What’s Your Financial Goal for This Week?
It’s Monday, which means it’s time to set a financial goal for the week.
How Mall Kiosk Workers Do Money
And how they sell you stuff you didn’t know you wanted.
Call for Pitches: The Holidays
We’re approaching The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (YMMV), which means I am looking for pitches on holidays and money.
The Cost of Giving Birth Abroad
I live in Kathmandu—but I gave birth in Bangkok.
Three Stories About Wealth
It is interesting that the Washington Post calls $180,000 “upper middle class” and the New York Times calls $200,000 “wealthy.”
What Am I Going to Do About My Credit Cards?
I’m going to be spending a lot of money in the next two months. Which credit card should I use to get the best rewards?
How I Got This Job: Librarian
I was a librarian for several years and this is a little tour of my career, a bit about my experiences on the library job market, and why I chose to go another route eventually.
Friday Estimate
It’s Friday, which means it’s time to estimate how much we’re going to spend this weekend.
Job of the Day: Cancun Experience Officer
We haven’t done a Job of the Day in forever, but you won’t want to miss this one.
How I Got This Job: Food Stylist
After seven years of getting it wrong professionally, it was time to pursue what I always wanted: a job with food.
What If Your Father Was an Actor Your Mother Had Hired?
The Atlantic interviews a man who runs a company that provides actors to play family members. For years.
The Cost of Moving: Learning Who You’ll Become
Because where you live shapes who you are.
How I Got This Job: Federal Librarian
I’m celebrating my 10-year anniversary as a federal employee.
Do 1 Thing On the Dotted Line
It’s Thursday, which means it’s time to Do 1 Thing.
Do We Need a $500 Bill… Because of Climate Change?
I get the argument that we should always keep cash on hand, but why won’t five $100 bills work just as well?
How I Got This Job: Director of Strategic Communications
When I graduated from high school, I knew what I was going to do for the rest of my life. I would major in English, then go to law school.
Want to Take the Washington Post’s Middle Class Test?
Input your income and your county to learn whether you are earning a middle-class income in your area.
The Cost of Moving: Two Days in Cedar Rapids
I wanted to give you an update on my Cedar Rapids adventure!
How I Got This Job: Casting Assistant
I spent over two years as a casting assistant for Jimmy Kimmel Live!