Queer Money®: How Gay People Do Money

Comfort is the enemy of progress. You sometimes have to go outside your norm, maybe become a little uncomfortable, to achieve your goals. That’s why we came up with these 17 semi-hard and creative ways to keep your money to yourself. Mentioned in this episode: Portugal is calling. Will you answer? Don't just dream of moving to Portugal, make it happen with the investments in your IRA. Investing in...

We’re Getting What We Really Want and You Can, Too We’re riding a high off of a fantastic week, and we’re excited to share it all with you. We just returned from a week in Ohio where we had our own little, Debt Free Guys’ speaking tour. We’re not Madonna, but she’s not me. It’s been a goal of ours for a while to get into the speaking arena. For one, it’ll help us achieve the ultimate goal of what...

Sure, you may have a lot of stuff, but is it stuff you even want? Are you happy with what you have or does the happiness dissipate as soon as you get something? Dr. Dimartini’s quote inspired today's Queer Money on purpose driven spending, and we’ll paraphrase, “Fill your life with the important things because, if you don’t, it’ll automatically be filled with the unimportant things.” If you’re fee...

Our friends, Jonathan and Christopher have been going through the adoption process for the last two years. On this Queer Money, they share how they prepared for the adoption process, what the adoption process has been like, and what they would tell other queer people who want to start their own queer family through adoption. Mentioned in this episode: What if your portfolio came with a visa and pa...

You thought when you came out as queer to your friends and family you were done? Um, no! You’re about as finished as Meryl Streep’s career, which is to say you’re not even close to your final act, which is to say you’re about as done with shocking people like Madonna, which is to say . . . you get the diva-inspired point! On this week’s Queer Money, we talk about how and why you need to take a few...

Our good friend, Shannon, gave it to us good so we gave it right back to her. That’s a podcast interview, gurl with her mind in a gutter! Shannon McLay is the brainchild, owner, and master trainer at The Financial Gym. The Financial Gym is where you lose debt (weight) and gain financial independence (muscle). Over some bottles glasses of wine, Shannon gives us all the ins, outs, tips, and tricks t...

We’re following up on last week’s Queer Money on which a listener asked for advice on how to talk to his partner about his partner’s money troubles. We recommended completing our Hopes & Dreams and Financial Blockers exercises. This week’s exercise gives us the opportunity to uncover what we’re willing to do to attract more money into our lives. Get the download here: http://debtfreeguys.com/2017/...

We received an email from a Queer Money listener who asked us to share our thoughts on how to talk about money with your partner when it’s hard to talk about money with your partner. Mentioned in this episode: Portugal is calling. Will you answer? Don't just dream of moving to Portugal, make it happen with the investments in your IRA. Investing in Portugal gets you residency, the ability to work i...

On this Queer Money, we interview teenpreneur Eva Baker of TeensGotCents.com. Schools aren’t adequately teaching today’s students about money. Enter Eva Baker. Eva only recently lost her teenager-card, but is teaching teenagers and others too young to enter a bar about money. What started as a home-school project assigned by her mother, Eva has turned into a full-time job and a company with four e...

One of the many reasons we love doing what we do is because we meet amazing people and businesses who are doing amazing things. It’s for this reason that we were excited to talk with Megan Lathrop, Capital One’s leading money coach. Capital One believes “that banking needs to be reimagined – not only to meet customers’ current needs – but to empower and encourage them with tools, services, and an...

Our FinCon friend, Sarah Li of High Fiving Dollar, is on a mad mission to appear on 100 podcasts in 2017 to talk about living the authentic life. When she told us, we said, “Come on Queer Money, gurl!” She obliged and helped us create one of our best podcasts about being yourself and living an authentic life. Living an authentic life is something with which many queer people struggle. So, don’t mi...

On today’s Queer Money, we sorta celebrate Valentine’s Day in a unique kinda way. We’re joined by Dr. Jennelle to talk about love and money and how if you’re in love you should talk about money to protect your family financially. Dr. Jennelle is a Ph. D. Psychologist and Relationship Advisor. She specializes in non-traditional relationships, specifically those who transition from straight marriage...

“It’s not about being comfortable. It’s about the discomfort and finding your way through the discomfort,” says Emil Wilbekin, journalist, editor and multimedia guru. To call Emil Wilbekin a gay man today in these times is not the same as calling him a gay man in 1990s in the world of hip-hop. That’s thanks to Wilbekin’s courage and the courage of others like him. We invited Emil Wilbekin onto Que...

It’s been less than two weeks since Trumpocalypse descended upon our nation. If the last 13 days of Trumpocalypse are any sign of what the next 1,438 days will be, we’re in for a long four years. Though the queer community hasn’t felt the wrath of Trump, there’s great concern that we’re on the hit list. Whether we are or we aren’t, we must prepare to continue our fight for equality. On this Queer...

This is the fourth and final week of our month-long Four Principles of a Debt Free Life Series! Throughout the month of January 2016, we covered each of the four principles we wrote about in 4: The Four Principles of a Debt Free Life. On this week’s Queer Money we discuss the fourth principle of a debt free life, have a financial plan. This week’s free tool is the #MoneyConscious Financial Plannin...

This is week three of our month-long Four Principles of a Debt Free Life Series! Throughout the month of January 2016, we’ll cover each of the four principles we wrote about in 4: The Four Principles of a Debt Free Life. Today’s Queer Money covers the third principle of living a debt free life, cash is king. This week we’re promoting the Mvelopes, as a tool to help you master the cash is king prin...

This is week two of our month-long Four Principles of a Debt Free Life Series! Throughout the month of January 2016, we’re covering each of the four principles we wrote about in 4: The Four Principles of a Debt Free Life. On today’s Queer Money, we’re discussing the second principle of living a debt free life, live below your means. Get the show notes here: http://debtfreeguys.com/2017/01/live-mea...

We’re excited today to kick off our month-long Four Principles of a Debt Free Life Series! Throughout the money of January 2016, we’ll cover each of the four principles we wrote about in 4: The Four Principles of a Debt Free Life. Today we’re talking about the first principle, be money conscious. Get the free download at http://debtfreeguys.com/2017/01/money-conscious/ Mentioned in this episode: P...

This week Queer Money brings back Certified Financial Planner (CFP) Brian Thompson of BT Financial. Brian was our featured guest on Season 1, Episode 11: 4 Keys to Winning the MidLife Career Change, on which Brian talked about his transition from tax attorney to CFP. This week Brian shares three surprises, three ah-has and an awesome LGBT money quote, as we discuss his participation in Betterment’...

Is the cost of your dates going north while your love life is going south? Are you down to your last dollar? On this Queer Money, we host two good friends, one gay and one straight, to talk about the financial costs of both the queer and the straight dating scenes. Social media, such as Facebook, Instagram and, yes, Grindr, are making the world smaller. The costs to dating someone we meet on these...

Since same-sex marriage was passed by The Supreme Court of the United States in June 2015, queer equality has been achieved, right? Wrong! The fight for queer equality has migrated to the state level and many discriminatory rules, regulations and precedence have yet to be updated. One woman is helping to change all of this. Show notes can be found here: http://debtfreeguys.com/2016/12/fight-queer-...

Is money the root of all evil? Is your gender, race, religion or sexual orientation keeping you from financial success? Who’s to blame for your financial struggles? On this Queer Money, we talk with our friend and colleague, Bob Wheeler of The Money Nerve and Funny Money podcast about big money mistakes and limiting money beliefs. Mentioned in this episode: Portugal is calling. Will you answer? Do...

On today’s Queer Money, we talk with motivational speaker, life and career coach, Megan Watt. Megan is the author of the prescriptive book Discover. Act. Engage., which helps people turn seemingly unachievable life goals, or Someday Goals, into reality. Megan is now turning her successful book into a docuseries to help even more people. Mentioned in this episode: What if your portfolio came with a...

On this episode of Queer Money, we talk with co-founder and CEO of Policy Genius, Jennifer Fitzgerald. Jennifer shares with us her insights about the Affordable Care Act (ACA) as it stands today, what everyone should know during open enrollment and her insights as to where the ACA may go under the new presidential administration. As Jennifer shares, research shows consumers spend more time choosin...

We bring back one of our favorite CFPs, David Rae of FinancialPlannerLA.com, to finish our Queer Money series on generational retirement planning. You can find our show on Millennials here and GenXers here. Today’s focus is on gay boomers and all queer people in the boomer age group. Mentioned in this episode: Portugal is calling. Will you answer? Don't just dream of moving to Portugal, make it ha...