Last week Comedian Maria Bamford, creator of Netflix’s Lady Dynamite, delivered an uncomfortable but hilarious commencement speech at the University of Minne...

There’s nothing like travel to help me realize how few possessions I really need. After recently visiting four different U.S. cities and carrying nothing but...

Paying for everything with cash is a great life strategy. If you can save enough money to buy a home with cash then do that. If, like the rest of us, you can...

Getting a big tax refund is a magical feeling. It's like finding the last Golden Ticket and winning entry into Willy Wonka's candy forest. Just imagine the l...

This article is part of a Moneybites series about artists and how money impacts their work. I met Martin Montgomery while standing in line. The wait was long...

One of the biggest financial challenges any budget can face is a reduction in income. Last year, as a result of a mass layoff, my income was severely and une...

Building credit takes time. You can quite literally go grey while watching your FICO scores crawl toward a perfect 850, or you can try this quick-draw tip to...

I call this logo from Fiverr, "Parental Advisory". They say you have to kiss a lot of frogs to find your prince. This adage guided me when I recently set out...

Should I have someone fix my credit for me? Are you thinking about contacting a "Credit Repair" company? Or maybe you're already paying for Credit repair ser...

I recently wrote about a program that helps San Francisco residents purchase affordable housing. My readers (all 10 of them) responded. Many of you are inter...

It’s common knowledge that only bizillionaires can afford to buy homes in San Francisco. A slightly less known *and less fictional* fact, is that homeownersh...

Do your credit reports have more trash in them than Madison Square Garden after a Stones concert? Or maybe they're just a little barren and need a jump-start...

Jane Schafgans is a San Francisco native whose murals and mosaic work can be seen all over the city. She's been an activist for decades and has taken lots of...

Experian has recently been running lots of ads for it’s "official free credit report". After seeing their ads a couple of times I started to get curious abou...

Trigger warning: This is about politics. Yes, Moneybites is first and foremost about money, but money often entangles us in other matters. Here goes... This ...

Are the best things in life really free? Money can score you a lot of great stuff. Usually more money equals better stuff, but when it comes to your credit r...

I've been asking everyone this question lately: What’s was your best purchase of 2016? I heard a lot of different *weird* answers. The repeatable responses ...

My Grandpa and I, circa 1987 It’s the New Year! That time for setting laughably ambitious goals we’ll forget about in two weeks. If we're being honest, New Y...

Moneybites will officially launch this month! Here’s what to expect: Irreverent and transparent talk about money Sharing experiences and information instead ...