Personal Finances

December 11, 2023

David Yoon on How He Learned to Spend Money on Love

This essay is part of a Modern Love project on the intersection of money and relationships. I didn’t grow up in a romantic household. My parents […]
December 11, 2023

Financial Questions to Discuss Before Moving In With Your Partner

This article is part of a Modern Love project on the intersection of money and relationships. Have you ever had a flip remark about, say, a […]
December 11, 2023

Melissa Febos on a Financially Controlling Boyfriend — and Girlfriend

This essay is part of a Modern Love project on the intersection of money and relationships. In my mid-20s, I was close to broke. Not struggling-to-keep-the-lights-on-broke, […]
December 11, 2023

Chloé Cooper Jones on Love and the ‘Cost’ of Care

This essay is part of a Modern Love project on the intersection of money and relationships. We were standing outside a party in Texas when the […]
December 8, 2023

Never Rely on a Man’s Money

This essay is a preview of a Modern Love project on the intersection of money and relationships. More stories in this project will appear next week. […]
November 10, 2022

TikTok Has Advice for What to Do if You Win the Lottery

As excitement peaked over a record-breaking Powerball, TikTok creators cashed in by offering financial advice. Unless you are the person (or people) who bought Tuesday’s winning […]
July 11, 2022

We’re Not Asking for the Moon

“A lot of us were raised with this mentality of, ‘Find your passion, be happy, the money will follow.’” <!– –> “I’m in a good place […]
March 1, 2021

What Should You Do With Your Savings?

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December 16, 2020

How I Blew My Bitcoin on Sushi

Advertisement Continue reading the main story Supported by Continue reading the main story My $200,000 Sushi Dinner In 2013, this reporter spent 10 Bitcoin, worth $1,000 […]
July 31, 2020

Can’t Afford a Birkin Bag or a Racehorse? You Can Invest in One

Antonella Carbonaro, a consultant to financial technology companies, saved up to buy her Birkin bag, a luxury tote made by Hermès that sells new for tens […]