taxes
Most of our loyal Queercents readers have probably already filed their taxes and re-invested their tax return into something boring (like student loan payments or something else responsible). But, just…
Still playing it Straight for Pay?
I've been out since I was 17 years old and at this stage in my life, 25+ years later, I'm learning that people still haven't changed all that much in…