The world of personal finance and financial literacy has historically not been known as an inclusive space. It's been primarily dominated by male figures who share traditional advice about financial matters.

Now more than ever, we're seeing an inclusive culture forming in the personal finance space and this is certainly refreshing as more Americans, especially more young Americans struggling to find relatable financial advice, can see themselves represented and their experiences and lifestyle reflected. 

I'm providing this list of influencers and resources that you can check out (and hopefully reference during your instruction) to bring more awareness to issues that impact the LQBTQIA+ community and overlap with topics like money, business, entrepreneurship and personal finance. 

[This post last updated June 2, 2025]

Suze Orman

(Happens to be the first point of entry for me into the world of personal finance!) At 23 I had $20,000 of credit card debt and no knowledge of how money works.

Suze's book "Women and Money" was the first one I ever read about money! She has a well-known podcast also called “Women & Money.” 

Most people know her as one of the most powerful and influential voices in finance. She has written 10 consecutive New York Times bestsellers about personal finance, won two Emmy Awards, and eight Gracie Awards during her career.

Gay Husbands on FIRE

G and J are the married couple — that prefers to remain anonymous — behind Gay Husbands on FIRE, an acronym that refers to “financial independence, retire early. Both are in their early 30s, living in NYC, and planning for a life of financial independence by 2031.

J is a public relations consultant originally from Colorado and G is a lawyer originally from Colombia. They met in Philadelphia in 2013 and got married in 2017. Since marriage, they have combined all of their finances and paid off $100,000 in student loans!

Carmen Perez, known as @MakeRealCents

Carmen and her wife Elise are dear friends on mine! Carmen is the creator of Make Real Cents, a personal finance platform dedicated to helping people achieve financial independence and avoid the money mistakes she made early on.

She avoided dealing with her student loans and was eventually sued due to those very student loans. She posts content on instagram and YouTube!

Daniella Flores

Daniella Flores is a queer and nonbinary financial expert and the founder of @iliketodabble, a side hustle and money resource website.

After paying off $40,000 of debt with their wife, they fell in love with the idea of side hustles — or “dabbling” as they call it in their online community — and the idea that they could leverage their creative energy to pursue financial freedom.

Lexa VanDamme

Lexa VanDamme started The Avocado Toast Budget back in June of 2020 while facing unemployment shortly after graduating with a master’s degree.

It started as a blog, but shifted to TikTok in September of 2020 when she started to share her journey paying off $20,000 in credit card debt in a year, and how she repaired her relationship with money.

She now shares all of her tips and resources for free across Instagram, YouTube and TikTok. 

Gabe Dunn

Dunn is the host of the popular podcast “Bad With Money,” a series that sheds light on conversations about money and sparked another book deal. He's a queer and trans writer and New York Times bestselling author.

Ryne Vickery

 @LBBTQ_money shares lots of research and content on Instagram. 

Modern FImily

This couple hit Financial Independence in 2018 for a family of 3 at ages 32, 30, and 1! They went from owing $110,000 in debt to amassing over $1 million in net worth over the course of 9 years!

Debt Free Guys

John & David are husbands who paid off $51,000 in credit card debt and now host the Queer Money podcast. Their mission is to help people Live Fabulously - Not Fabulously Broke.

About the Author

Yanely Espinal

Born and raised by Dominican, immigrant parents in Brooklyn, Yanely is a proud product of NYC public schools. She graduated from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School in 2007 before going on to receive her bachelor's degree at Brown University in 2011. As a Teach For America corps member, Yanely taught third and fourth grade in Canarsie, Brooklyn. She received her master's degree from Relay Graduate School of Education in 2013. She spends her spare time making YouTube videos about personal finance on her channel, MissBeHelpful. Yanely also loves to dance, sew, paint, listen to podcasts, and babysit her 10 nieces and nephews!

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