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Meal Plan No. 7: Feeding a family of 4 on $1,250 per month in Rochester, NY
“It took effort and it took time to build an hour or so into each day to make dinner.”
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Home Economics No. 61: Single, 39, working as a server and paying off $85k in debt in NYC
Her debt payments total more than her rent.
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The Purse Travel Guide: 6 (mostly solo) days in Berlin
Is there anything dreamier than working on a novel while abroad?
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Sesali Bowen
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Home Economics No. 60: Married, 37, and living on Long Island with an $8k mortgage
You could say this family is part of America's working rich.
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Home Economics No. 59: Single, 39, and living with 2 housemates in Vermont on $60k a year
She has complicated feelings about being childfree and single at nearly 40.
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Meal Plan No. 6: Feeding a family of 2 on $800 per month in Tampa, Florida
“Our food budget expanded a LOT to prioritize both convenience and trying new things.”
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The Purse Guide to Secondhand Shopping
Tips and tricks for using Poshmark to find the best secondhand clothing and accessories.
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4 simple things to do with your money in your 20s and 30s, according to a personal finance classic
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Home Economics No. 47: Married, 40, living in a $1.7-million Brooklyn condo on a $685k joint income
Our first Home Economics written by a man!
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