My husband & I make $210,000 a year — & it’s the first time we truly feel comfortable
What happens when you actually start earning good money? One woman has reached that point in her life — and isn’t quite sure where to go nex...
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Money Diaries
In Refinery29’s Money Diaries, we ask women to share their salary, their take home pay, and their monthly expenses. The series always brings up more questions than answers: Why is she puttin...
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8 episodes
My partner & I make $165,000—& we saved $65,000 to buy a house
The world tells you that life should happen a certain way: Marriage, a house, and a family. Today’s diarist is faced with two of those steps...
I have $90,000 in student loans — & I’m struggling to pay it all back
How do you even start to pay off your student loans when you barely make enough money to scrape by? Today’s diarist has some tough decisions...
My husband and I make $280,000 a year — & I’m stressed out about starting a family
Today’s anonymous diarist has worked really hard for her money — she and her husband both. At this point, they live a pretty good life, with...
I went from making $143,000 to $1500 a month
Alisha Ramos had it all — a cushy, six-figure tech job, a great work/life balance, the time and money to spend at the hottest restaurants in...
I make $47,000 — & haven’t been on a vacation in 7 years
A 32-year-old woman calls in with an interesting question: The last time she went on a real vacation was on her honeymoon — 7 years ago. Mea...
I make $90,000 — & my dates still won’t let me pay the check
Do you do the “wallet reach”? Do you always go dutch? Do you find that splitting the check is a sign that a second date is off the table? Ho...
Welcome to the Money Diaries Podcast!
Three years ago, Refinery29 published the first money diary. One diary led to another, and here we are three years later, with more than 1,0...