Blog of the Week - QueerCents

Every Friday TNG will feature a blog that has made surfing the internet more substantive and worth while.

I love Suze Orman. But sometimes she gives me a headache with all her FICO, "you can't afford it," "STOP LYING TO YOURSELF" talk. Other well known financial advisers tend to color money issues as habits of a particular gender, equating spending with what's between the legs.

To me, good financial advice is more than learning how to diversify your portfolio. This is why TNG has decided to feature Queercents.com as the blog of the week. We asked Serena Freewomyn, staff contributor to the blog, and all around great writer, to elaborate on how this blog began, how it has flourished and why it has helped the queer community:

"Queercents, founded in 2006 by Nina Smith, is a syndicate of personal finance writers serving the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community. Financial tips and insights are aggregated daily from the distinct voices of several money writers.

Money spends the same whether it is carried in a purse or a wallet. At Queercents, we don't really care about sexual orientation, but at times it might impact our perspective on money and that's something that you'll likely never find in an issue of SmartMoney or Kiplinger's.
It's also worth noting that we don't pretend to be licensed financial professionals. Most of us are working stiffs in a variety of professions just willing to share our financial quest . . . kind of like the money equivalent to group therapy. "

There you have it. Before you reach for your wallet, reach for your keyboard and type in Queercents.com in your webrowser. Read some non threatening money talk before you deplete your funds.