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Work & Money
Death By A Thousand Small Purchases: A True Story
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Oct 6, 2014
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Snowball Vs. Avalanche: What’s The Easiest Way To Save Money?
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Sep 24, 2014
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Nude Model, Babysitter, & 32 Other Jobs On My Résumé
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Sep 11, 2014
Beauty
What Happened When I Spent $100 On Bling For My Face
Illustrated by Anna Sudit. If you were to have looked at my calendar yesterday you would have noticed a 90-minute lunchtime block titled “Important M
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New York
I Worked At Magnolia Bakery — As A Bouncer
Photo: Edd Westmacott/Alamy. There is something strange about the way people wait in lines in New York City for food: the bleary-eyed folks standing out th
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Sex
Everything You Need To Know Before You Move In Together
Illustrated by Julia Sadler. Moving in together? Two of my friends are, and maybe you are, too. The key to a smooth transition is talking openly about ever
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Work & Money
How To Negotiate Your Lease (And Win!)
I found an apartment, fell in love, and after some negotiation, agreed to pay $1,325 a month for it. That’s much more than what I’d normally pay, but f
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Spirit
How To Enjoy Being Bad At Something
The basics of how to enjoy being bad are simple: pick an activity you enjoy doing for fun but are pretty bad at, and laugh when you mess up. These instruct
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Work & Money
Money-Saving Tips You Can Actually Relate To
People tell me that I’m good with money, and will sometimes ask me what my secret to saving is, as if I hold some sort of classified document that explai
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Work & Money
Why You Need To Fight For A Promotion
My friend who works below me at my office was recently promoted, and now has the same title and salary as I do. However, my friend’s responsibilities hav
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Work & Money
Why You’re Missing Out On Your Dream Job
Is a shocking statistic a good way to grab attention at the beginning of an article? Here goes — according to a story published by NPR, nearly 80% of all
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Work & Money
How One Woman Paid Off Student Debt In Well Under A Decade
Marnie Gallowy! The Internets told me that last week — eight years after you graduated from our ol’ alma mater — that you paid off the last of your $
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Work & Money
Here’s Why You Might Need A Financial Advisor
We met on a gray afternoon in December; we went to her. She picked that particular Clyde’s, she said, because it’s her favorite place to go and meet pe
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Work & Money
Cooking On A Budget: How To Slash Your Grocery Bill
Earlier this month, one of our favorite food bloggers, Beth Moncel of Budget Bytes, released a new cookbook with more than 100 recipes geared towards helpi
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Work & Money
Do You Have A Horrible Boss? You’re Not Alone
Once upon a time, I had a horrible boss. There were many components to his horribleness, including manipulation, name calling, threats, and other grandiose
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Work & Money
A Real Woman’s Account Of Getting Promoted & Feeling Guilty...
Anne, 33, lives in Boston and is a supply planning lead for a consumer products company, where she earns $100,00 a year — and feels really, really bad ab
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A Story On Living Paycheck To Paycheck — & Making It Work
Laura, 28, works at an entertainment company in the booking division in a position she describes as “essentially an administrative assistant.” She is p
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Work & Money
When Spending Money Actually Saves You Money
This is the year I decided that I wanted to stop living with roommates and get my own place. This is going to be accomplished in part by looking for a bett
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Living
Why You Need To Find A Mentor Right Now
Earlier this month, I got an email from my alma mater, Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, asking me if I wanted to participate in their
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Work & Money
How To Get What You Want From A 1-800 Customer Service Number
My mother taught me a customer-service bargaining secret that saves me hundreds of dollars all the time, but also kills me softly and slowly.
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Living
An Inside Look At Being A Personal Assistant For The Rich & Famous
Photo: Rex USA. The Billfold — which, mind you, is not another personal finance site — aims to do away with the misbelief that talking about di
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