Would you love to live in a gay mecca?

It seems that most, if not all, of the "gay meccas" are in megacities or cities with a metro population above 5 million.

Since so many LGBTQ+ folks feel compelled to migrate to these megacities for various reasons, we wanted to examine where in these megacities are pockets of affordability.

This is Queer Money episode #503. Today, we’re diving into 5 affordable cities within megacities that are great spots for LGBTQ folks.

• Get the dynamic list of Affordable LGBTQ+ Friendly Cities in the U.S. here.
• Watch this week's episode on YouTube
• Watch last week's episode on YouTube
• Don't miss the other states we've covered in this Gay Cities series

Past episodes mentioned in this episode:

• 381: The Series Kick Off
• 397: Texas
• 407: Pennsylvania
• 459: Illinois
• 465: Georgia
• 433: Top 10 Cities Part 1
• 485: Top 10 Cities Part 2
• 487: Top Surprises
• 497: Blue States
• 499: Purple States
• 501: Red States

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Do you make poor financial decisions, even when you know better? If so, it may help to dig into your money story to find out why.

Stephani Niblock grew up in a cult that viewed women as caretakers who never say no to their husbands.

So, when her partner wanted to buy a luxury car or see a pricey nutritionist, Stephani went into debt to make it happen.

How did understanding her money story help Stephani turn things around?

Today, Stephani is the creator of Be Your Money Hero, a platform and podcast that provides a safe space to explore the impact your past experiences and trauma have on your money.

On this episode of Queer Money, Stephani joins us to explain what it was like to grow up in a cult and how it affected her beliefs about money.

Stephani discusses how she got into debt and eventually filed for bankruptcy, describing how she took ownership of her ‘rock bottom’ money situation and finally got her financial life in order.

Listen in for insight on how trauma impacts our money decisions and learn how understanding your money story can help you change your financial life!

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It's pretty easy to bash conservative states as members of the LGBTQ+ community when we see many of these states enacting laws against us. Yet, did you know that almost one-third of LGBTQ+ adults in the U.S. live in a Red State? There are many reasons that some folks may choose to stay or move to one of these Red States, one of which may be affordability and because they lack the financial privilege it takes to move to another state.

With that in mind, we've mined our data on affordable LGBTQ+ friendly cities and have come up with the top 5 most affordable cities in Red states.

This is Queer Money episode #501. Today, we’re diving into 5 affordable cities in Red states that are great spots for LGBTQ folks.

• Get the dynamic list of Affordable LGBTQ+ Friendly Cities in the U.S. here.
• Watch this week's episode on YouTube
• Watch last week's episode on YouTube
• Don't miss the other states we've covered in this Gay Cities series

Past episodes mentioned in this episode:

• 381: The Series Kick Off
• 387: West Virginia
• 435: Missouri
• 451: Kentucky
• 433: Top 10 Cities Part 1
• 485: Top 10 Cities Part 2
• 487: Top Surprises

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• Queer Money YouTube
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