Queer Money®: How Gay People Do Money

Show notes here:  https://queermoneypodcast.com/podcast/gay-nomads-geekstreamers/ 

Does the dream of retiring and traveling the world seem completely out of reach?

Too many of us in the queer community have resigned ourselves to working until we’re dead.

But what if becoming a gay nomad is totally doable?

Jimmy and Mack are the self-described nomadic nerds behind Geekstreamers, a blog where they share their epic stories of life after work, slow traveling around the world.

On this episode of Queer Money, Jimmy and Mack join us to explain what inspired their shift from a condo in San Francisco and a vacation home in wine country to a downsized (but still fabulous!) RV life.

Topics Covered

• Why Jimmy and Mack refer to themselves as the Geekstreamers
• How Jimmy and Mack ‘accidentally’ fell into the FIRE space
• What inspired the Geekstreamers’ shift from a condo in San Francisco and vacation home in wine country to RV life
• How having less space for stuff forced Jimmy and Mack to get their lifestyle under control (and save or invest 70% of their income)
• The correlation between shedding their material possessions and the freedom Jimmy and Mack feel
• Why the Geekstreamers transitioned from RV life to slow travel
• The 43 states, 31 national parks and 13 countries Jimmy and Mack have traveled to together
• How being a queer couple influences where Jimmy and Mack choose to visit
• How tracking their spending helped the Geekstreamers connect their behaviors to financial outcomes and build a budget around their values
• Why so few gay men are talking about FIRE compared to lesbian women
• How blogging about their journey holds Jimmy and Mack accountable

Connect with Jimmy & Mack

Geekstreamers

Geekstreamers on Instagram

Resources 

The 4 Principles of a Debt-Free Life by John R. Schneider, III and David Auten

The Credit Card Pay Off Plan

5 Building Blocks of a Happy Gay Life

Happy, Healthy, Wealthy Gay Men’s Toolbox

Debt Free Guys on Facebook

Debt Free Guys on Twitter

Queer Money Facebook Group

Queer Money on Instagram

Show notes: https://debtfreeguys.com/lgbtq-financial-independence/

Topics Covered on this Queer Money episode:

• What it means to achieve financial independence (and how it’s different from being independently wealthy)
• How Robert Kiyosaki defines wealth as having investments that cover your living expenses
• The freedom that comes from not having to work for someone else
• How financial independence allowed John to walk away from a ‘bad boss’
• Why the queer community isn’t pursuing financial independence with the same vigor as the general population
• Why it’s a mistake to opt out of smart investments because you distrust capitalism
• How cascading homophobia and legacy financial exclusion make it more challenging for the LGBTQ community to achieve financial independence
• What we can do to encourage more queer people to seek financial independence
• Where to go for inspiration and resources around achieving financial independence

Additional info mentioned in the show:

All Options Considered on Queer Money EP160

Modern Fimily on Queer Money EP200

Our Freedom Years on Queer Money EP213

Compassionate Capitalism on the Queer Money Blog

Todd Sears on Queer Money EP168

Cascading Homophobia on Queer Money EP230

Legacy Financial Exclusion on Queer Money EP268

Tools and Resources:

5 Building Blocks of a Happy Gay Life

Debt Free Guys on Facebook

Debt Free Guys on Twitter

Queer Money Facebook Group

Queer Money on Instagram

Show notes:  https://queermoneypodcast.com/podcast/values-and-standards/ 

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Show notes: https://debtfreeguys.com/bad-financial-habits/ 

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Get the 5 Building Blocks of a Happy Gay Life here: https://debtfreeguys.com/5bbhgl/?source=podcast 

Show notes: https://queermoneypodcast.com/low-cost-self-care 

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Full show notes: https://debtfreeguys.com/mark-turnipseed 

September is National Suicide Prevention Month. 

On this week's show, Mark Turnipseed joins us to share his journey of addiction, suicidal thoughts and coming out and how he overcame them. His inspiring comments are echoed in his book, My Suicide Race. He also shares with us tools he uses to keep himself sober and ward off further thoughts of suicide. 

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Full notes: https://debtfreeguys.com/financial-well-being

COVID and the results of the pandemic have had a huge impact on our daily lives, but what about our financial lives? 

New data points to several key reasons why our financial well-being, both in the way we think about money and our actions with our money have changed. We invite Mili Mittal, VP at Capital One to join us with new data from a survey they've conducted. 

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Full show notes: https://debtfreeguys.com/poverty-mindset/

On this Queer Money episode, Matthew Raymond, a life coach specializing in the LGBTQ community joins us to talk about the poverty mindset, why it's common amongst LGBTQ folks and what we can do to overcome it. 

Get the 5 Building Blocks of a Happy Gay Life here: https://debtfreeguys.com/5bbhgl/?source=podcast 

Full show notes: https://debtfreeguys.com/fight-inflation/

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Full show notes here: https://debtfreeguys.com/lgbtq-traveler/ 

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