Question Wednesday
It’s Wednesday, which means it’s time to share those financial questions you’ve stocked up.
The Cost of Wearing a Renaissance Uniform
It wasn’t until I was hired that I learned wearing a corset and skirt was mandatory during my shift, and I had to buy them myself.
A Travel Cost Roundup
How much did I end up spending on my thirteen-day book-and-teaching tour (plus vacation)?
Do You Want to Do an Uber Frugal Month?
The Frugalwoods have just issued their annual challenge.
Construction Is Not Cheap
I needed a bra that was constructed like an expensive house — stylishly keeping everything in, looking good inside and out, and holding up over time.
A “Bad Jobs” Open Thread
Alison Green (of Ask A Manager) explains how bad jobs can distort our sense of what the workplace should be like.
A Clothing Return Roundtable
I asked a group of friends about their outlook on returns and how return policies affected their shopping habits.
How I’ve Been Doing Food and Clothing on This Trip
Since we’re transitioning from our Food Series to our Clothing Series, I thought I’d share how I’ve been handling both food and clothes on my current Book & Teaching Tour (Plus Vacation!).
How a Credit Union Branch Manager With an Adorable Dog Does Money
Devon (not her real name) is a 32-year-old credit union branch manager in Portland. She did a previous Doing Money interview, “How a Bank Manager With Three Roommates Does Money,” in 2015.
When You Can’t Accept Your Financial Stability
Today’s must-read essay comes from The New York Times, and it’s called “I Have Post-Brokeness Stress Disorder.”
My SNAP Story
I am a middle-aged white woman living in Washington, D.C. I’m a college-educated writer who edits on the side. I have a cat.
Changes at Your Request
Since you requested more news posts and fewer share-your-goals-and-successes posts, I’ll gladly provide — so expect to see that change starting this week.
How’s Your First Day of No Net Neutrality Going?
Are you expecting any significant changes in a post-net-neutral world?
Weekly Themed Dinners Saved Our Grocery Budget
We don’t have Taco Tuesday, but we do have Breakfast-for-Dinner Wednesday.
Question Wednesday
It’s Wednesday, which means it’s time to bring out those financial questions you’ve saved up.