Nick Wolny

2 weeks ago | hechoencalifornia1010.com | Nick Wolny

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. How do dogs accurately anticipate what time their owners will be home from work each day? Is sugar truly more addictive than some illegal drugs? And does Reddit serve as a forum for lively debate on grammar and syntax? Don’t click those links. Instead, notice how your mental state may have changed after reading those sentences.

2 weeks ago | out.com | Nick Wolny

About 35 percent of queer Americans between the ages of 18 and 40 have student loans, according to The Williams Institute, an LGBTQ+ think tank. With some current relief programs on the chopping block – and queer people reporting an average of $16,000 more in education debt – borrowers should brush up on how their payments might change this year, as well as what they can do to prepare. Student loans have had more lore than a Housewives franchise these last few years, so let’s do a quick recap.

4 weeks ago | out.com | Nick Wolny

Anddddd we’re back! I’m talking about recession fears, of course. The U.S. isn’t in a recession quite yet, but a majority of people who spend their entire working lives managing money think one is coming soon. This matters for queer people, because recessions typically impact us more: LGBTQ+ people experience statistically significant workplace discrimination, carry more debt, and have less in savings to cushion the blow of a financial setback.

1 month ago | out.com | Nick Wolny

If you grow old with your partner, and they pass away before you do, you’d continue to receive their Social Security benefits. These are called survivor’s benefits, and about 4 million Americans receive them, with the average payout being around $1,500 a month. For a long time, though, queer people in same-sex marriages and civil unions weren’t eligible for this money, which is fucked up. It was only in 2013, in United States v.

1 month ago | out.com | Nick Wolny

The tariff tantrums continued this week as President Trump threatened a 200 percent duty on wine and champagne imported from the European Union. It’s feeling like an episode of Recession Fears: All Stars up in here lately, so even if you’ve reached your limit on how many times you can tolerate hearing the word “tariff,” you should probably keep tabs on how the forthcoming trade war might affect your rainbow wallet in the coming months. First, a quick primer on what the hell tariffs actually are.