What’s Your Financial Goal for This Week?
It’s Monday, which means it’s time to set a financial goal for the week.
The Cost of Moving: Shipping the First Eight Boxes
As you might remember from my Monday Check-In, I shipped my first eight boxes to Cedar Rapids this weekend.
We Should Discuss the Paul Ryan Tweet
If you were on Twitter this weekend, you might have seen a lot of people respond to this tweet.
How Much Should Furniture Cost?
Curbed looks into why furniture is so expensive AND so poorly made.
The Cost of Moving: Learning That My Mattress Is Being Shipped to the Wrong Address
I cannot even believe how much time I’ve spent on this, but here goes.
Did You Read the Dear Prudence About the Ex Who Left $10,000 in Cash in a Couch?
And what advice would you give this letter writer?
The Cost of Moving: Selling My Furniture
So I met with the person who will be moving into my Seattle apartment, and I sold this person all my furniture.
The Costs of Surrogacy
The story ends happily—but there are a lot of unexpected costs and complications in between.
Do 1 Thing to Keep the Internet Running
It’s Thursday, which means it’s time to Do 1 Thing.
London Millennials Need to Give Up Restaurants for Five Years If They Want to Buy a Home
And that’s if they have parents who can help with the down payment.
The Cost of Moving: Changing My Affordable Care Act Insurance
For some reason I thought this process would be easy.
How Basic Income Changes Lives
Wired has a great longread about what happened when the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians started sharing casino profits with members of the tribe.
Question Wednesday
It’s Wednesday, which means it’s time to reunite with our financial questions.
The Cost of Moving: A Week in Cedar Rapids
It’s time to total up exactly what this week of apartment-hunting and furniture shopping has cost me.
5 Percenters Ask Congress NOT to Cut Their Taxes
They want to pay more so other people don’t have to.
Do You Have a Separate Budget Line Item for Thanksgiving Dinner?
When I made my November budget, I asked myself whether I should make a separate line item for Thanksgiving dinner or whether I should roll the total up into groceries.
What’s Your Financial Goal for This Week?
It’s Monday, which means it’s time to set a financial goal for the week.
The New Yorker Profiles Refinery29’s Money Diaries
They also profile the comment section.