Personal Essays

Real stories and reflections on how finance is inherently personal.

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Making Sense of Money on the Therapist’s Couch story image

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A fresh perspective helped in healing my fraught relationship with money

How Do You Grow an Inheritance into a Business? story image

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A specialty coffee and avocado producer reckons with failure, fruit and his finances

How Do You Ask for the Raise You Deserve? story image

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Finding the right balance between a fulfilling job and the salary it pays

Back to Basics with a Money Jar story image

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Having a little extra to dip into is always a pleasant surprise

What Do You Teach Your Child About Money? story image

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Kids these days need to be more financially literate than previous generations could’ve imagined

The Benefits of Being a Budget Bride story image

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Planning a wedding during the pandemic was a lesson in prioritisation and savings

The Sweet Relief of Being Financially Literate story image

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How a delayed financial awakening and a liberating career shift fuelled my passion project

Do What You Love, But You May Not Earn as Much story image

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A seasoned freelance journalist takes stock of the costs and benefits of his career choice

It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better story image

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Face to face with a health emergency and depleting financial reserves

It’s Never Too Late story image

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Learning the ropes in my mid-30s

Without a Home of My Own story image

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Debt-free and happy — but also dealing with the perils of skyrocketing rents

Saved Money, Will Travel story image

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Swapping my middle-class guilt for a life of travel