An Apple GiveBack Update
So I wanted to tell you all how my Apple GiveBack laptop trade-in went, because it turned out to be a MODERATELY FRUSTRATING PROCESS!
Let’s Throw Some Money at Our Problems: September 2018 Monthly Check-In
Pull up those balances!
Three Stories About Endless Loan Payments
The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program isn’t actually forgiving many loans.
The Argument for Pooling Money in a Relationship
At Longreads, Vanessa Golenia describes what happened when she started dating someone who made significantly less money than she did, and what happened when they decided to combine both their lives and their incomes.
Question Wednesday
It’s Wednesday, which means it’s time to share those financial questions that have been keeping you up at night.
A Doing Money Update From the Assistant Professor in Memphis
Melissa is a 36-year-old assistant professor in Memphis. This is an update to her 2017 Doing Money interview.
Three Stories on Whose Income Is Going Up and Whose Is Going Down
Plus a bonus story about keeping finances separate after marriage!
An Open Thread About Life Insurance
If you elect to give John Hancock your wearable data and you’re a good little wearable wearer, you could earn gift cards for your healthy habits!
Two Articles, One Webcomic, and One Podcast About Jobs and Wages
Get out those earbuds.
Vanguard Just Announced Two New ESG ETFs
These ETFs exclude stocks from companies that fail to meet environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria.
Financial Fairy Tales: Rumpelstiltskin
There once was a man who was very proud of his daughter.
Question Wednesday
It’s Wednesday, which means it’s time to pop those financial questions.
What We Didn’t Know About the 2008 Financial Collapse
Matt Taibbi’s Rolling Stone essay takes us through the 2008 financial collapse and the subsequent bailout, providing detail and context that was left out of the narrative ten years ago.
An Update on Paying Single-Member LLC Estimated Taxes
Last week, I wrote up everything I’d learned about paying estimated taxes as a single-member LLC — but it turns out I hadn’t learned everything there was to learn yet!