The missing value of our pink dollars
Pink dollars? Dorothy dollars? Lavender dollars? Are you using yours for the highest good? If you want to help build a strong LGBTQ community with the resources to push for progress, there are several things you can do to make that happen.
Hear our strategies for using pink dollars:
How to make the most of your pink dollars
1. Spend more of your money in the queer community
- Reach out to local LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce
- Shift expenses to LGBTQ-owned + operated businesses
Queer Money Facebook Group poll
- 24 sometimes look for LGBTQ-owned businesses
- 10 never look for LGBTQ-owned businesses
- 3 mostly look for LGBTQ-owned businesses
2. Work toward individual financial security
- Diversify income streams and increase income
- Save more and seek accounts with highest interest rates
- Pay off and avoid further debt
3. Give money/time to causes + leaders that promote equality
- Direct deposit out of your paycheck to charities you support
- Financially strong individuals = financially strong community
Resources for your finances
- Debt Lasso Calculator
- Credit Card Pay Off Plan
- How to Retire? 21 Tips for Financial Planning for Retirement
- Here’s How to Pay Off Credit Card Debt Fast!
- 25 Affordable Gay Cities You’re Forgetting
- Yelp Feature to Filter Black-Owned Businesses
- Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce of Nevada
- Washington’s LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce
- Capital One 360
- Upworthy Article on Trans Healthcare & Capital One
- Queer Money Facebook Group
- Queer Money on Instagram
- Subscribe on iTunes
- Email [email protected]