A Letter From Your Old Foreign Bank Account
Joyeux Anniversaire! It’s been nearly five years since you visited Cameroon for four-and-a-half months, but your bank account is still open.
Three Stories That Are Actually About Personal Finance This Time
On the 401(k), the Pink Tax, and our overall financial health.
Funny Money: I Get Paid to Be Funny
A serious look at getting paid to write funny stuff.
The Cost of Running for Local Office as a Last-Minute, Write-in Candidate
I hadn’t planned on running for Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner.
Throwback Thursday: Impress Your Loved Ones With a Ham
Ham looks hard but is actually quite easy. And cheap.
Question Wednesday
It’s Wednesday, which means it’s time to volunteer your financial questions.
The Cost of Discovering My Child Is Terrible at Soccer
I could give the highlights of her first season, but there aren’t that many.
A Song of Debts and Assets: The Financial Status of the Characters in Game of Thrones
Davos Seaworth is a mild doomsday prepper: he has a bug-out bag with a lot of cash in it.
Billfold Recommends: Top Rated Zulay Premium Quality Metal Lemon Lime Squeezer — Manual Citrus Press Juicer
This week’s Billfold Recommends comes from BornSecular.
A Veterans Day News Roundup
I’ve got two Veterans Day stories and two political stories for you this Monday — and if you are a veteran, thank you for your service.
A Friday Chat About the Frugal and the Beast Preorder
Featuring Nicole in conversation with herself!
Two Webcomics About Different Kinds of Magic
On Magic the Gathering and the magic of reading nooks.
The Billfold Goes to the Archives: Community Cookbooks
These books are meant to be used, in a way that I suspect the few hefty, glossy cookbooks I personally own are not.
Do 1 Thing Because the Holidays Are Practically Upon Us
It’s Thursday, which means it’s time to Do 1 Thing.