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What are the most affordable LGBTQ+-friendly college towns?
When we talk about affordable LGBTQ+-friendly cities across the U.S., we often highlight many larger cities, but we don't talk much about college towns and one of you requested a list of these places.
Since many college towns are small towns and cities there generally isn't much data on LGBTQ+ friendliness of these locations. So we did a bit of digging and found colleges that are in cities and towns that are on the HRC Municipal Equality Index as well as cities and towns that rank high on bestcollegereviews.org and collegevaluesonline.com.
This is Queer Money episode 527, and today we're breaking down 7 college towns or cities that are both affordable and LGBTQ+ friendly.
Get the dynamic list of Affordable LGBTQ+ Friendly Cities in the U.S. here. Watch this week's episode on YoutubeWatch last week's episode on YoutubeDon't miss the other states we've covered in this Gay Cities series
Past episodes mentioned in this episode:
381: The Series Kick Off433: Top 10 Cities Part 1485: Top 10 Cities Part 2387: West Virginia407: Pennsylvania419: New York435: Missouri451: Kentucky459: Illinois455: Iowa487: Top Surprises497: Blue States499: Purple States501: Red States
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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-time jobs you might take on in retirement. We explain how working in retirement affects Social Security benefits and discuss how much you can earn as a pet sitter, rideshare driver or vending machine investor. We also describe opportunities to supplement your retirement income as an online teacher, handyman or fitness instructor.
Listen in for insight on leveraging your professional expertise as a consultant and get ideas for the retirement side gig that’s a good fit for you!
Topics Covered on retirement side gigs
Why LGBTQ+ individuals may need to work in retirementHow working a side gig or part-time job affects Social Security benefitsThe 10 leading side gigs for seniors to earn extra income in retirementHow much you can earn as a pet sitter or dog walkerWhy you might enjoy house sitting as a side hustle in retirementHow to build a business in the $40B/year storage industryMaking extra money as an Uber, ZipRecruiter or Lyft driverOpportunities to supplement retirement income as an online teacherHow much you can earn by providing handyman servicesWho’s a good fit for a side gig as a fitness instructor or personal trainerWhy consulting is an ideal side hustle for some retired professionalsHow to earn retirement income by flipping products onlineMaking passive income as a vending machine investor
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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 525, and today we're breaking down 7 cities that are both affordable and LGBTQ+ friendly in the Sunbelt.
Get the dynamic list of Affordable LGBTQ+ Friendly Cities in the U.S. here. Watch this week's episode on YoutubeWatch last week's episode on YoutubeDon't miss the other states we've covered in this Gay Cities series
Past episodes mentioned in this episode:
381: The Series Kick Off433: Top 10 Cities Part 1485: Top 10 Cities Part 2397: Texas411: Oklahoma421: New Mexico451: Kentucky487: Top Surprises497: Blue States499: Purple States501: Red States
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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 advocate for affordable, sustainable housing, working a day job for a company that builds LEED Platinum real estate projects.
On this episode of Queer Money, Angela joins us to discuss the myriad reasons for the housing affordability crisis in America.
Angela explains why the supply of homes has not kept up with demand, how interest rates impact housing costs, and what’s behind the NIMBY attitudes that drive real estate prices up.
Listen in to understand how it impacts a community when its service workers can’t afford to live where they work and find out what you can do to advocate for affordable housing in your city.
Topics Covered 
What makes Angela an expert in the realm of affordable housing issuesWhy it’s important to consider transportation costs as part of your housing expensesHow it impacts our communities when service workers can’t afford to live where they workWho benefits from increasing home prices and who does not6 reasons for the housing affordability crisis in AmericaWhy the supply of homes has not kept up with demand in the USHow interest rates, permitting issues, labor costs and zoning affect real estate pricesWhy developers aren’t building starter homes anymoreWhat’s behind NIMBY attitudes in the US and how they impact housing costsThe advantages of adaptive reuse, i.e.: turning vacant commercial buildings into affordable housingAngela’s take on investors who bought up SFHs during the Great RecessionWhy people are migrating to high-density cities in the Sunbelt (and what to consider before you join them)Providing affordable housing for the growing number of single occupantsWhat you can do to advocate for affordable housing in your community
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"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 to either stay in or move to red states. With this episode, we hope to respond to the "gayla gays," gay-listers," and elitist folks in our community who deem many of these places as "unworthy" without considering some very real and very valid reasons queer folks live in these states.
Get the dynamic list of Affordable LGBTQ+ Friendly Cities in the U.S. here. Watch this week's episode on YoutubeWatch last week's episode on YouTubeDon't miss the other states we've covered in this Gay Cities series
Past episodes mentioned in this episode:
381: The Series Kick Off433: Top 10 Cities Part 1485: Top 10 Cities Part 2487: Top Surprises497: Blue States499: Purple States501: Red States
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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 state in the US.
David Roth is a Democrat running for the US House of Representatives and the first openly gay candidate for the state of Idaho. He also happens to be an expert on Project 2025.
On this episode of Queer Money, David joins us to explain how Project 2025 will impact the country as a whole and the queer community specifically.
David discusses why it’s crucial for the LGBTQ+ community to get involved in the political process, describing what Democrats are doing to fight Project 2025—and why it’s not enough.
Listen in to understand the financial implications for our community should Project 2025 succeed and learn what we can do as individuals and collectively to maintain the rights we’ve won.
Topics Covered 
How Project 2025 aims to reform our democracy into an authoritarian stateWhy Project 2025 will be difficult to stop with a far-right Republican presidentHow Project 2025 will impact the country as a whole and the queer community specificallyWhy we need to be financially prepared for challenging times should Project 2025 succeedWhy it’s crucial for the LGBTQ+ community to get involved in the political processThe danger in opting out of voting in this year’s presidential election What Democrats are doing to fight against Project 2025 (and why it’s not enough)How the queer community might take collective action to maintain the rights we’ve wonThe importance of normalizing LGBTQ+ individuals running for officeWhat we can do as individuals to pushback against the aims of Project 2025
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