Reading through the comments, I see a lot of people that read this article and comment that, “This story sounds great, but nothing in here is applicable to me.” You know what? You are right. This article isn’t applicable to you because you really don’t want to get out from under the burden of debt. You haven’t…

Those are things largely outside of our control. Certainly be active, push for change, write letters, call your Congressmen, join the union, vote, take an active interest in your local government, and show up, but also take charge of what you can control. At our most fundamental, we control how we react to our…

You’re right. Paying off debt isn’t fun. An article making it out to be easy and pain-free would be misrepresenting that.

This past year, not nearly to this extreme of course, I managed to pay off a significant amount of debt simply by making better choices about eating out and spending on entertainment/monthly services. I set up a minimum payment I’d have to make every month to be cleared of the debt by mid-fall, in time to start saving…

Totally. Plus it makes you better able to respond to unexpected emergencies.

Keeping expenses low is key. I think the expense people tend to get really foolish about (speaking only about those making considerably more than $30k) is housing.

I think carrying more speed into 9 should make for more action. I think 7 and 8 were likely to be kind of a parade. So, I think this is probably a good change.

It seems the real point of your piece is “there are differences in the ways men and women think about and interact with money that are worth dissecting.” Like, for instance, when you mention how women are “generally more risk averse” which affects how they invest. Which is informative and actually really interesting.…

I’m constantly assessing for things that seem “off,” and points of exit. But this is more akin to the situational awareness mentioned above rather than being “on edge”. I’m usually more concerned about crowd crushes than a single bad actor.

Jeez. I made it to 34 years old and had never once realized why I had a bias towards my english brothers and sisters across the pond. Turns out, it was all of those harmful Disney movies I grew up on.

I highly doubt that this works for government officials

Science has found a way

But she specifically mentions having a couch.

My daily driver (personal vehicle) has been stick shift for the last 15 years.

Kibble. Feed your dog fucking kibble. Pick something that has the nutrients they need and is in a price range you can afford. Feed them twice daily and watch them love you unconditionally. There’s a lot of things you can over complicate in your life, don’t make feeding your pup one of them.

Everyone gets to keep more of their own money.

In reality, it doesn’t really mean anything. The ‘tax-reform’ ruse has been used over and over again to make taxpayers think they are getting something, from a bloated, wasteful, corrupt government that is afraid of taxpayers realizing how badly they’re being shafted. Unfortunately, we’re not getting squat.

So, households with taxable income under $50000 pay all of 4.5% of the total income tax bill in the U.S. It makes sense that those who make more than that amount get the the bigger tax breaks. Additionally, households with incomes over $200k pay 60% of the income tax load. So, it stands to reason that the biggest tax…

We pretty much stopped with the gift giving. My husband and I will usually buy one big gift that we will enjoy together, or we put the money aside for a weekend trip. For immediate family and friends, we get together and share a home cooked meal. The time spent together is more important than the stuff that no one…

How about we don’t call it stuffing or dressing and call it what it is; trash.