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The problem with Apple’s big banking push

By Sara Morrison

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Tax pro-approved tips to make filing (a little) easier

By Allie Volpe

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You’re not bad with money. But you can get better.

By Allie Volpe

Money Talks: The best friends running parallel businesses

By Nicole Dieker

How you can help the victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria

By Kelsey Piper

A practical guide to getting laid off

By Allie Volpe

In search of an attainable New Year’s resolution

By Allie Volpe

What your kid’s teacher really wants for the holidays

By Allie Volpe

One secret to cheap travel? Pet sitting.

By Paulette Perhach

Want to donate to charity? Here are 10 guidelines for giving effectively.

By Dylan Matthews and Sigal Samuel

How to cook and eat well when food is more expensive than ever

By Nisha Chittal

Easy ways to organize your digital life, from photos to emails

By Allie Volpe

How to start saving and investing money — even amid economic uncertainty

By Tatiana Walk-Morris

What to do when your side hustle becomes a drag

By Eliza Brooke

How to keep money from tearing your friendships apart

By Allie Volpe

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The escalating costs of being single in America

Why is life in this country so hostile to single people?

By Anne Helen Petersen

Money Talks: The couple who used lessons from 2008 to navigate 2020

By Nicole Dieker

Are credit scores a necessary evil?

By Emily Stewart

Why do banks charge a fee for not having enough money?

By Tatiana Walk-Morris

The best $160 I ever spent: A session with a Black therapist

By Sarah Doneghy

A last will and testament can be a huge fight for families

By Luke Winkie

Money Talks: The couple that grew up with very different relationships to spending

By Nicole Dieker

Why so many people undercharge for their work

By Paulette Perhach

The thorny truth about socially responsible investing

By Emily Stewart

Banks don’t want your money right now

By Dion Rabouin

Americans throw away too many clothes. Poorer countries are left with the waste.

By Terry Nguyen

Should you invest in little bits of paintings, cars, and comedians?

By Dion Rabouin

The worst money we’ve ever spent

By Vox Staff

How an unpaid bill can lead to prison

By Joyce Rice and Kevin Moore

There are no easy answers on canceling student debt

From mental health to home-buying, there are myriad ways education loans can affect lives. That’s why it’s so difficult to find a one-size-fits-all solution, economists say.

By Emily Stewart

Here’s what the “Black tax” does to so many families — including mine

By Lynnette Khalfani-Cox

How inheritance became a gift, a necessity, and a curse

By Meredith Haggerty

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The future of the middle class depends on student loan forgiveness

Canceling debt is what’s needed to ensure a solid, equitable middle class.

By Anne Helen Petersen

These are the charities where your money will do the most good

By Dylan Matthews

Money Talks: They’ve been together for 15 years and are never getting married. It makes money complicated.

By Julie Vadnal

Inside FIRE, the implausible millennial movement to save, invest, and quit the American workplace

By Stephie Grob Plante

You can delay paying taxes if you owe them — but you still have to file on time

By Nicole Narea

How to spend money to squeeze more joy out of life

By Laura Entis

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Cage-free, free range, organic: what all those egg labels really mean

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Trump has a plan that would make it easier for financial advisors to rip off investors

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