by Libby Balke | Pop Culture and Money
“Where’d you get those sunglasses?” I overheard my husband ask his best friend during a recent cookout in our backyard. It was a blindingly sunny day – the kind where the sun turns a surreal shade of Carolina blue – and my husband’s...
by Libby Balke | Pop Culture and Money
Back in May, I told you about what Zach Morris, the ubiquitous schemer from “Saved By The Bell,” taught me about personal finance. Now, I’m going back even further in time to explore money lessons I learned from fictional TV characters. I...
by Libby Balke | Pop Culture and Money
One of my best friend’s from college is getting married in October. She and her fiance have invited everyone – and I do mean everyone – expanding their guest list to more than 400 people. Among those 400 guests are classmates I haven’t seen...
by Libby Balke | Pop Culture and Money
Lisa Turtle had the fashion. Jessie Spano had the grades. Kelly Kapowski had the popularity. AC Slater had the looks. Screech had the – what did Screech have again? But if you had asked me back in 1993 who I thought had all the makings of a successful adult, it...
by Libby Balke | Pop Culture and Money
Let me start off by admitting that I am not rich. I was not born rich. I probably won’t die rich. In the intervening years, I will probably never be considered rich. But for most of my life, I’ve had the privilege (and, some would say, the curse) to be...
by Jake Evans | Pop Culture and Money, The Stupid-Crazy Amount of Money Series
Leave a Comment Welcome to the Stupid-Crazy Amount of Money Series! As the name sorta kinda hints at, this series focuses on having a stupid-crazy amount of money and what could possibly be done with it. For those who don’t possess the vernacular of a...