10 Commandments of Actually Cooking

October 2016 Monthly Money Check-in

I knew how to cook literally no things until I was 26. I thought not knowing how to cook was part of my resistance to the expectations of my gender. Women were expected to cook, and…

Suck It Skills: Essential Sidecar to the Fuck Off Fund

March 2016 Check-In

How to Quit Your Day Job (Because I Just Did!)

August 2016 Monthly Money Check In

Mayday! Mayday! I Am Not Making It

November 2016 Monthly Money Check-in

Hey guys! It’s not going well! It’s going like

When You Can’t Afford Your Mistakes

June 2016 Monthly Money Check-In

[First of all, AHHH! I’m late. That’s because it’s summer in Seattle, and if your life isn’t falling apart *just a little bit,* you’re doing it wrong. Anyway, here we go…]

I Can’t Afford to Not Talk about Money

May 2017 Monthly Money Check-in

Last week I surprised my Peace Corps host mom, showed up at her door after 7 years. After she screamed and we hugged, she said, “The taxi driver didn’t charge you too much, did he?”

I’m 35 Years Old. I Have A Spending Addiction. But I’m Still Worth $60,000.

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Half Quit Your Day Job

April 2016 Money Check-In

After six years of working on my writing, I have half-quit my day job to half become a writer.

Freelancing is no joke. Firstly, it’s like, “Hey, congrats on becoming a writer! Now you’re an…