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Stephie Grob Plante

Freelance Writer

Latest articles by Stephie Grob Plante

At home with YouTube’s favorite yoga teacher
Money

Yoga With Adriene was made for this moment.

By Stephie Grob Plante
Inside FIRE, the implausible millennial movement to save, invest, and quit the American workplace
Personal Finance

“Financial Independence Retire Early” grew in popularity after the last financial crisis. But can the movement prepare its followers for the next one?

By Stephie Grob Plante
How to have a baby, even if you’re worried you can’t afford it
The Highlight

Here’s what new parents and financial planners have to say.

By Stephie Grob Plante
Features
Finally, really good advice on how to stop killing your houseplantsFinally, really good advice on how to stop killing your houseplants
Features

Instagram plantfluencers aren’t the only ones who can keep monstera and snake plants lush and green.

By Stephie Grob Plante
“It’s just a big illusion”: How homeopathy went from fringe medicine to the grocery aisles
Science

As some lose faith in the factory-like care of conventional medicine, these curious remedies are ascendant.

By Stephie Grob Plante
Most teachers spend their own money on their classrooms. 7 educators explain.
Money

What teachers buy for their classrooms, and how they pay for it.

By Stephie Grob Plante
Money
Shopping has become a political act. Here’s how it happened.Shopping has become a political act. Here’s how it happened.
Money

Consumer activism and conscious consumerism mean more people are buying from brands they agree with — and boycotting ones they don’t.

By Stephie Grob Plante
Money
Back-to-school shopping has gotten easier — but at whose expense?Back-to-school shopping has gotten easier — but at whose expense?
Money

Walmart and Target have teamed up with TeacherLists to digitize school supplies, but mom-and-pop shops are missing out.

By Stephie Grob Plante
Money
The Rock ’n Play was recalled after it was linked to 32 infant deaths. It’s still used at some day cares.The Rock ’n Play was recalled after it was linked to 32 infant deaths. It’s still used at some day cares.
Money

The situation shows how recalls don’t always work as intended.

By Stephie Grob Plante
Money
Uber and Lyft have admitted to making traffic worse in some US citiesUber and Lyft have admitted to making traffic worse in some US cities
Money

According to a new report sponsored by both companies.

By Stephie Grob Plante