HOW TO FUND YOUR FABULOUS LIFE

For queer people, opulence is activism. And there’s a way to live large without breaking the bank

by nick wolny

My personal finance perspective is this: It’s actually my duty as a gay man to live a fabulous, fulfilling life. I say this with both sassiness and reverence. Throughout the ages, LGBTQ+ folks have been marginalized and criminalized, demeaned and devalued. Generations of people died in either infamy or in the closet, their loves and identities hidden from the pages of history. Channeling wealth and fabulosity, as epitomized in 1980s ballroom culture, is a means of pushing back against a society seeking to silence and erase us. When Junior LaBeija declared “Opulence: You own everything!” in Paris Is Burning, it became a rallying cry to show up loud and proud. Being extra is queer expression at its best, but this excess is looked down upon in personal finance circles. And as a…

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