My 2019 Resolution: Be Less Thrifty and More Thoughtful
No matter what I do, I always suspect that I could have economized better.
My 2019 Resolution: Do More Things That Don’t Make Any Money
I found myself getting to the end of every day with lots of work done and very little life stuff done.
My 2019 Resolution: Break Up With Amazon
I’ve started to think about an Amazon-less future.
Throwback Thursday: Yes You Can Go a Year Without Buying Clothes! I Did It And So Can You
Don’t give up shopping immediately. It could take you months to prepare for this.
I Want to Spend 2019 Sending Handwritten Cards to My Loved Ones
A rare moment of kid-like excitement washes over me when I find a brightly colored envelope in the mail.
The Costs of Home, “Home,” and Hawaii for the Holidays
Figuring out what to do about the holidays has become a recurring project over the last few years.
A Friday Chat About Pickles and Holiday Programming
Featuring Nicole in conversation with herself!
Let’s Throw Some Money at Our Problems: December 2018 Monthly Check-In
Pull up those balances!
Use YearCompass to Close Out 2018 and Set 2019 Goals
YearCompass suggests setting aside three hours to look back on your year and one hour to look forward, with a break in between.
Billfold Book Review: Personal Finance for Dummies and The One-Minute Money Mentor for Women
I got two books in the mail to review this month!
Do 1 Thing and Record It for Posterity
It’s Thursday, which means it’s time to Do 1 Thing.
Throwback Thursday: How Wizards Do Money: The Weird Sisters
“They don’t want us to play the Yule Ball this year,” Myron Wagtail (lead singer) told the band.
Spider Webs: A Christmas Tradition
My mom read about a Victorian-era Christmas-morning tradition which my parents have since modified somewhat to make more interesting.
Ask Nicole: Do I Have to Put My Partner’s Name on My Mortgage?
I currently live with my partner (we aren’t married) in a condo that I purchased before I met him.
Question Wednesday
It’s Wednesday, which means it’s time to ask allsorts of financial questions.
How I Convinced My Family to Stop Exchanging Presents (And You Can Too!)
My sister was my first target, and she was the easiest to convince.
Why I’m Giving Virtual Christmas Gifts This Year
I’m broke, so giving physical gifts simply isn’t in the cards. But I can give the gift of a YouTube playlist.
A Festive Holiday Smorgasbord of Links
Even though only one of these stories is holiday-related.
How a UX Designer in France Does Money
Charlotte (not her real name) is an 27-year-old UX designer in France.
10 Non Career-Related Questions My Relatives are Allowed to Ask Me Over the Holidays
Though I don’t have a serious partner right now, I would much rather talk about my adventures in casual dating than my paperwork-heavy job.
In Which I Figure Out My Christmas “Thing”
Remember how I told you I wanted to share my Christmas celebration with my family?
“A Sumptuous Feast Frozen Solid”: What Lisa Brennan-Jobs’s Memoir Tells Us About Money
It’s one of the few well-observed stories we have about Big Money and how it affects the lives of people close to it.
Billfold Recommends: RSS Readers
I know many of us are at the “all spent out” stage of our year, so today’s Billfold Recommends is ABSOLUTELY FREE.