LGBTQ people struggle with more debt, both credit card and student loans, earn less than our straight, white counterparts and have less money saved for retirement. Nearly every other demographic’s talking about money as it affects their community, and we’re not. Our first section covers some of the trailblazers in the LGBTQ community with the foresight and courage to start talking about queer money.

All Options ConsideredĪli and Alison Walker used to call Seattle, WA home. They met in 2004, married in 2006, and retired in 2018.Īfter reaching FIRE (Financial Independence / Retire Early), they dropped their career-focused lives. That meant leaving Seattle behind and making travel their new lifestyle. By November of 2018, they sold their home and car, let go of 99% of our belongings and left Seattle. Today, they’re nomads in love with each other and their new lives. Their home is wherever they happen to be at the moment.