Visits: 32 This essay is part of a Modern Love project on the intersection of money and relationships. The moment I knew I would never again have a joint bank account, I was driving home in a hard rain with …
Taboo but True: Readers Share How Money Affects Relationships
Visits: 41 The intersection of relationships and money is one of the most taboo of subjects; only a handful of columns over nearly 20 years of Modern Love have revolved around the theme. Some surnames in these reader stories, culled …
What They Paid for Their Weddings
Visits: 33 Former brides reveal where they splurged and where they scrimped for their nuptials — and what (if anything) they would have done differently. One couple spent less than $2,000 for an intimate wedding at a local hotel. Another …
Big Mouths About Big Debt
Visits: 36 A topic that was once steeped in shame and stigma has become normalized, for better or for worse. For over a decade, Nika Booth had a secret. “I didn’t tell anyone, and it was eating me up,” she …
How Quitting a Job Changed My Personal Finances
Visits: 26 We asked people who quit their jobs during the “Great Resignation” what sort of financial challenges it brought. This is what they told us. Melody and Ian Karle were not happy. It was February 2021, and the couple …
We’re Not Asking for the Moon
Visits: 24 “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 right now, but it probably won’t last.” We Aren’t “I’m confident I’m going to …
How to Talk to Your Friends About Money
Visits: 40 When the 2008 recession hit, Emma Connelly was in second grade. The mass layoffs hit close to home. “My dad was unemployed off and on for basically six years, so he became a stay-at-home dad,” Ms. Connelly, 22, …