Your Money, Explained
Explainers, advice, and tools to help you navigate all things money and personal finance.
Want a clearer picture of 2025? Talk to your investment adviser.
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.
The latest in Your Money, Explained
Using your savings to pay off a loan can be tempting. Is it worth it?
A guide to filling out the federal financial aid form for the upcoming school year.
How to think about investing and protecting your money for retirement.
How to think about retiring in America as an immigrant, plus advice for investing while on Social Security Disability.
It’s not how you start investing — it’s why.
If high inflation hurts just about everyone, why can’t we have no inflation?
Plus, lessons worth learning about financial literacy.
The (bad) options for Americans facing an emergency expense.
Plus, how to think about building your legacy.
There’s a reason so many of us don’t have enough retirement savings.
Some inspiration for tax refund season.
And other tax questions from Vox readers, answered.
Blame the Space Race (kind of).
Including when to do them yourself, when to seek out help, and strategies for keeping track of it all.
Yes, doing your taxes is hard. No, you don’t need to shell out hundreds of dollars to file them.
Plus, a suggestion for what to do if you come into a windfall.
Having a meaningful life isn’t reserved for the ultra-wealthy.
Nobody likes overdrafting their bank account. Biden wants to make it less painful.
Plus, how to make sure you get your fair share of a mortgage investment in the case of a divorce.
It’s not just you. Credit scores are confusing as hell.
It’s possible to navigate finances even when your brain gets in the way.
Other people’s money decisions affect your own. Here’s how to talk boundaries.
How to cope with both inflation and lifestyle creep.
There are many, many ways to save for retirement, and not all of them involve stocks and bonds.
Plus, how to think about your money after a divorce.
Jocelyn and Gage Newman saw a hole in the market for comfortable athleticwear for their young son, and wound up founding a business.
Jeff and Randy run a T-shirt store and community destination that shows off their St. Louis pride.
Meredith and Julia have swapped tips on everything from pricing to fighting off self-doubt as they’ve grown their own craft companies.
Nia and Brandy bought a used school bus for $4,000 to start their mobile spa in 2016. Here’s where they are now.
Ryan and Julie, a couple working in the entertainment industry, spoke with us about their finances in April of 2020. Here’s how things have changed.
This couple is in a different place financially than in the crash that defined their earlier life together.
The two make roughly the same salary, but their socioeconomic backgrounds inform how they view that money.
Kai and April had a candid discussion about Kai’s right to collect stimulus money as an adult dependent.
Kat and Doug are compromising on saving for their son’s education, donating to charity, and building up long-term investments.
Henry and Hrag have navigated the 55-year-old family business with empathy, understanding, and only occasional conflict.
Lin Jerome and Alexandra Lourdes took a gamble on opening a speakeasy-style pizza place during quarantine — and it’s paying off.
After job loss and upheaval due to Covid-19, Ken Chester Jr. and Linglong Wei started WorkJustly to combat hiring discrimination.
Evan and Sarah are attempting to balance work, child care, and public health concerns as they stare down a long summer.
Linda and Petra applied for the Paycheck Protection Program, but they haven’t heard back yet.