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Are we still just saving for retirement like it’s going to work?

This country doesn’t have a retirement plan for most of us, so we have to rethink what “retirement” means in our lives

Jan 21, 2025 • Dana Miranda

Most Popular

You don’t have to boycott Amazon this year if you don’t want to

Jan 14, 2025 • Dana Miranda

Simplicity as resistance

Feb 4, 2025 • Dana Miranda

Debt gave me freedom from toxic deprivation culture

Jun 17, 2025 • Gemma Hartley

Why I drained my retirement fund at age 37

May 6, 2025 • Dana Miranda

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Money Date

Money date No. 46: Still here!

Summer rest, a new life transition and, yes, I’m still talking about Puerto Rico

Sep 14 • Dana Miranda

Money date No. 45: The most American hot dogs

Plus, summer softball, ice cream sundaes, the price of gas and building my travel fund

Jul 6 • Dana Miranda

Money date No. 44: What life does this money support?

Plus, learning Spanish, overdrafting and a huge boost to my savings account

Jun 8 • Dana Miranda

Money date No. 43: Gardening season (just not for me)

Plus, a diner breakfast, a questionable Amazon purchase, business taxes and more

May 19 • Dana Miranda

Hi, I'm 40

Hi, I’m bisexual

How I figured out I’m queer in a culture that regularly erases queer people like me

Aug 17 • Dana Miranda

Hi, I’m autistic

On late diagnosis and self diagnosis and living a life without knowing who you really are

Jul 20 • Dana Miranda

Hi, I am NOT a wife

On loving and living in partnership without making it official

Jun 15 • Dana Miranda

Hi, I have gray hair

Welcome the signs of aging that remind you of your good fortune to still be alive

Jun 1 • Dana Miranda

Budget Free Basics

Build a comfort fund to prepare for the unexpected and stop money from calling the shots

Drop the word ‘emergency’ from your financial plan

Feb 9 • Dana Miranda

How to use ‘anti-budgeting’ to automate money management and spend without worry

4 experts weigh in on their alternative methods to ditch your budget and use money with joy

Aug 12, 2025 • Dana Miranda

A happier way to manage money: Saying ‘yes’ to you

Organize your money to create a yes fund that lets you spend freely without planning, restricting or tracking every dollar

Jul 24, 2025 • Dana Miranda

How to create a money map to manage your money without a budget

Budgeting doesn’t work. But you can stay on top of your financial commitments and plans without all the restriction or shame.

Jun 26, 2025 • Dana Miranda

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