Finances - xoJane

My Abusive Marriage Not Only Destroyed Me, But My Finances Too

Leslie Morgan Steiner as told to Cheryl Lock of LearnVest — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:00:00 -0400

Everyone talks about the physical aspect of domestic abuse -- which is, of course, no small thing -- but there’s more to it. Conor left me not only physically battered, but nearly bankrupt.

I SPENT EXACTLY 30 MINUTES AT THE DEALERSHIP AND GOT A BRAND NEW CAR AT A GREAT PRICE

Alison Freer — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:00:00 -0400

Don't you DARE spend precious hours of your life tearing your hair out over a new car purchase. Here's how to do the whole deal over the phone (or via email) and get an amazing deal in the process.

Are These People Really Going To Give Me Money To Buy A House?

Marianne — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:00:00 -0500

It is a truth, universally acknowledged, that considering the purchase of a house is enough to make a person hurl.

Does My Bad Credit Mean I'll Be Forever Alone?

Rebecca — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 12:30:00 -0500

I don’t need some jerk reminding me that my borked student loan situation is probably keeping me from finding love.

I'm $130K in Debt and Fine With It

Rebecca — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:00:00 -0500

All told, my first experience with credit was embarrassing, demoralizing, stressful, and it banged up my virgin credit something fierce. But none of it stopped me from getting another card or another and another.

The Birthrate in the US is Dropping, and I Think I Know Why

Rebecca — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 12:30:00 -0400

I know absolutely that if I had less debt, and a higher-balance in my bank account, starting a family would be back on my list in a heartbeat.

I’m 32 and My Family Bankrolls My Lifestyle

Bree Davies — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:00:00 -0400

I’m 32 years old and my family still takes care of me. If it ever was one, it’s not a secret anymore.

The xoJane Debt Gallery -- 26 Real Women Show Us What They Owe

Olivia — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 10:09:00 -0400

Last month, we calculated and admitted to God and xoJane readers how much we owed the government, Sallie Mae, our credit card companies et al., and we asked you to do the same.

Should I Spend $12K on 49ers' Tickets?

Daisy — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 12:30:00 -0400

I only have hours to decide. Help!

I Live Paycheck to Paycheck

Emily — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 13:00:20 -0400

We've been playing a little game around the xoJane offices lately, called "Who has the least amount of money left the day before pay day?"

It Happened To Me: I Was a Chick Lit Author, I Guess

Ariella Papa — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 11:00:27 -0400

I didn’t plan to be a chick lit writer or a commercial writer or any specific kind of a writer. I just wanted to write. And I was writing. I was getting paid to write

My Finances Look A Lot Like Ariel's And Why I Have to Teach My Imaginary Daughter Better

Helena — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 12:00:27 -0400

I was encouraged to be a dreamer like Ariel. To believe that whosits and whatsits and thingamabobs were just as important as knives and forks.

Why I Gave Up Shopping for Clothes

Lyz Lenz — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 09:34:49 -0400

I was raised with a poverty mentality. When it came to buying, I was that little girl again -- afraid that she wasn’t going to have enough

My Wife Makes More Money Than Me. Hallelujah

Tracy Baker — Tue, 15 May 2012 10:16:40 -0400

My wife often makes more in a day than I make in a month. The difference is that she doesn’t turn it into a hostage situation.

Are You Ready For Tax Season?

s.e. smith — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:00:16 -0500

Yes, my life really is so boring that I get excited enough to wahoo over taxes. I know.

It Happened to Me: I Declared Bankruptcy

Rachel_2 — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 15:02:32 -0400

Unlike sex, when it comes to credit cards, I don’t remember my first.

Desperation Is a Store on eBay

Emily — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 10:02:08 -0400

A few of my favorite easy-money-fast schemes for the financially irresponsible.