Your gay retirement dreams tomorrow depend on your LGBT financial experience today. Flash forward to Palm Springs CA 20 years into the future, and a once young, vivacious and muscly disco boy turned impressively in shape and well-groomed retiree. The air is hot, the sky blue, the boys tan, the drinks strong. Is this your life in retirement or the trip of a lifetime? Are you loving your golden years or getting a taste of what might have been? Mentioned in this episode: Get the FREE Happy Gay Reti...
May 31, 2017•38 min
We all love a good trick. Tricks give us the treats we need when we need it and then we can move onto the next trick. Today, we’re sharing 15 social media tricks to give more and get more. Hey, download the FREE Debt Free Guys’ 15 Social Media Dos & Don’ts Checklist! Mentioned in this episode: Get the FREE Happy Gay Retirement Calculator Are you on the path to a tragic, basic, happy or fabulous retirement? Find out where and begin your journey to a better retirement with our Happy Gay Retirement...
May 24, 2017•35 min
Debt Free Guys readers and listeners tell us that their number two financial concern is retirement planning. Many listeners seek our help with retirement planning when they’re in their 40s and 50s, which is serious crunch time. Today’s Queer Money guest shares his path to early retirement that late retirement planners can use before it’s too late. Mentioned in this episode: Get the FREE Happy Gay Retirement Calculator Are you on the path to a tragic, basic, happy or fabulous retirement? Find out...
May 17, 2017•1 hr•Ep. 50
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: Support the Queer Money podcast We love bringing you new content every week. Help us keep doing that. Click the link below to support our mission of financial empowerment for the LGBTQ+ community. Support the Queer Money podcast - Buy us s...
May 10, 2017•53 min•Ep. 49
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 we really want, and that’s to spend more time together. For another, it’ll help us build a stronger,...
May 03, 2017•41 min•Ep. 48
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 feeling unfulfilled, it may be that your life is full of the unimportant things and purpose driven spen...
Apr 19, 2017•23 min•Ep. 47
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: Support the Queer Money podcast We love bringing you new content every week. Help us keep doing that. Click the link below to support our mission ...
Apr 12, 2017•50 min•Ep. 46
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 more steps out of that closet. Mentioned in this episode: Support the Queer Money podcast We love b...
Apr 05, 2017•13 min•Ep. 45
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 that make hers the gym of choice for anyone needing cushion in their back pocket. To join The Financi...
Mar 29, 2017•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 44
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/2017/03/attract-more-money/ Mentioned in this episode: Support the Queer Money podcast We love bringing y...
Mar 22, 2017•10 min•Ep. 43
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: Support the Queer Money podcast We love bringing you new content every week. Help us keep doing that. Click the link below to support our mission of financial empowerment for the LGBTQ+ community. Support the Queer Money podcast - Buy us some coffee Get the FREE Happy Gay Retirement Calcul...
Mar 15, 2017•11 min•Ep. 42
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 employees. Mentioned in this episode: Support the Queer Money podcast We love bringing you new conten...
Mar 08, 2017•43 min•Ep. 41
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 environment that fits into their lives.” Mentioned in this episode: Support the Queer Money podcast ...
Mar 01, 2017•29 min•Ep. 40
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 miss this show! Mentioned in this episode: Get the FREE Happy Gay Retirement Calculator Are you on the...
Feb 22, 2017•51 min•Ep. 39
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 marriages to same-sex marriages because, well, that’s what she did. It’s like how we talk to queer people abo...
Feb 15, 2017•44 min•Ep. 38
“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 Queer Money to talk about how he worked up the courage and overcame the challenges of being an editor f...
Feb 08, 2017•43 min•Ep. 37
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 Money, we discuss between each other eight ways we can prepare for the possible and possibly probabl...
Feb 01, 2017•38 min•Ep. 36
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 Planning Guide: 12 Steps to a Richer You. Get your free copy of #MoneyConscious Financial Planning Guide: 1...
Jan 25, 2017•24 min•Ep. 35
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 principle. When we paid of $51,000 in credit card debt we used actual envelopes to manage our money from...
Jan 18, 2017•20 min•Ep. 34
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-means/ Mentioned in this episode: Support the Queer Money podcast We love bringing you new content ever...
Jan 11, 2017•33 min•Ep. 33
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: Support the Queer Money podcast We love bringing you new content every week. Help us keep doing that....
Jan 04, 2017•31 min•Ep. 32
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’s Wealth Management for the LGBT community event in New York City earlier this month. Mentioned in t...
Dec 28, 2016•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 31
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 apps for dinner, long-term or sex are higher because travel expenses are taking your last dollar. M...
Dec 21, 2016•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 30
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-equality-gone-closet/ Mentioned in this episode: Get the FREE Happy Gay Retirement Calculator Are yo...
Dec 14, 2016•52 min•Ep. 29
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: Get the FREE Happy Gay Retirement Calculator Are you on the path to a tragic, basic, happy or fabulous retirement? Find out where and begin ...
Dec 07, 2016•56 min•Ep. 28
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: Support the Queer Money podcast We love bringing you new content every week. Help us keep doing that. Click the link below to support ...
Nov 30, 2016•58 min•Ep. 27
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 choosing a phone plan than choosing their healthcare plan. Listen to this informative Queer Money to help c...
Nov 23, 2016•44 min•Ep. 26
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: Support the Queer Money podcast We love bringing you new content every week. Help us keep doing that. Click the link below to support our mission of financial empowerment for the LGBTQ+ co...
Nov 16, 2016•48 min•Ep. 25
This is a Queer Money first! On today’s show, we host not one, but two guests. On today’s show we talk about the unique considerations for LGBT financial planning. Olivia Hamilton, who represents one of our affiliates, GuideVine, connected us with Cathy Pareto, a financial advisor from Miami FL with a compelling personal story of her own and valuable advice for our queer listeners. Mentioned in this episode: Support the Queer Money podcast We love bringing you new content every week. Help us kee...
Nov 09, 2016•48 min•Ep. 24
On this Queer Money, we talk with Betsy Codding. Betsy is the Social Media Manager for MassMutual and was a key player in producing MassMutual’s beautiful and powerful “Vow to Protect” video campaign. “Vow to Protect” was a big investment and a bold statement of support for the LGBT community and same-sex marriage even for a company that historically supports our community. Mentioned in this episode: Support the Queer Money podcast We love bringing you new content every week. Help us keep doing ...
Nov 02, 2016•46 min•Ep. 23
