Charlotte Cowles, The Cut

Charlotte Cowles

The Cut

New York, NY, United States

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Past:
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  • New York Magazine

Past articles by Charlotte:

How Creative Can You Get With Tax Write-offs?

In this week’s My Two Cents, the Cut’s financial advice columnist, Charlotte Cowles, writes about what you can (and probably can’t) write off your taxes if you’re self-employed. → Read More

‘My Boyfriend Sucks at Gifts’

In this week’s My Two Cents, the Cut’s financial advice columnist Charlotte Cowles answers a letter from a reader who’s upset her boyfriend doesn’t buy her better gifts. → Read More

How to Make a Decision: Advice From a Decision Coach

For $197 an hour, Nell Wulfhart will tell you what your therapist won’t. → Read More

Saving Money Is Ruining My Social Life

In this week’s “My Two Cents,” the Cut’s financial-advice columnist, Charlotte Cowles, answers a letter from a reader who is worried that her friends aren’t supportive of her new spending habits. → Read More

Etiquette Rules for Tipping, Parenting, Friends, and Work

How to text, tip, ghost, host, and generally exist with others in society today. → Read More

‘Why Am I So Bad With Money?’

In this week’s “My Two Cents,” the Cut’s financial-advice columnist, Charlotte Cowles, answers a letter from a reader who’s too avoidant to pay her bills on time. → Read More

How to Stop Yourself From Being Late All the Time

In this week’s My Two Cents, the Cut’s financial advice columnist, Charlotte Cowles, offers a guide on how to stop being late. → Read More

What to Do About That Credit-Card Debt

A four-step plan for getting rid of your holiday-debt hangover. → Read More

What It Takes to Run a Day-Care Center

In this week’s “My Two Cents,” the Cut’s financial-advice columnist talks with three day-care owners about the struggle to keep their businesses afloat. → Read More

Katy Perry Cures Her Hangovers With Meditation

In the “How I Get It Done” column, we talk to successful women about managing their careers and lives. Here, Katy Perry talks meditation, going to mommy-and-me classes with her daughter, solo bike rides, and her Vegas residency, ‘Play.’ → Read More

My Fiancée Has a Ton of Debt. Should We Do a Prenup?

In this week’s My Two Cents, the Cut’s financial advice columnist Charlotte Cowles answers a letter from a reader who wants to know if a prenup will protect them from their fiancée’s debt. → Read More

What Can We Learn From Recessions Past?

In this week’s “My Two Cents,” the Cut’s financial-advice columnist, Charlotte Cowles, talks with experts about lessons to learn from past recessions. → Read More

‘I Can’t Stop Worrying About Money, Even Though I Have Enough’

Your anxiety is valid. You just need a plan for dealing with it. → Read More

How to Prepare for a Recession

In this week’s My Two Cents, the Cut’s financial advice columnist Charlotte Cowles has a step-by-step guide on how to prepare for an economic downturn. → Read More

Get Your Toxic Positivity Out of My Face

Toxic positivity is the act of brushing off a person’s negative emotions with “look on the bright side” platitudes. It also implies that you need a “good enough” reason to be sad, worried, or distressed — and shames you for not meeting that criteria. → Read More

‘I’m Getting Married and Having a Baby. How Should I Plan?’

In this week’s My Two Cents, the Cut’s financial advice columnist Charlotte Cowles answers a letter from a reader wondering what exactly she should know about financial planning before tying the knot and having a baby. → Read More

‘What Should I Do About My Shopping Problem?’

In this week’s My Two Cents, the Cut’s financial advice columnist Charlotte Cowles answers a letter from a reader who compulsively shops — and doesn’t know how to stop. → Read More

‘My Boyfriend Lost $14K Trading Crypto, and He Won’t Stop’

In this week’s ‘My Two Cents,’ the Cut’s financial-advice columnist, Charlotte Cowles, answers a letter from a reader who wants to marry her boyfriend but is worried about his gambling habits. → Read More

How to Turn Your Side Hustle Into Your Full-Time Job

In this week’s My Two Cents, the Cut’s financial advice columnist Charlotte Cowles gets Vivian Tu’s advice for how to build a side hustle. → Read More

‘Is It Worth Trying to Save Money When I Make So Little?’

In this week’s My Two Cents, the Cut’s financial advice columnist Charlotte Cowles answers a letter from a reader who’s worried trying to save money will decrease her quality of life. → Read More