ECONOMY

Naoshima, Japan (Photo: Mike Dang) Sometimes the spaces you need don’t already exist, so you create them for yourself. The Billfold was created because we needed a space to truly, honestly talk about money — […]

Jenn is a 38-year old program assistant in San Francisco. So, Jenn, how much are you making? I had to look this up because gross pay is not something I really think about. At the […]

To celebrate The Billfold, we’re sharing some of our favorite posts. This piece originally published on March 14, 2016. “I always knew I wanted to live out here,” my friend Tahiti told me from behind […]

Skin-on chicken thighs: $[I don’t remember] Unsalted butter: $[I don’t remember] Total cost: $[Doesn’t matter] The day before Mr. Biscuit died, I received an email from Logan Sachon, with whom I had not corresponded in […]

My apartment currently contains six living plants. However, I’ve also killed two plants over the past year — first I mercy-killed a succulent that had lost all of its petals, and then I did unlicensed plant […]

My armpits were sweating into the tight white jacket I had borrowed from a pile in the basement closet. It was the first weekend of June in downtown Manhattan and summer greeted concrete and glass […]

Me: Happy Friday! Thanks for coming. My debt: I’m always here. Me: Oh, right. WHOA! When did you get so big? My debt: Um… that’s rude. Me: So is slowly draining me of my ability […]

Vox: Ikea will soon offer furniture rentals because the end of ownership is near The program will first be deployed in Sweden as early as February, with desks and chairs available to rent. Ikea plans to […]

It’s Thursday, which means it’s time to Do 1 Thing. My 1 Thing is still taxes. It is likely to be taxes for the next month. (My taxes are turning out to be much more […]

When I heard the idea of being “in control of my money,” I was conflicted: when did I feel in control? Do I feel in control now? One of the struggles I constantly face, for […]