Laura Shin

A look back at the bold women of her great-grandmother's generation helps a Korean-American understand her ow…

NIGHT after night it's the same: I don't know his name, and tomorrow I won't remember his face. I might remem…

Fainting. Crying. Puddles of pee. Welcome to the world of Zak Slemmer, and the youth beauty contests he so de…

The pyrenean ibex, a type of mountain goat also called a bucardo, went extinct in 2000. But for the first tim…

Earlier this week, McDonald's made headlines for offering a sample budget to its employees living on minimum …

Last summer, employees at Treehouse, a 70-person company that offers online courses in writing code and devel…

On the streets and digging through trash with New Yorkers who make their living half-a-penny at a time.

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Because retirement is one of our biggest financial challenges, we tend to think up reasons not to save for it…

12 Money Tips From Mr. Money Mustache His name is Pete. He lives in Longmont, Colorado. And, eight years ago,…

Sarah*, a New York advertising sales executive, earns 15 times what her younger sister, Rachel*, a loan mortg…

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This is one-half of a pair of stories on how I manage my money and career as a freelance personal finance jou…

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Whether you're on staff or a freelancer, help prevent errors from getting in your story using these tips.

When you're interviewing people who speak a different language from you, make sure nothing gets lost in trans…

On Kickstarter, only about a third of journalism projects are successful. Here's how to crowdfund right.

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PHILADELPHIA - For all the books, articles and TV shows devoted to investing, it seems to be a difficult body…

Even before "Gangnam Style," K-pop talent agencies were making deals with American labels, and now more is to…

As people push against the limits of what nature freely offers us in terms of fresh water, climate stability …

For centuries, government-issued fiat money has upheld two functions fairly well: being a store of value and …

In the last few years, we've heard the predictions: that we'll soon pay everything with the swipe of a phone;…