More Americans than want to admit it have a spending problem, not an income problem. For LGBTQ+ Americans, the opposite is true. Why is this, and what can be done about it?

This is Queer Money episode #488. And today, we’re diving into the incomes and earning potential of LGBTQ+ people and sharing what we can do to increase our income and enhance our power.

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Additional Queer Money episodes mentioned in this episode:

• Why LGBTQ Banks and Investments Keep Failing on Queer Money EP462
• The Economic Case for LGBT Equality on Queer Money EP323
• Why LGBT Folks Should Become Trades Workers on Queer Money EP317
• How I Grew a $3M Portfolio with Dividend Dream on Queer Money EP432

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