Home Economics / Members-only / Home Economics No. 60: Married, 37, and living on Long Island with an $8k mortgage You could say this family is part of America's working rich. By Lindsey Stanberry / 16 Sep 2026
Home Economics / Paid-only / Home Economics No. 59: Single, 39, and living with 2 housemates in Vermont on $60k a year She has complicated feelings about being childfree and single at nearly 40. By Lindsey Stanberry / 29 Aug 2026
Home Economics / Home Economics No. 58: Married, living in Connecticut on $215k, and receiving $38k annually from her mother-in-law They spend $1,660 for their mortgage, $2,000 for daycare, $600 a month dining out. By Lindsey Stanberry / 12 Aug 2026
Home Economics / Paid-only / Home Economics No. 57: 40 and living in Europe on an $850k inheritance She was the executor of her mother’s estate. By Lindsey Stanberry / 25 Jul 2026
Home Economics / Home Economics No. 56: Paying off $37,000 in credit card debt in the Greater Seattle area Our second follow-up edition of Home Economics. By Lindsey Stanberry / 15 Jul 2026
Home Economics / Paid-only / Home Economics No. 55: Transitioning to stay-at-home motherhood in Portland, Oregon She got laid off from her job the day before she went on maternity leave. By Lindsey Stanberry / 27 Jun 2026
Home Economics / Home Economics No. 54: Family of 3 living in New Hampshire on $330k They spend $2,400 a month on child care. By Lindsey Stanberry / 20 Jun 2026
Home Economics / Paid-only / Home Economics No. 53: Breadwinning mom living on severance and looking for work after losing a $300k job Following up with the family from Home Economics No. 20. By Lindsey Stanberry / 30 May 2026
Home Economics / Home Economics No. 52: A nurse and federal employee earning $226k thanks to side hustles and 3 rental properties They use some of the extra money to travel internationally with their 3 kids By Lindsey Stanberry / 13 May 2026
Home Economics / “I was extremely nervous about the comments before publishing” Catching up with former Home Ec writers! By Lindsey Stanberry / 7 May 2026
Home Economics / Paid-only / Home Economics No. 51: Single, 29, and earning more than $500k as a data scientist in NYC She grew up lower middle class and took out $90k in student loans to pay for an Ivy League college. By Lindsey Stanberry / 28 Apr 2026
Home Economics / After 50 editions of Home Economics, we have some thoughts! Reading about other people’s finances inevitability brings up some big feelings. By Lindsey Stanberry and Alicia Adamczyk / 22 Apr 2026
