Games
Virtual Economies and the Real Money Lessons They Offer
Virtual economies, the complex in-game systems where players earn, trade, save, and invest, have grown sophisticated enough to...
Budgeting and household finance writer
Wren spent six years building budgets during financial planning intake sessions before deciding the templates never survived a real irregular paycheck. She writes about budgets built for income that actually fluctuates, not a steady salary on a spreadsheet.
Games
Virtual economies, the complex in-game systems where players earn, trade, save, and invest, have grown sophisticated enough to...
Budgeting Basics
A reader once wrote to me that every savings guide she read assumed she had money left over at the end of the month.
Games
Managing money is a core part of countless video games, where players must handle in-game currency wisely to progress, succeed,...
Budgeting Basics
A client sat across from me a few years ago and said she wanted to give more to causes she cared about, and when I asked how...
Budgeting Basics
A client emailed me last spring asking how much she should save for a two-week trip to Kashmir with her husband, and my honest...
Budgeting Basics
A reader emailed me after her seventeen year old made a regional Counter-Strike 2 team roster and suddenly needed a better...