Emily Guy BirkenThe Responsibility of HopeSeveral years ago, I was talking to a college friend about retirement, and he told me that his retirement plan was to assume climate...
Emily Guy BirkenWhat Being a Teacher Taught Me About MoneyThough I have spent the last 11+ years working as a personal finance writer, I’m actually an English teacher by training. Teaching seemed...
Emily Guy BirkenThe Life of a CouchThis past Saturday, my husband and I took our old couch to the dump. After 18 years of faithfully supporting our behinds while we watched...