PERSONAL FINANCE, ELEVATED.
I’ve never lived in a house. Ever. I realized just how strange that was one day in high school when I was talking to a boy in the hallway. I don’t remember why, but he asked me if I knew how to use a lawn mower. Without thinking, I said no. It was an innocent […]
*Guest post: I’m lucky to have readers with some legit writing chops. Today I’m happy to share a guest post from one such reader, Ann, who talks about the one thing she didn’t have growing up. I might not have had lunches lovingly packed by mom when I was little, but I always felt I was […]
A few weeks ago I was minding my own business on the train when I felt a certain energy in the air. I looked up and saw a sea of purple satin. Oh, hello, NYU grads. Since I’ve realized I have some young readers, I thought I’d write something specifically for people fresh out of […]
There’s no such thing as a happy poor kid. At least, that’s how it always seems in the stories. As someone from a low-income family, I naturally like reading about people who grew up like me. But in more instances than not, it’s hard for me to relate to their stories. Maybe it’s because for […]
There’s a good chance you already follow Alice Gao on Instagram. She happens to be the only photographer on my personal feed. Recently, as I was flipping through her portfolio, I realized that those dreamy inspiration photos I had pinned to my wedding Pinterest board were actually hers. Alice not only has an artistic eye, […]
This post was supposed to be different. I was finally going to write one of those witty, bite-sized posts that everyone else seems so good at yet have utterly eluded me. I’d dusted off an old money snapshot from my Hotmail account (don’t make fun). This is it, I thought. This time was going to […]
I once met another blogger who said to me, “I’m not that frugal. I like spending money. Like you.” Like me. That part sat with me for a bit, because it’s not true. I actually don’t like spending money at all. And I think I’m super frugal. But I’m extremely value-driven and I always want […]