Call for Pitches: Doing Money Interviews
When we last discussed how to expand our Doing Money series, you suggested inviting writers to interview people whom they thought would be interesting Doing Money subjects.
On Love and Cohabitation
Today’s must-read essay comes from Carolita Johnson at Longreads, in which she “tallies the costs and benefits of love and cohabitation as a woman artist living in a patriarchy.”
Question Wednesday
It’s Wednesday, which means it’s time to share those financial questions you’ve stocked up.
A Travel Cost Roundup
How much did I end up spending on my thirteen-day book-and-teaching tour (plus vacation)?
Do You Want to Do an Uber Frugal Month?
The Frugalwoods have just issued their annual challenge.
A “Bad Jobs” Open Thread
Alison Green (of Ask A Manager) explains how bad jobs can distort our sense of what the workplace should be like.
How I’ve Been Doing Food and Clothing on This Trip
Since we’re transitioning from our Food Series to our Clothing Series, I thought I’d share how I’ve been handling both food and clothes on my current Book & Teaching Tour (Plus Vacation!).
How a Credit Union Branch Manager With an Adorable Dog Does Money
Devon (not her real name) is a 32-year-old credit union branch manager in Portland. She did a previous Doing Money interview, “How a Bank Manager With Three Roommates Does Money,” in 2015.
When You Can’t Accept Your Financial Stability
Today’s must-read essay comes from The New York Times, and it’s called “I Have Post-Brokeness Stress Disorder.”
Changes at Your Request
Since you requested more news posts and fewer share-your-goals-and-successes posts, I’ll gladly provide — so expect to see that change starting this week.
How’s Your First Day of No Net Neutrality Going?
Are you expecting any significant changes in a post-net-neutral world?
Question Wednesday
It’s Wednesday, which means it’s time to defrost our financial questions.
Checking In With My Savings Plan: May 2018 Edition
In May I received $4,421.57 in freelance income and $151.22 in book royalties, or $4,578.79 total.
Question Wednesday
It’s Wednesday, which means it’s time to bring out those financial questions you’ve saved up.