Queer Money®: How Gay People Do Money

What are the best retirement side gigs?

Spending our days on the links or knocking back a few electric lemonades on the front porch is not the retirement reality for a lot of LGBTQ+ Americans. With the growing retirement crisis hurting marginalized communities more, many must still work in retirement.  So, what can you do if this applies to you? 

On this episode of Queer Money®, we’re sharing the top ten side gigs or part-t...

What are the most affordable LGBTQ+-friendly cities in the Sunbelt?

When we talk about affordable LGBTQ+-friendly cities across the U.S., we often highlight many cities in the Midwest or East. This is often because these cities are not currently seeing as much population growth as many cities in the Sunbelt or on the coasts.

Many of you have said that you'd like to see a list of cities in warmer climates.

This is Queer Money episode ...

What’s behind the housing affordability crisis in America?

Real estate prices are off the charts, and unless you happen to be a high-net-worth individual, it’s nearly impossible to buy a home right now.

So, WTF is going on? Is there anything we can do about it?

Angela Rozmyn is the cocreator of Women’s Personal Finance, a platform that provides empowering financial education for women and nonbinary people.

She is also a passionate advo...

• "Ewwww, I'd never live there"
• "WTF, that's a horrible place to live"
• "No way in hell!"

These are just a few of the comments we've gotten when we've highlighted blue cities in red states that are both affordable and LGBTQ+ friendly.

So, why would someone choose to stay in or move to a red state?

This is Queer Money episode 523, and today we're breaking down seven reasons that many LGBTQ+ folks and our allies have decided ...

Regular listeners of Queer Money are familiar with the way Kingdom Advisors uses donor-advised funds to finance the anti-LGBTQ industrial complex.

But right-wing extremists haven’t stopped there.

Today, radical conservative influencers and organizations are working with the Heritage Foundation to design Project 2025, a blueprint that seeks to eliminate the rights of LGBTQ+ people, women and immigrants, effectively creating a church ...

Are you an LGBTQ+ person with children? How about a parent with LGBTQ+ kids? Or maybe you want to start a family as a queer person.

This is Queer Money episode #521. Today, we’re diving into the top 7 most affordable LGBTQ+ friendly cities for queer folks who want to or have children or parents who have LGBTQ+ children.

• Get the dynamic list of Affordable LGBTQ+ Friendly Cities in the U.S. here. 
• Watch this week's episode on ...

Are you postponing your personal goals and dreams until you turn 65?

What if you don’t have to wait until retirement to travel, write your memoir, or pursue a hobby you love?

What if you could take several mini-retirements throughout your career and achieve some of those ambitions along the way?

Jillian Johnsrud is the creator of Retire Often, a platform that helps people take a series of successful sabbaticals throughout their car...

Do you love the outdoors? Are you into hiking, biking or spending time in your local parks? If so then this Queer Money is for you.

This week we're taking a request from one of our YouTube viewers who asked for a list of LGBTQ friendly cities for outdoor life, so we're delivering.

This is Queer Money episode #519. Today, we’re diving into the top 7 most affordable LGBTQ+ friendly cities for folks who love the outdoors.

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Many of us in the LGBTQ community were bullied as kids for being different. But few of us leverage those experiences as inspiration to launch a cookie company!

Nicholas Naclerio turned to food for comfort when he was bullied for being gay. But when he turned 18, Nick got healthy and decided to use food as a form of self-expression and healing; to transform his pain into something good.

Today, Nick is Founder and CEO at Mmmly, the goo...

The transgender community has taken the brunt of most of the anti-LGBTQ legislation that is being proposed and passed in the Christian Industrial Complex's attacks on the LGBTQ community recently.

So where are safe places that are also affordable for the trans community in the US?

This is Queer Money episode #517. Today, we’re diving into the top 10 most affordable transgender-friendly cities.

• Get the dynamic list of Affordable ...

Curious how the uber-rich protect their wealth?

If you knew the secrets of ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs), could you leverage their approach to money management to grow your own wealth?

Tim Volk, CFP, is Founder and Principal at T. Volk & Company Consulting, a boutique financial advisory firm that serves ultra-high-net-worth families. He also hosts The

Rainbow Bull Podcast.

On this episode of Queer Money, Tim joins us to...

“Why is it so expensive to be gay?” A common sentiment that we hear from many in the LGBTQ+ community. Much of that has to do with where we choose or end up living since housing costs for many make up anywhere between thirty to fifty percent of their take home pay.

If you’re one of the few LGBTQ folks with lots of cash, these are the top 5 most expensive cities for you to check out. If you don't have the cash, these could be cities ...

We all have a money story. And for many of us in the LGBTQ community, it’s a negative narrative.

Maybe you were taught that money is the root of all evil. That there’s never enough to go around. Or that you have to work hard to make money.

Worse yet, you may believe that you don’t deserve financial stability, let alone financial freedom.

So, what can we do to recover from the childhood traumas that are affecting our money today?

Scott ...

Where can I retire that is both affordable and LGBTQ friendly?

We get this question a lot, especially as comments on our Affordable LGBTQ+ Friendly Cities series content.

This is Queer Money episode #513. Today, we’re diving into the top 10 most affordable retirement locations for LGBTQ+ folks.

• Get the dynamic list of Affordable LGBTQ+ Friendly Cities in the U.S. here. 
• Watch this week's episode on YouTube
• Watch last week's e...

40 years ago, the US changed its approach to retirement.

But those changes shifted the risk from the government and corporations to individuals. And now, nearly half of middle-class retirees will be downwardly mobile into poverty or near-poverty in their golden years.

So, what can we do to solve the retirement crisis in America?

Teresa Ghilarducci is the nationally recognized labor economist behind the new book, Work, Retire, Repea...

Tens of thousands of small towns are scattered across the United States. Yet many of us have been lead to believe that none of these are great places for LGBTQ folks. Is this true?

Today we're looking at affordable LGBTQ+ friendly small towns, or places with a population of less than 50,000.

This is Queer Money episode #511. Today, we’re diving into 5 affordable small towns that are great spots for LGBTQ folks.

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We’re drawn to drag queens and love being entertained by them.

But have you ever thought about what it takes to build a business as a drag performer? How much do they invest in costumes, makeup and marketing?

How do you make drag a full-time job?

Jessica L’Whor is an up-and-coming national queen who got her big break winning the Colorado State University Drag Show in 2013.

Since then, Jessica has been named Best New Queen on the Scene ...

There are only 94 cities in the US with a population over 250,000. This means that there are thousands of small cities and towns across the country.

So, today we're looking at affordable LGBTQ+ friendly places in small-sized cities, which are cities with a population between 50,000 and 250,000.

This is Queer Money episode #509. Today, we’re diving into 5 affordable cities within small cities that are great spots for LGBTQ folks.

What does the budget of a queer indie film look like?

What if you could invest in an LGBTQ movie as part of your diverse portfolio?

Gabe Dunn is a New York Times bestselling author, screenwriter and filmmaker who

writes for the Netflix series BIG MOUTH and hosts the Bad With Money podcast.

Gabe’s short film Grindr Baby was named one of five Frameline Voices for emerging LGBTQ directors in 2023, and his latest project, You &...