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  1. money talks
    Internet Fame Doesn’t Pay the BillsPhoebe Robinson from 2 Dope Queens on the difference between Portlandia and podcasting, when it comes to being paid.
    By Charlotte Cowles
  2. q&a
    ‘My Pet Hedgehog Is an Instagram Influencer’“Last year, I made about $8,000 or $9,000 total.”
    As told to Charlotte Cowles
  3. get that money
    Elaine Welteroth Had to Leave Media to Earn Real Money“No question: Leaving the magazine business and working for myself has been an exponential leap in terms of earnings.”
    By Maggie Bullock
  4. payday
    How to Ask for More Money Than You Ever Thought PossibleAnna Sale says “men were like, ‘Just ask for what you don’t think you can get and see what happens.’”
    By Charlotte Cowles
  5. living with money
    What It’s Like to Grow Up With More Money Than You’ll Ever SpendAbigail Disney, heiress to the Disney fortune, on being raised with wealth.
    By Sarah McVeigh
  6. q&a
    Abby Wambach Wishes She Didn’t Buy All Those Watches and CarsThe soccer legend retired at 35, but still needs a paycheck.
    By Maggie Bullock
  7. get that money
    How Awkward Can It Get When Your Friend Becomes Your Boss?When it comes to your paycheck, pretty awkward.
    By Amanda Shapiro
  8. my two cents
    ‘I’m Terrified of Messing Up Now That I’m Out of Debt’So you made some money mistakes in your 20s. Here’s how to get back on track.
    By Charlotte Cowles
  9. get that money
    What 5 Moms Taught Their Daughters About Saving MoneyFive women share their mothers’ budgeting lessons, from recycling rocks to the “envelope method.”
    By Alyssa Shelasky
  10. get that money
    Why Is Stalking People on Venmo So Addictive?I can’t look away from my friends’ (and ex’s) Venmo feeds.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  11. get that money
    When Asking for More Money BackfiresYou need a raise. But getting it isn’t always a yes-or-no question.
    By Charlotte Cowles
  12. ask a boss
    What to Do If You’re Paid Less Than a Male Co-WorkerHow to raise the issue, step by step.
    By Alison Green
  13. payday
    ‘I Make Six Figures As a Travel Influencer’Former French teacher Oneika Raymond now gets paid to travel the world.
    By Kaitlin Menza
  14. living with money
    The Slippery Slope of Dating Someone With a Trust Fund“It was great to eat at nice restaurants and go on cool trips, but it was also scary and weird.”
    By Anonymous As told to Charlotte Cowles
  15. get that money
    Trying to Buy HappinessTo me, it means having a sensible plan.
    By Lauren Wilkinson
  16. secret side hustles
    ‘It’s Like I’m a Naked Shrink’What it’s like to have a side gig as a tantric masseuse.
    By Anonymous As told to Alexa Tsoulis-Reay
  17. money
    What My Immigrant Family Taught Me About MoneyMy grandmother kept cash in a shoebox hidden in her closet.
    By Karissa Chen
  18. my two cents
    The Fear of Losing It AllWhat happens to your brain when you worry about money.
    By Charlotte Cowles
  19. money
    How to Be a Writer and Still Get Really, Really RichJessica Knoll can afford a Porsche, a house, and expensive therapy.
    By Maggie Bullock
  20. secret side hustles
    The Nurse Who Sells Her Own Breast Milk Online“Mothers who have an organic or vegan diet will charge up to $3 per ounce, but I’m just not that sort of woman.”
    By Anonymous As told to Alexa Tsoulis-Reay
  21. work
    How I Get It Done: Suze Orman Gives Money Advice From Her Private Island“I do not wear makeup when I’m on the island. I don’t care what my hair looks like.”
    By Charlotte Cowles
  22. ask a boss
    How to Negotiate a Salary After a Job Offer: 6 Tips to Get More MoneyThe safest time to bring it up, what to say in two sentences, and more.
    By Alison Green
  23. payday
    Beyoncé’s Underwear Designer Quit Her Job in Banking to Learn to SewNubian Skin founder Ade Hassan always had bigger ambitions.
    By Kaitlin Menza
  24. get that money
    Unlearning My Buffet MentalityWhen it comes to money, my gauge has been off.
    By Rachel Khong
  25. q&a
    Cat Marnell Pays Taxes NowAfter two years of living abroad in cheap hotels, the writer is ready to get back to work.
    By Charlotte Cowles
  26. advice
    Why We’ll Never Get Rid of Our Money AnxietiesBut here’s how to manage the worst of them.
    By Maureen O’Connor and Maureen O'Connor
  27. money
    I Babysit for the One Percent“I once opened a bathroom cabinet to find boxes upon boxes of unopened skin-care products totaling literally thousands of dollars.”
    By Margaret Grace Myers
  28. payday
    What Is Success Supposed to Feel Like?Writer Megan Abbott has finally made it big in Hollywood — but she doesn’t always feel that way.
    By Kaitlin Menza
  29. my two cents
    My Parents Think I Can’t Support Myself Financially. What If They’re Right?You’re the one who needs convincing, not your parents.
    By Charlotte Cowles
  30. q&a
    How I Get It Done: Money Expert Farnoosh Torabi Splurges on a Personal StylistThe author and podcast host on being the breadwinner, affording a personal stylist, and splitting finances with her husband.
    As told to Charlotte Cowles
  31. secret side hustles
    The Publicist Who Dreads Getting Caught for Her Illegal Airbnb“I see this money as part of my income, and I depend on it. If we got found out, I’d have trouble paying my bills.”
    By Anonymous As told to Alexa Tsoulis-Reay
  32. get that money
    The Sweet Satisfaction of a Childhood HustleSeven women on their earliest business schemes, from toothbrush bracelets to repurposed zucchini muffins.
    By Alyssa Shelasky
  33. living with money
    My Deep, Burning Class RageI’m angry at everyone who’s had it easy.
    By Anonymous As told to Charlotte Cowles
  34. get that money
    How Much Money Means You Don’t Have to Worry?I feel guilty about making more than my parents, and envious of the friends who make more than me.
    By Caragh Poh
  35. q&a
    What Winning $250,000 at Poker Taught Me About MoneyAt first, The New Yorker’s Maria Konnikova was just writing about poker. Then she started winning.
    By Maria Konnikova As told to Maggie Bullock
  36. get that money
    Actually, Women Do Ask for Money. They Just Don’t Get It.Here’s the real reason why you didn’t get that raise.
    By Otegha Uwagba
  37. my two cents
    Welcome to Your Financial ReckoningTax season is here. It’s time to get in control.
    By Charlotte Cowles
  38. q&a
    Kathy Griffin Bought Her ‘F*ck You’ House for $10.5 Million in Cash“Sometimes I just walk around this big house going, ‘F*ck you, Hollywood, I f*cking love this house!’”
    By Maggie Bullock
  39. work
    How I Get It Done: Gaby Dunn, Host of the Bad With Money PodcastThe journalist-slash-comedian on influencer discounts, affordable therapy options, and learning to deal with her own finances.
    By Lisa Ryan
  40. secret side hustles
    The Health Writer Who Moonlights As a Dominatrix“There are some dominatrixes who make bank, but I’m on the lazier side: $300 is pretty standard for an hour, and there’s no overhead.”
    By Anonymous As told to Alexa Tsoulis-Reay
  41. living with money
    The Year I Destroyed My FinancesI asked myself, who made these rules and what’s really going to happen if I don’t follow them?
    By Anonymous As told to Charlotte Cowles
  42. living with money
    I Retired at 38. Here’s What I Didn’t Expect.Quitting my career in my prime wasn’t as easy as I thought it would be.
    By Tanja Hester As told to Charlotte Cowles
  43. get that money
    What Salary Should I Ask For? How to Figure Out Your Worth.Don’t trust salary websites.
    By Alison Green
  44. payday
    What I Bought With My Oprah’s Book Club MoneyAuthor Tayari Jones never thought her writing would pay the bills. Then, Oprah called.
    As told to Kaitlin Menza
  45. money
    What Else Is There to Talk About Besides Money?I know that we have enough, even if it doesn’t free us from accounting that reminds us of that.
    By Rumaan Alam
  46. money
    My Year of Living Like My Rich FriendShopping with her was like buying drugs and doing the drugs, simultaneously.
    By Emily Gould
  47. q&a
    Aminatou Sow on Making $300,000 and Sending Money to Her Family“I spend money like somebody who’s going to die. I don’t believe in hoarding it.”
    By Maggie Bullock
  48. money
    The One Time My Mom Won the Lottery“Hon, don’t let me forget to check the lotto. Maybe we don’t have to go to work tomorrow.”
    By Crystal Martin and Jessica Silvester
  49. secret side hustles
    The Music Teacher Who Travels the World As a Mystery Shopper“My boss doesn’t know I do this, and I’ve had a couple of close calls.”
    By Anonymous As told to Alexa Tsoulis-Reay
  50. money
    What Is Enough?Saving money feels like insurance, like proof, like wearing pants.
    By Edith Zimmerman
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