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Hi! I’m Myriam, a Brooklyn-based personal finance reporter. Previously as a financial advisor and coach, I worked with over 150 (!!) clients across the wealth spectrum. I’ve since turned my passion for writing financial plans into writing online for outlets like Morning Brew and MarketWatch.

But let’s keep it real – financial wellness is an uphill battle thanks to systemic economic issues. Still, I’m committed to converting doomers into doers. It’s about balance, people!

Economy

1-877-Jobs4Kids - child labor in America

You’re no fun anymore - why is having a good time so expensive?

You might feel a pinch - the blood plasma industrial complex

How to survive a robot uprising - when AI meets the labor market

Investing and banking

How to avoid taxes when you switch brokerages

Over the hedge (fund)

How to use Zelle

Why you should take a goal-based approach to investing

Institutional investors are no less fallible than you

What is APY?

Debt management

Second-guessing a second mortgage

Payday loans add to your worries and your strife

Boo! Your student loans are (almost) due

Diversity, equity, and inclusion

Girlboss paradox

What a girl wants - financial equality, duh

How to pay for gender-affirming health care

In it for the long (COVID) haul

How the Black tax is an unrealistic pressure for Black professionals

Pop psychology, meet Indigenous wealth

Taxes

Uncle Sam loves a good romance

Rules are easy to follow when you're the one making them - carried interest loophole

That company is registered in Dela-where?

Test yourself against Money Scoop’s resident tax expert

Profiles

Budgeting under late-stage capitalism

Money as a housing lottery recipient

Crickey, that’s pricey - python hunting expenses

If I were an Oscar Mayer trust fund baby, is that what I’d truly like to be?

Podcasts

Eight steps for breaking the debt cycle

Alcohol and your finances

Remote work wellness and morning habits

myriamlrobinson@gmail.com