This workshop explores how LGBTQI+ students - particularly immigrants, undocumented people, and those with nontraditional work histories - navigate finances, employment, and paperwork in systems not designed for them. Drawing from lived experience and real tools, the session will examine why privacy, accessibility, and user control matter in technology. Participants will learn how to identify gaps in existing systems, understand basic principles of privacy-first design, and explore practical strategies for supporting themselves and others when accessing financial, job, and legal resources.