We Still Don’t Know How Trump’s Inauguration Funding Was Spent
Some of the $107 million was supposed to go to charity.
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.
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.
Walmart Will Earn Back Its Wage Increase in Nine Days
Also, it’s closing 63 Sam’s Clubs and eliminating thousands of jobs.
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.