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.

We Have to Discuss This Clarinet Story

As soon as I saw it, I thought “we have to talk about this on The Billfold.”

Monday Check-In

It’s Monday, which means it’s time to check in with our weekend spending.

Dear Businesslady: On Emotional Labor and Regular Labor

The gift of telling someone “no.”

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.

Friday Estimate

It’s Friday, which means it’s time to estimate our weekend spending.

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!).

Do 1 Thing at Nowhere in Particular

It’s Thursday, which means it’s time to Do 1 Thing.

The Cost of Clear Skin

Thank goodness for health insurance.

Do You Need a Happiness Budget?

Yes, this appears to be the new way of describing “fun money.”

Question Wednesday

It’s Wednesday, which means it’s time to bring out those financial questions you’ve saved up.

The Cost of a New Life: Part Two

Overstock.com was supposed to contact me about the replacement cabinet dowels within a week.

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?

Monday Check-In

It’s Monday, which means it’s time to check in with our weekend spending.

Weekly Themed Dinners Saved Our Grocery Budget

We don’t have Taco Tuesday, but we do have Breakfast-for-Dinner Wednesday.

This Week in Pods

When I was younger, I was totally the person who would seek out a quiet corner of the airport so I could pretend to take a nap.