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New York Girls Swear By These Beauty Brands

I Live In Dallas — & Here's What £1,500 Will Get You

We Pay £2,700 For Our New Jersey Apartment — Here's How Big It Is

I Live In An Old Ice Cream Factory — & My Rent Is £2,850 A Month

In Refinery29's Sweet Digs, we take a look inside the sometimes small, sometimes spacious homes of millennial women. Today, we chat with 34-year-old

by Jessica Chou

These Songs Will Instantly Put You In A Good Mood

Don’t lie. You’ve definitely spent a night in with your friends dancing to "Call Me Maybe" while cleaning your room. Or, at least, to Taylor Swift.

by Erin Donnelly

I Live In A One-Bedroom Apartment In Brooklyn — & My Rent Is £1,1...

In Refinery29's Sweet Digs, we take a look inside the sometimes small, sometimes spacious homes of millennial women. Today, 25-year-old food writer Gillie

by Jessica Chou

9 Things Successful Women Always Do Before Bed

Getting good sleep is everyone's goal — but it's not as easy as it once was to just drift off to dreamland. Anyone who's had trouble falling asleep

by Jessica Chou

We Spend £2,760 A Month On A New-Build, One-Bedroom Flat In Brooklyn

In Refinery29's Sweet Digs, we take a look inside the sometimes small, sometimes spacious homes of millennial women. Today, 29-year-old Clemence Poles

by Jessica Chou

A Pasta Dish You Can Make In The Microwave

On Good Chef, Bad Kitchen, professionals take on the ultimate challenge: Cooking in a bare, under-utilised kitchen. In this episode, Salt, Fat, Acid,

by Jessica Chou

Our NYC Flat Costs £1,900 A Month — & The Bedroom Doesn't Ha...

In Refinery29's Sweet Digs, we take a look inside the sometimes small, sometimes spacious homes of millennial women. Today, 23-year-old Anh Nguyen shows

by Jessica Chou

My 1-Bedroom Flat In Brooklyn Costs £2,100 —Here's How Big I...

In Refinery29's Sweet Digs, we take a look inside the sometimes small, sometimes spacious homes of millennial women. Today, 28-year-old Asya Ambaretsa

by Jessica Chou

The Chocolate Cake So Easy, I Made It In The Microwave

On Good Chef, Bad Kitchen, professionals take on the ultimate challenge: Cooking in a bare, under-utilized kitchen. In this episode, Union Square

by Jessica Chou

I Live In East London — & This Is What My Flat Looks Like

In Refinery29's Sweet Digs, we take a look inside the sometimes small, sometimes spacious homes of millennial women. Today, 29-year-old Pip Jolley shows

by Jessica Chou

The Eggs Benedict Recipe So Easy, I Made It In My Tiny Kitchen

On Good Chef, Bad Kitchen, professionals take on the ultimate challenge: Cooking in a bare, under-utilized kitchen. In this episode, chef Mimi Weissenborn

by Jessica Chou

I Live In A 2-Bedroom In Harlem — Here's How Much I Pay In Rent

In Refinery29's Sweet Digs, we take a look inside the sometimes small, sometimes spacious homes of millennial women. Today, 26-year-old Rachel Herron

by Jessica Chou

How I Became The Most Successful Legal Sex Worker In The U.S.

Last month, we ran a Money Diary from Alice Little, a legal sex worker in Nevada who managed to book $1 million in a calendar year. We followed up with

by Alice Little

My Boyfriend & I Pay £3,100 In Rent In New York — For 400 Square ...

In Refinery29's Sweet Digs, we take a look inside the sometimes small, sometimes spacious homes of millennial women. Today, 29-year-old Kelsie Hayes

by Jessica Chou

Our East London House Costs £1,650 A Month — & We Have A Garden

In Refinery29's Sweet Digs, we take a look inside the sometimes small, sometimes spacious homes of millennial women. Today, 31-year-old Megan Parry shows

by Jessica Chou

I Share A 2-Bedroom In LA With My Boyfriend — & We Can't Agr...

In Refinery29's Sweet Digs, we take a look inside the sometimes small, sometimes spacious homes of millennial women. In today's episode, 30-year-old Dani

by Jessica Chou

I Live On Staten Island, NY — & We Pay £1,350 For 2-Bedroom & An ...

In Refinery29's Sweet Digs, we take a look inside the sometimes small, sometimes spacious homes of millennial women. In today's episode, Amanda Lee

by Jessica Chou

How I Share A Tiny 460-Square-Foot Studio With My Fiancé

In Refinery29's Sweet Digs, we take a look inside the sometimes small, sometimes spacious homes of millennial women. In today's episode, 27-year-old

by Jessica Chou

My Husband Was My Mentor — Here's What Happened After Our Di...

Divorce is a tricky, emotional time for many of us — and it can be even more complicated if you work with your significant other. Here, singer

I Live On A Boat In London — & It Cost Me £65,000

In Refinery29's Sweet Digs, we take a look inside the sometimes small, sometimes spacious homes of millennial women. In today's episode, 30-year-old Alice

by Jessica Chou

Our Brooklyn Basement Apartment Is £1,475 A Month — & We Have A G...

In Refinery29's Sweet Digs, we take a look inside the sometimes small, sometimes spacious homes of millennial women. In today's episode, Bit Blair and Ash

by Jessica Chou

My L.A. Home Costs £5,350 A Month — Here's Why It's Wor...

In Refinery29's Sweet Digs, we take a look inside the sometimes small, sometimes spacious homes of millennial women. In today's episode, Simone Shepherd

by Jessica Chou

I Was Refinery29's First US Money Diarist — Here's Wher...

At first glance, Refinery29's debut money diary seemed fairly mundane — a designer buying pizza, beauty products, and cat food. Then the diarist emailed

by Jessica Chou

What Singer Yuna's £1,570 Los Angeles Apartment Looks Like

In Refinery29's Sweet Digs, we take a look inside the sometimes small, sometimes spacious homes of millennial women. Today, musician Yuna shows off her

by Jessica Chou

My Husband & I Make £1.1 Million — & Everyone Thinks I Should Be ...

It's been almost a year since we first ran a Money Diary from a woman in L.A. who is one-half of a couple earning $1.5 million a year. Her diary was so

by Jessica Chou

A Guide To The Best House Plants For Small Flats

As one recent Sweet Digs resident said, "Plant ladies are the new cat ladies." And judging from the range of green thumbs we're seeing all over Instagram,

by Jessica Chou

I Live In NYC — & My House Cost £280,000

In Refinery29's Sweet Digs, we take a look inside the sometimes small, sometimes spacious homes of millennial women. In today's episode, 37-year-old

by Jessica Chou