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The other night, my standard millennial woman stomach issues started to manifest in a new and exciting way (I’ll spare you the details, because I value your subscription). My instinct to preserve my health defeated my desire to protect my sanity from insurance company billing departments, so I headed to the urgent care down the […]
Ever since that cursed Shein brand trip last summer in which American influencers toured the company’s Guangzhou factories and marveled aloud at how “not-sweaty” the workers were, the center of the Venn diagram between sustainability and personal finance came into full focus. For most people, financial health is contingent upon managing consumption habits—producing more income […]
Almost 10 years ago, I lived in a city surrounded by hordes of other early 20-somethings. We were Venn diagrams of friend groups connected by mutual acquaintances or college roommates, hailing from all over the country and bringing unique backgrounds that were mostly unknown to one another. When you’re growing up, you usually know why […]
When we first moved to California, our next-door neighbors—a very kind Gen X couple—knocked on our door and invited us over for dinner. In the following weeks, they’d pop over to check in, periodically lending a tool or an extra set of hands. One day while I was stuck in traffic coming back from San […]
The first documented mention of the term “starter home” was nearly a century ago in 1926, which described it as “for the man and wife who wants [sic] a home with comfort, but small expense.” What do you think, man or wife? Interested in a little comfort with a small expense? Can I interest you […]
…and what makes people feel middle class? Poring over whitepapers and opinion riffs from opposite sides of the political spectrum is one of my favorite pastimes—especially opposing views that attempt to explain the same phenomena. It’s usually one big exercise in the frustrating reality that you can effectively make data say anything you want it […]
Between 1941 and 1945, roughly 16.5 million Americans served in WWII alongside the Allied powers (for context, the US population in 1941 was only 133 million), which meant one thing back home: all hands on economic deck, including mothers. The original girlboss, Rosie the Riveter, was born—women joined the ranks of laborers building aircraft, ships, […]
This week on The Money with Katie Show, I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing a legend in the financial planning world, Bill Bengen. He established the “historical safe withdrawal rate,” better known as the 4% rule, on which the majority of traditional financial planning is now based. He is my Regina George, and his […]