A Friday Chat About Being Prepared

Featuring Billfolder Emlorark!

Is It Worth It to Buy a Printer?

Let’s do the math.

We Still Don’t Know How Trump’s Inauguration Funding Was Spent

Some of the $107 million was supposed to go to charity.

Friday Estimate

It’s Friday, which means it’s time to estimate our weekend spending.

People Are Selling Their Cars and Using Lyft Instead

A good quarter million of us got rid of our cars, Lyft reports.

Another Update on My Investing Project

Here’s where I am with all of my current investment vehicles.

What’s Your Biggest Financial Regret?

I very much regret that I didn’t start my investment project last year, because I would have seen some sweet gains.

Do 1 Thing Before You Pay Your Bill

It’s Thursday, which means it’s time to Do 1 Thing.

Car Companies Want to Track Everything Drivers Do

Car companies are adding data mining clauses into lease and sales contracts.

What If My Grocery Bill Is So Much Lower Because I’m Using the Online Delivery Service?

I’m not tempted by the latest limited-edition Oreos because I have no idea what they are.

How Do We Afford to Dress for the Jobs We Want?

Especially when we’re trying to look like we belong to a different socioeconomic class?

Question Wednesday

It’s Wednesday, which means it’s time to release your financial questions.

A Tuesday Chat About Dogecoin

The Indicator (from Planet Money) team chats with Jackson Palmer, the inventor of Dogecoin.

Checking In With My Groceries vs. Toiletries Project

Remember how I said I was going to separate out grocery and household/toiletry spending in 2018?

Walmart Is Reportedly Firing 3,500 Co-Managers

But they can apply for one of the 1,700 new, lower-paying assistant store manager jobs!

Tuesday Check-In

It’s Tuesday, which means it’s time to check in on our long weekend spending.

A Friday Chat About Investing

Featuring Nicole in conversation with herself!

How Much Did Your Rent Increase Between 2016 and 2017?

American renters saw their rents increase by nearly $5 billion.

Is It Okay That I Run the Dishwasher Every Day?

Even though it’s barely half full?

Walmart Will Earn Back Its Wage Increase in Nine Days

Also, it’s closing 63 Sam’s Clubs and eliminating thousands of jobs.

Friday Estimate

It’s Friday, which means it’s time to estimate our weekend spending.

Walmart Is Increasing Wages, Thanks to the Tax Bill

They’re bumping starting wages from $9 per hour to $11.

Kids These Days: A Billfold Book Review

Let’s take a look at Malcolm Harris’s Kids These Days: Human Capital and the Making of Millennials.

Do Women Feel Additional Pressure to Be “Good With Money?”

At Shondaland, Meredith Fineman takes a look at how the impulse to apologize for our finances affects women.

Do 1 Thing Before the Quarterly Tax Deadline

It’s Thursday, which means it’s time to Do 1 Thing.