Half of Us Are Planning to Move Somewhere Else
It isn’t just people in big coastal cities who plan on moving elsewhere: 85 percent of people in Tallahassee plan on moving, along with 57 percent of people in Raleigh, 76 percent of people in Providence, etc. etc. etc.
The Cost of Hearing Aids, Part Three: Broke For the Summer
Welcome to part three of my series about buying new hearing aids in 2017, five years after purchasing my last pair (that cost literally thousands of dollars).
Question Wednesday
It’s Wednesday, which means its time to ask those pointed financial questions.
The Cost of Being Diagnosed With (and Getting Treated for) Migraines
Like many people who present at urgent care clutching their foreheads and complaining of inexplicably glittery vision, I have headaches. Really bad ones.
If You’re Planning on Eating at the Cheesecake Factory, Do the Math on the Suggested Tip
Allegedly, the restaurant has been printing receipts encouraging split-check customers to leave tip percentages based on the entire group’s bill.
How Characters in The Decemberists’ Album ‘Picaresque’ Do Money
Because you asked. Here we go.
What It’s Like to Apartment-Hunt With a Boyfriend Who Has No Credit Score
Sure enough, a few days later the agent who was processing our application sent us a puzzled email: how could a gainfully employed 27-year-old possibly be missing from every single credit database?
What’s Your Financial Goal for This Week?
It’s Monday, which means it’s time to set a financial goal for the week.
The Moment When You Realize You Don’t Know What the Organizations You’ve Been Funding Actually Do
I understand, on an intellectual level, the importance of ensuring free speech for all. But, on an emotional level, I am not ready to get behind this particular free speech activity.
Debt Free by the Big Day
I wanted to pay off all my credit card debt by our wedding day.
An Update on My Drinking
In February I told you all about how my decision to stop drinking saved my sanity and my money. Now I’m back with an update on my endeavor, which hasn’t been as successful as I’d hoped.
My Boyfriend Makes 5x My Salary: How the Fun Budget Saved Our Relationship
I finally plucked up the courage to have a Conversation About Money. I appreciated the invites and loved spending time together, I told him, but this lifestyle was out of my price range.
What Do Index Funds Have to Do With the Cost of Air Travel?
Is your favorite low-cost index fund making airfare more expensive?
Local Blogger Is Human
I know I brag about planning my meals so I don’t need to eat takeout the night before a trip, but…
Dear Businesslady: How Do I Switch Careers?
Advice on making the most of your experience while job-searching in a new field.
The Time Lyft Charged Its Employees to Park in a Free Lot
Instead of charging by the hour or by the day, Lyft charged employees $200 per spot per month.
We Are Still Here: A Story of Love and Recession
I saw the same warning signs as everybody else. I remember standing in my mom’s living room watching CNN as the oil prices started climbing higher and higher while the stock market started tanking.