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10 Best LGBTQ-Friendly Finance Bloggers for 2024

10 Best Lgbtq Friendly Finance Bloggers For 2024
Mike Senecal

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Mike Senecal draws on more than 20 years of editorial experience to update CardRates.com readers on industry trends, business news, and best practices in budgeting and credit use. Mike has worked for decades in academic and trade publishing, including roles as managing editor and technical editor at the University of Florida and as contributor to finance industry publications, including Surety Bond Quarterly and Independent Agent, among others. Mike holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of South Carolina, and he enjoys bringing his years of academic and industry expertise online to help consumers of diverse financial backgrounds.

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Lillian Guevara-Castro

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Lillian Guevara-Castro brings more than 30 years of editing and journalism experience to the CardRates team. She has worked at The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, Gwinnett Daily News, Gainesville Sun, and The New York Times, where she covered demographics, consumer issues, and the business and financial sectors. Lillian has a degree in journalism and communications from Georgia State University and brings her fact-checking expertise to ensure Digital Brands content is accurate and engaging.

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Ashley Fricker

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Ashley Fricker has more than a decade of experience as a finance contributor and editor, and has specialized in the credit card industry since 2015. Her credit card commentary is featured on national media outlets that include CNBC, MarketWatch, Investopedia, and Reader's Digest, among many others. She has worked closely with the world’s largest banks and financial institutions, up-and-coming fintech companies, and press and news outlets to curate comprehensive content and media. Ashley holds a bachelor's degree in multimedia journalism from Florida Atlantic University.

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Finance bloggers cater to many communities that make up our diverse society.

LGBTQ financial consumers are lucky to have a vibrant community of bloggers who speak in many voices about their distinct financial interests, goals, and challenges.

Finding a finance blogger you see eye to eye with can be helpful and reassuring. We’re confident you’ll match up with someone on this carefully curated list of the best LGBTQ-friendly finance bloggers.

David Auten and John Schneider

#1 Bloggers for Paying Off Debt

David Auten and John Schneider

David Auten and John Schneider are the Debt Free Guys, a married couple who want to help other gay men live amazing lives without sacrificing financial security.

They say you’re in the right place if money talk makes you feel inadequate, buried in debt, and afraid to check your credit score.

David and John’s blog combines with their “Queer Money”  podcast and extensive tools and resources to help men live fabulously — not fabulously broke.

Why We Follow David and John

David and John offer a free e-book, “7-Step Credit Card Debt Slasher,” to all who sign up for their mailing list.

The e-book and other materials promote their Debt Lasso Method for paying credit card debt faster than the well-known Snowball or Avalanche methods.

We love that David and John’s Debt Lasso Method — which they used to pay off $51,000 in credit card debt in less than three years — provides simple steps for financial improvement.

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Kitty and Piggy

#1 Bloggers for Financial Improvement

Kitty and Piggy

Kitty and Piggy, proprietors at Bitches Get Riches, say their popular blog and podcast are survival resources for life in a patriarchal capitalist hellscape.

They teach adulting skills with humor to help readers and listeners build positive personal lives and careers and improve their money management.

Woven throughout their blog is a healthy skepticism and irreverence that will appeal to all who feel they don’t fit in the mainstream.

Why We Follow Kitty and Piggy

Kitty and Piggy appreciate the benefits of financial services, but they stress that financial services businesses follow their interests first.

It’s up to consumers to empower themselves with the knowledge to overcome barriers to financial success.

We love that Kitty and Piggy don’t mince words in their effort to put their many readers and listeners in the financial driver’s seat.

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Tom Brickman

#1 Blogger for Real Estate Investing

Tom Brickman

Some say investing is a science, while others say it’s about following the gut instincts of an artist.

We say learning to invest means putting your nose to the grindstone and getting results.

For Tom Brickman, blogger at The Frugal Gay, real estate is the ticket to riches, and Tom’s blog focuses on real estate investing as the most efficient way to build lasting wealth.

Why We Follow Tom

Tom’s blog covers everything you’ll ever want to know about real estate investing and then some.

Learn to make the right fix-and-flip or property renovation deals, Tom says, and you’re on your way to financial independence.

We love Tom’s focus on mastering the science and art of real estate investing to achieve your financial goals.

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David Rae

#1 Blogger for Retirement Planning

David Rae

As a Certified Financial Planner and Accredited Investment Fiduciary, David Rae has been helping friends of the LGBTQ community retire happier, healthier, and wealthier since 2003.

He advises clients and their families to get their financial houses in order, develop investment strategies to meet their goals, and plan productively for retirement.

That may mean many different things to different people. David’s comprehensive approach helps all who are friends of the LGBTQ community make smarter financial decisions.

Why We Follow David

David’s blog contains extensive resources to help readers achieve their most important investing, tax planning, and financial goals.

His specialty is reducing the stress associated with financial planning to make the process enjoyable.

We love that David has the training and experience to support LGBTQ community members as they build for the future.

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Hadassah Damien

#1 Blogger for Financial Empowerment

Hadassah Damien

At Ride Free Fearless Money, Hadassah Damien offers the type of financial advice that led her to launch freelance, cooperative, and collective businesses and increase her income by 500%.

She once saved $15,000 while making $30,000 a year as a part-time working artist touring the U.S. with queer art.

Her experiences as a progressive-minded community arts organizer and tech builder allow Hadassah to put her readers’ goals at the forefront.

Why We Follow Hadassah

Hadassah is a biker, hence the name of her blog. She applies her experiences on the road to financial improvement and concludes they are both about knowing your obstacles and building a plan to deal with them.

Just as planning is the best way to stay safe on the road, so it is with financial improvement.

We love that Hassadah’s spirit of liberation arises from her experiences as a biker and infuses her financial advice.

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Brian Thompson

#1 Blogger for Mission-Driven Business Owners

Brian Thompson

Brian Thompson’s blog, Brian Thompson Financial, is a decidedly entrepreneurial take on financial planning.

Leading by example, choosing courage, listening and speaking with care, and appreciating all that we have is Brian’s formula for owning and operating a mission-driven LGBTQ-friendly business.

Brian tackles many subjects as he helps entrepreneurs put their best foot forward to make the world a better place.

Why We Follow Brian

Brian’s “Mission Driven Business” podcast supplements his message by encouraging the passion, vision, values, strategy, and tactics necessary to make a mission-driven business purposeful and profitable.

The blog and podcast show entrepreneurs how to achieve their financial goals while staying committed to their social aspirations.

We love Brian’s enthusiasm for businesses driving social change and the contributions LGBTQ individuals can make to advance all aspects of society.

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Daniella Flores

#1 Blogger for Side Hustles

Daniella Flores

Daniella Flores is not your average full-time worker. Instead, she built 12 separate income streams over four years while paying off $40,000 in debt and moving across the country with her wife.

Not surprisingly, she calls her blog I Like to Dabble.

She shows how pursuing a life of side hustles can mesh perfectly with debt-payoff goals in a way that doesn’t compromise lifestyle goals.

Why We Follow Daniella

Daniella considers herself a neurodivergent, nonbinary, and queer Latine software engineer and entrepreneur.

She prefers “dabble” over “hustle” because it better acknowledges the spirit of experimentation she brings to her work and life.

We love Daniella’s confident approach to freeing yourself from the demands of a day job in favor of a well-lived life.

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Ali and Alison Walker

#1 Bloggers for Financial Independence

Ali and Alison Walker

Freeing yourself from full-time job responsibilities and achieving financial independence may seem impractical to many.

But for Ali and Alison Walker, bloggers at All Options Considered, pursuing financial independence was a project they undertook as a couple.

It was natural for them to communicate their success strategies to an audience with a similar outlook.

Why We Follow Ali and Alison

Family is important to Ali and Alison. So is international travel; achieving financial independence meant many more opportunities to sample diverse cultures.

When they’re not planning another trip, you can find Ali and Alison enjoying their roles as aunties to six nieces and nephews.

We love how Ali and Alison achieved financial independence for the right reasons: to focus on being rather than doing.

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Travers Johnson

#1 Blogger for Business and Financial News

Travers Johnson

Travers Johnson founded Queerency to report LGBTQ+ business and financial news, cover queer-owned brands, and inspire LGBTQ entrepreneurs.

The mission is to show his community that they have value as entrepreneurs and model what queer people can be and achieve.

Travers’ straightforwardly organized blog reads like a news feed to help the LGBTQ community understand where they fit in the economy and how they should project themselves as positive social contributors.

Why We Follow Travers

Many queer entrepreneurs use Queerency content as a jumping-off point to financial success.

The site teaches nuts-and-bolts strategies and helps LGBTQ consumers direct their purchasing power toward others in the community.

We love that Travers reports on the queer economy with dignity and depth.

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Harlan Vaughn

#1 Blogger for Points and Miles Enthusiasts

Harlan Vaughn

Out and Out is Harlan Vaughn’s compendium of points-and-miles resources and strategies.

A vibrant community is essential to a points-and-miles blog because there’s much to learn. Out and Out is an example of a community-focused travel blog.

In addition to points and miles, Harlan blogs about personal finance and the power of positive thinking and celebrates his wins as a guy who wants to earn as many points and miles as possible.

Why We Follow Harlan

Earning travel rewards is challenging to master because the rules constantly change, and new offers continually appear.

It takes a dedicated person to become conversant in the points-and-miles field.

Harlan focuses on what he needs to do to get results. We love that he advises readers to stay scrappy and leave no stone unturned in pursuing travel savings.

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LGBTQ consumers have the same hopes and dreams as everyone else. Luckily, our diverse world has plenty of capacity to generate many personal finance bloggers who speak authentically to the many diverse communities under the LGBTQ acronym.

That said, some LGBTQ consumers face challenges due to their identities. There are bloggers to help individuals manage those challenges, too.

We’ve carefully selected among them here. Embarking on a financial improvement journey can be life-changing. We hope one or more bloggers on this list mesh with your goals for the future.