Nicole Dieker Finley
Freelance Writer
Nicole Dieker Finley is a personal finance expert who’s been writing about money for over a decade. For Vox’s Money Talks interview column, she’s written stories about couples who run small businesses, navigate different relationships with spending, handle health insurance, and more, and she answers reader questions for Vox’s On the Money column.
Her work has appeared in Bankrate, Lifehacker, Morning Brew, and Dwell. She is also the author of the Larkin Day Mysteries, a comedy-cozy mystery series set in eastern Iowa, and The Biographies of Ordinary People.
Latest articles by Nicole Dieker Finley
A summer program running on magic, swords, and financial precarity.
Budgeting culture is on overdrive, but the latest trend probably isn’t the answer to your money woes.
Want a clearer picture of 2025? Talk to your investment adviser.
Every year, we spend and resolve to figure things out later. Now’s the time to make a plan.
Managing your portfolio with an adviser can be helpful.
How to assess your finances before you invest in the stock market.
How to take charge of your finances, according to two divorce professionals.
Using your savings to pay off a loan can be tempting. Is it worth it?
How to think about investing and protecting your money for retirement.
The musicians spent 10 years renovating a derelict old building in Hot Springs, Arkansas, and turned it into a thriving business.