Archive - Healthy Rich

EoR No. 24: Do you feel out-of-sync with male-driven expectations for productivity at work?

Plus, lots of debt stories, faking corporate indoctrination, my latest book rec and astrology for skeptics

Jul 10 •

A middle-class Black family’s story of debt, dreams and determination

A higher-ed pro and mother of six shares how inevitable debt can be when you’re navigating a system that wasn’t made for you

Jul 8 •

Money date No. 28: One year of money dates!

Looking back on the past year, puttering through the summer and STILL dealing with a scarcity mindset

Jul 3 •

We believed the lie that we could bootstrap our way out

Heather Bursch on the joy she lost striving to be debt free

Jul 1 •

June 2025

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 •

I filed for bankruptcy twice — and it was the right choice both times

Writer Sarah Graves on why using debt was the right option for her family, even after filing for bankruptcy the first time

Jun 24 •

Sarah Elizabeth Graves

Money date No. 27: Boring and peaceful

Letting life be easy, enjoying paid time off, bank frustrations and creating my own writing retreat

Jun 19 •

Debt gave me freedom from toxic deprivation culture

Gemma Hartley on letting go of the background noise of budget culture weighing down her mental load

Jun 17 •

Using debt is not ‘living beyond your means’

The first step in fighting budget culture is eliminating the stigma around using debt

Jun 10 •

Money date No. 26: No more striving

Learning how to clock out and enjoy life

Jun 5 •

One question to help new grads have a better relationship with money

The only piece of maybe-universal financial advice I’ll ever offer

Jun 3 •

EoR No. 23: Your favorite moments of poor dumb luck

Plus, anti-budgeting, guaranteed income, creative visions for retirement and more

Jun 1 •

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