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9 Ways You've Been Missing Out on Free Money
Money tips
By Samantha Leal Published
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I Published My Debut Novel to Critical Acclaim—and Then I Promptly Went Broke
On the dark side of literary fame.
By Merritt Tierce Published
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What It's Like to Be Sued by Your Own Mom
My tale of financial (and familial) woe.
By Anonymous As Told To Ashley Edwards Walker Published
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Airplane Tickets Are Apparently Going to Be Super Cheap This Fall
Need an excuse to get away? Here you go.
By Megan Friedman Published
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The Number of Women in Jail Is Up 1,260%—What Are They Doing Wrong?
MarieClaire.com reports on the shocking epidemic.
By Kaitlin Menza Published
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The Truth About the Pay Gap
It's 2016—and women still only make about three-quarters of what men do. Here's what you *haven't* been hearing about the wage disparity in this country, and how that info might actually, finally make a difference.
By Kayla Webley Adler Published
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How an STD Nearly Killed Me—and Then Landed Me on Welfare
In a matter of months, I lost my six-figure career, my luxury Hollywood apartment, everything—thanks to one conniving ex.
By Liz Crokin Published
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My Husband Tortured Me for Years in Every Way He Could Think Of—This Is My Story of Survival
Physical, emotional, psychological, and financial abuse—and plotting my dangerous escape from them all.
By Britni de la Cretaz Published
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$250,000 in Debt Is the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me
Why being in the hole isn't always all bad.
By Anonymous Published
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You're Better at Negotiating Than You Think You Are
Women get a bad rap when it comes to getting what we really want. Here's why that's BS.
By Marie Elizabeth Oliver Published
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Netflix Is Being Sued for Raising Its Prices
If the suit goes forward, you could make money from it.
By Megan Friedman Published
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This Is the Fundamental Missing Piece of Women's Equality
Without data on women's lives, we'll never affect global change.
By Melinda French Gates Published
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4 Amazing Hacks That Will Make Your Cheap Wine Taste Better
Oooo: Classy!
By Aly Walansky Published
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I Was a Real-Life "Sugar Baby" for Wealthy Men
My actual Girlfriend Experience.
By Anonymous Published
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Why "Treating Yourself" Is Such an American Idea
As the daughter of immigrants, I thought self-care was a luxury only rich families could afford.
By Eva Recinos Published
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3 Divorce Attorneys on How Power Couples Handle Cheating
In light of Lemonade.
By Koa Beck Published
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One Year After the Earthquake: How Nepal Is Being Rebuilt—by Women and Girls
When the country fell apart, women stepped up. Plan International ambassador Urmila Chaudhary reports.
By Urmila Chaudhary Published
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How the Caregiver Crisis Is Preventing Us from Fixing the Pay Gap
Women hold two-thirds of the jobs in the lowest paying fields—and it's keeping us down.
By Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka Published
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I Took a Job as a Brothel Receptionist—and Then Got Arrested for It
"Promoting prostitution" is a Class-D felony, guys.
By Samara Published
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My Secret Heroin Addiction Started When I Was 13 Years Old—and Took Me Down a Path I Never Expected
I used heroin on and off for 10 years, before my family and most of my friends knew anything about it.
By Erin Khar Published
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The Dawn of the "Career Girl"
In an excerpt from Brooke Hauser's new biography, Enter Helen, iconic editor Helen Gurley Brown radically advocates for young women to have jobs, sex lives, and money of their own.
By Brooke Hauser Published
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Here's Why You Should *Not* Ask for Permission at Work
Tell, don't ask.
By Helene Lerner Published
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I Ditched My Corporate Job to Launch a Record Label
Binta Niambi Brown is hustling harder than ever, but it's *so* worth it.
By Mehera Bonner Published
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6 Things You Need to Know About Women's Issues in India
Contributing editor Melinda Gates on the stories—and women—who are making impactful change.
By Melinda French Gates Published
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The Stigma of Being Black and Mentally Ill
How racism is preventing me from getting the help I need.
By Latria Graham Published
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What Having Endometriosis Has Cost Me
You've heard about the disease's medical and emotional fallout—but what about the financial one?
By Maggie M. Ethridge Published