What we learned on the Queer Money Tour
We just completed the first leg of the Queer Money Tour and what we learned will both inspire and challenge you.
Hear what we learned on the Queer Money Tour
A look back at the tour
We need to start talking about money. To build a strong queer community with the financial resources to live our best lives and continue pushing for equality, we simply must share what we know. So how can we start the conversation and engage with other communities?
In today’s episode of Queer money® we share the three themes that emerged from the first leg of the Queer Money Live Tour. We discuss the recurring idea of spending money to make up for the past, explain how we develop attachments to things to hide our pain, and why we spend money to prove we are lovable.
We then explore why the LGBTQ community seems to have embraced debt as a way of life and challenge you to consider whether you really have an income or a spending problem. Listen in to learn how sharing your knowledge helps our community make better financial decisions and get inspired!
Topics covered around the tour
The inspiration for the tour
- Connect personally with the LGBTQ community
- Behind other groups when it comes to money
1. We spend money to make up for the past
- Self-care spending (wiped out by financial stress)
- Develop attachments to things to mask the pain
- Spend money on validation, to prove that we are lovable
- Spend money to impress a group or conform to an archetype
2. We have accepted debt as a way of life
- Spending problem vs. income problem
- I don’t know how much we pay in interest
- What would life be like without debt?
- Must believe that financial freedom is possible
3. We need to start talking about money
- Sharing our knowledge helps others
- The conversation expands what seems possible
- Active discussion about wealth creation
- Donate to LGBTQ causes and advocate for equality
Resources from the Queer Money Tour
