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Choose poverty, or pay-off your student loans?

I just got my MFA in May and it’s time to repay a whopping $70,000 in federal student loans. Because […]

New Years Day is such a great moment of possibility. We have the whole year stretched in front of us, […]

This summer I reached my 20th anniversary of moving to San Francisco, so it was perfect timing when a representative […]

When I was younger and had steady job as a designer I had a persistent and nagging problem that now […]

I’ve finally decided it’s time to share one of my most effective frugality habits. I think we know each other […]

If looking at a stack of personal finance books makes you want to run and hide, take a page from […]

Can you hear the crinkle of cash that you didn’t have to spend on your student loans? Don’t you love that sound?! […]

One of the questions I am asked over and over again is whether there are books I can recommend that […]

Dear Sm*artly, What are some of the best habits/behaviors I can start implementing now for a financially full life? […]