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A Week In Singapore On A $334,665 Joint Income
Jul 5, 2021
Money Diaries
A Week In Boston, MA, On A $78,000 Income & $18,000 Yearly Allowance
Jul 2, 2021
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A Week In Washington, D.C., On A $77,602 Salary
Jun 30, 2021
Cults
Do You Trust This Momfluencer? Good, Because She Has Something To...
A friend introduced me to Beautycounter. She’s one of those people who knows about cool stuff before the rest of us do, and she sent me a link for their
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Sara Petersen
Money Diaries
A Week In Chicago, IL, On A $210,000 Joint Income
Welcome to Money Diaries where we are tackling the ever-present taboo that is money. We’re asking real people how they spend their hard-earned money
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A Week In Richmond, VA, On A $97,000 Joint Income
Welcome to Money Diaries where we are tackling the ever-present taboo that is money. We’re asking real people how they spend their hard-earned money
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2020 Took A Toll On Small Businesses. These Are The Ones You Shou...
On average, I find myself lusting after something I never knew I needed about thrice daily: DTC toothbrushes, natural wines, flannel nightgowns, the list g
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Eliza Dumais
Living
I Thought Owning A Home Would Be A Dream, But It’s A Nightm...
Welcome to Taking Stock, a space where we can take a deep breath and try to figure out what the COVID-19 economy really means for our finances. Every month
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Paco de Leon
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Inside The Jamaican-Owned Brooklyn Cafe Where “Vibes”...
Hibiscus Brew is one of 11 woman-led businesses nominated by Refinery29 for 99 Days of Design — a program working to empower small businesses through gra
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Jane Drinkard
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A Week In Provo, UT, On A $46,000 Salary
Welcome to Money Diaries where we are tackling the ever-present taboo that is money. We’re asking real people how they spend their hard-earned money
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A Week In Pittsburgh, PA, On A $224,000 Joint Income
Welcome to Money Diaries where we are tackling the ever-present taboo that is money. We’re asking real people how they spend their hard-earned money
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A Week In Austin, TX, On A $37,440 Salary
Welcome to Money Diaries where we are tackling the ever-present taboo that is money. We’re asking real people how they spend their hard-earned money
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Taking Stock
I Earn Much Less Than My Partner, But We Split Costs Evenly. How ...
Welcome to Taking Stock, a space where we can take a deep breath and try to figure out what the COVID-19 economy really means for our finances. Every month
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Whizy Kim
Work & Money
Should Golf Exist?
Golf is not a cool sport. It’s long been dismissed by young people as the pastime of stodgy old rich men — that’s nothing new. But it’s nev
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Whizy Kim
News
Why Aren’t More Americans Having Kids? Money
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, there were endless memes, jokes, and projections about an unprecedented quarantine baby boom. Needless to say, t
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Lydia Wang
Money Diaries
A Week In St. Louis, MO, On A $40,000 Salary
Welcome to Money Diaries where we are tackling the ever-present taboo that is money. We’re asking real people how they spend their hard-earned money
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Work & Money
Canceling Student Debt Doesn’t Help Rich People. Is That Wh...
Despite campaign promises about addressing soaring student debt numbers, President Biden still hasn’t moved to cancel even the $10,000 of debt he rec
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Whizy Kim
Money Diaries
A Week In Seattle, WA, On A $712,000 Joint Income
Welcome to Money Diaries where we are tackling the ever-present taboo that is money. We’re asking real people how they spend their hard-earned money
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Mortgage Rates Are At Historic Lows — But Does That Mean This Is ...
Whether you live in a Grecian palace or a Bushwick basement apartment with four roommates, there have undoubtably been times this year when your home fell
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Gina Marinelli
Cults
Why Does Everyone Talk Like They’re In A Cult?
In late 2020, a time of cultural high-highs and low-lows (Trump would soon be out of office, but the COVID pandemic was wreaking havoc), my Instagram algor
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Amanda Montell
Money Diaries
A Week In New York, NY, On $15.50 An Hour
Welcome to Money Diaries where we are tackling the ever-present taboo that is money. We’re asking real people how they spend their hard-earned money
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Tech
I’m Addicted To Emojis. Help?
I’ve long been a big fan of emojis. When I was in high school, my best friend and I would stay up way too late trying to get one another to guess mov
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Olivia Harrison
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The Latinx-Owned, Sustainable Label That’ll Help You Break ...
Selva\Negra is one of 11 woman-led businesses nominated by Refinery29 for 99 Days of Design — a program working to empower small businesses through graph
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Danielle Naer
News
Chipotle Is Raising Menu Prices & Blaming It On “Employee Costs”
Next time you head to Chipotle, guac won’t be the only thing that costs a little extra. Your whole burrito bowl will, too. As of Tuesday, the burrito cha
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Lydia Wang
Money Diaries
A Week In Austin TX, On A $76,000 Salary
Welcome to Money Diaries where we are tackling the ever-present taboo that is money. We’re asking real people how they spend their hard-earned money
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Relationships
How Does It Feel To Have A Partner Who Does Sex Work?
Chris Buck, a photographer and director based in New York and California, has always been drawn to the tension between strength and vulnerability. In his l
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Mirel Zaman
Economic Inequality
How Do Rich People Avoid Paying Taxes? It’s Easy, Actually
Water and oil, night and day, billionaires and paying their fair share in taxes — this is just a short list of iconic opposites. It’s probably not
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Whizy Kim
Living
A Week In Bay Area, CA, On A $1.3 Million Joint Income
Welcome to Money Diaries where we are tackling the ever-present taboo that is money. We’re asking real people how they spend their hard-earned money
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Money Diaries
A Week In Connecticut On A $38,100 Yearly Stipend
Welcome to Money Diaries where we are tackling the ever-present taboo that is money. We’re asking real people how they spend their hard-earned money
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News
Naomi Osaka Is Here To Remind Us: Work Won’t Love You Back
One might say that tennis champion Naomi Osaka withdrew from the French Open under duress. It started last Wednesday, when Osaka notified her fans — in a
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Cate Young
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