Ten Years After Maxing Out My First Credit Card, I’m Still Figuring It Out

How a Wealth Manager Does (Other People’s) Money

Saying No Is Half the Battle

The Town Where Americans Still Write Checks, and Other Notes on Rural Economics

Places I’ve Lived: Sleepwalking, Mice Herding, and Craigslist

Do We Need a Financial Advisor?

How Much Am I Willing to Pay for Convenience?

The Best Things I Bought at Estate Sales Last Year

The Best Time I Sold My TV

Broken Glass

On Setting a Price For Your Work

The Best Headphone Songs I Bought in 2013

We’re Anxious Decision-Makers Who Bought a House and Got a Dog

The Annual Cost of My Cross-Country Relationship

My Year in Parenting Expenses

The Benefits, Both Economic and Emotional, of A (Relatively) Minimalist Christmas

A Holiday in Montana

In Defense of the Gift Certificate

The Michael McGrath Holiday Newsletter

Christmas Alone

The Best Gift I Ever Gave Cost $2

Requiem for a Tree

My Last Hundred Bucks: Coffee and Christmas Presents

What Happens When One of Your Coworkers Dies

I Deserve It