When I go to sleep at night, I don’t dwell on that awkward comment I made in a meeting, or whether I’m doing enough to minimize my carbon footprint. My brand of worrying involves all-consuming thoughts of whether I’m making enough money on each of…

Breakups are the worst. As if the emotional turmoil isn’t bad enough, there’s the logistical headache of figuring out how to handle the money part of the breakup. Six years into my last relationship, my live-in boyfriend at the time had quit his job…

Gift giving is a big deal this time of year. To find the “perfect” gift, Americans will spend about 15 hours shopping. Women will do about twice as much as men. And they’ll shell out about $1 trillion on gifts. While retailers relish the holiday…

Fashion Nova’s recent, oblivious text encouraging customers to spend their stimulus checks on its latest sale confirmed my irking suspicion: that our current financial reality is a confusing one. We’re just beginning to crawl out of an era that…

Doing your taxes during a pandemic is stressful enough. Filing your taxes for the first time during a pandemic can feel even more stressful. Before you start spiraling, though, some words of reassurance: “As a young person, it’s actually pretty…

My current laptop is missing two keys, has a badly chipped corner, freezes often, and occasionally restarts without warning — yet I've been holding out on buying a new one. It's not that I can't afford a new one. I just figure that this one still…

Like so many people, I lost a large portion of my income during the pandemic. A lot of bills went unpaid and, often, unopened. For months, I have been inundated with robocalls and neon envelopes from creditors. Last month, I was woken up by the…

There are just some conversation topics you tiptoe around, if not completely avoid, in a relationship, from your earth-shattering past sexual experiences to complaints about your partner’s annoying family. For many couples, debt ranks as an…

Receiving inheritance money seems like it would involve a gumbo of emotions. For one, you’ve somewhat unexpectedly been graced with a financial come-up. But you’ve also likely lost someone close to you, which can make the gift bittersweet.…

Two years ago, I experienced that all-too-common, oh-so-fun freelancer headache: the late-paying client. My rent, phone bill, student loan payment, and a laundry list of other expenses were due in less than a week. Yet a substantial payment from one…

On the rare occasions that my immigrant parents and I talked about money while I was growing up, the conversation often turned to frugality. The precarity in which they lived, especially during their first few years in the U.S., taught them the…

When Jennifer Alsup Caulk of San Jose, California returned from maternity leave in June, she expected to resume her original position at a construction company. Instead, her employer offered her another position with different hours and insisted she…

The coronavirus pandemic has caused widespread changes to countless aspects of daily life, from how people are working and communicating to how they grocery shop. And the economy has certainly felt the impact. With the stock market experiencing a…

We’ve all been made painfully aware of how millennials are falling behind previous generations financially: Many of us may never own property, achieve job security or afford to have children. However, we are better at talking about money. A recent…

I opened the black leather check holder the server had set on our table and winced inwardly. Outwardly, I pulled my purse out of my wallet and chirruped, “We’ve got it, dad,” with a dismissive wave of my hand. By “we,” I meant my youngest sister and…

For many undergraduates, working for pay during the academic year is a necessary part of the college experience. If they don’t work while enrolled, they may not have the money needed to pay tuition and other fees, keep a roof over their head or buy…

The gig economy is poppin’. There are close to 57 million freelancers working in the US, and research suggests that number is expected to rise by 14% by 2027. There’s a lot of moaning and groaning about the instability of the hustle economy, but the…

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Think you’ve got your budget nailed down, yet you’re still stressed and pinching pennies? We’ve got the tips and tricks you need to not just save cash, but also all those things money can’t buy: like time and sanity. Tip No. 1: Save your money for…