Chats

TV, A La Carte

by 2:15 pm

Mike: Logan, did you see this op-ed in The Los Angeles Times written by John McCain? Essentially, he wants cable TV to be unbundled—”an a la carte approach to programming rather than the take-it-or-leave-it ultimatum we have today.”

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Chatting With My Parents About How (And Why) They Paid For My College Education

by May 21st, 2013

When I was 18, my parents sent me 600 miles away to Northwestern University for a journalism degree worth nearly $200,000. Minus $50,000 in loans and grants, they paid for the whole thing out-of-pocket. I’ve never understood why. So I asked them.

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The Billfold on the Billfold (Logan and Mike Get Meta)

by May 17th, 2013

Logan: Hey MIKE! Let’s talk about this week on the site.

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Lines for a Variety of Situations Relating to Money

by May 16th, 2013

What to say when a friend offers to buy you a drink but you only have enough money to buy one drink over the course of the whole night:

LS: “OKAY.” (And then when you go to get another round, you just buy them a beer and you get some water because you’re trying to uh, stay hydrated.)

MD: “You can buy me a drink if you let me buy you a drink.” (And then nurse my drink a little bit, get some social time in and go home early to be in bed by 10.)

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Mom Advice

by May 10th, 2013

Mike: Logan, are you doing anything in particular for your mom for Mother’s Day?

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Wanna Be Kickstartin’ Something

by May 3rd, 2013

Mike: Logan, did you contribute to that Kickstarter project that was going to fund the next Veronica Mars movie?

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Springtime and the Theatre

by April 26th, 2013

Mike: Logan, it finally feels like spring! This is how spring affects me: iced coffees/teas (I already bought three in the last two days), rooftop bars or sitting outside for a drink or bite. Free time in the park, or walking along the Hudson, which I’ve missed doing because it’s been too cold to really enjoy it.

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A Conversation With a Single Mom Living on $40,000 a Year

by April 22nd, 2013

Single Mom: I’m 42 years old, divorced, and a single mom of three elementary school-age kids. I work in the administration of a nonprofit. I live in a Maryland suburb of D.C.

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Just Two Friends Talking About the Federal Budget And What It Means Exactly

by April 18th, 2013

Mattea Kramer is Research Director for National Priorities Project, a non-profit dedicated to making the federal budget transparent. She gives great budget briefs. I have never actually made enough money to have to pay federal taxes. I talked to her about the federal budget, and why I should care.

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Out of Town Guests Mean BLANK For Your Budget (What Is, ‘What Budget’)

by April 12th, 2013

What we spend when friends are in town.

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