Vanessa Golembewski
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From Splitting The Bill To Signing A Mortgage: A Couple’s Guide To Co-Budgeting Like Pros
No matter where you are in your relationship, money is a factor. That's why we've culled together some expert advice for navigating the intricacies of co-budgeting for EVERY stage of a relationship, from newfound flings to home-owning spouses. → Read More
Sustainable Spending Goes Beyond Quitting Fast Fashion — Here’s What You Need To Know
Spending in service of the planet can be harder than you think. Here's a go-to guide to making more sustainable choices with your wallet. → Read More
Financial Health: Wellness Trends In Money
We asked women across the country how they would define "financial wellness" in their own lives. Here's what they had to say. → Read More
How To Ask Your Boss For A Raise
We're rounding up expert-approved tips for the most effective raise request possible. → Read More
8 Crucial Things To Consider Before Accepting A Job Offer
Don't accept a job offer without reading these negotiation tactics first. → Read More
Asking For A Raise, Most Effective Methods
(Paid Content) We're rounding up expert-approved tips for the most effective raise request possible. → Read More
These Women Are Changing How We Think Of College Football Fans
(Paid Content) Women are not only passionate football fans, they’re also becoming more involved on the professional side of the sport and shattering stereotypes. → Read More
How To Use Twitter And Not Get Fired
After Rosanne got cancelled this week, we thought now was a good time to give you a basic Twitter etiquette refresher course. → Read More
How To Use Twitter And Not Get Fired
After Rosanne got canceled this week, we thought now was a good time to give you a basic Twitter etiquette refresher course. → Read More
15 Inspirational Stephen Hawking Quotes To Read Today
We've compiled some of the most inspirational quotes from one of modern science's brightest minds. → Read More
19 Child Stars & The Exact Moment They Grew Up
Ever wondered what your favorite child stars would look like all grown up? Click here to check out their metamorphoses! → Read More
I’m Freaking Out About Turning 30 — Here's Why
One writer gets real about dreading turning 30 and shares why being 29 has been the most uncomfortable time of her life. → Read More
Every Time A TV Character's Death Just About Killed You
We know we don't KNOW our favorite TV characters, as in really know them, but somehow we can still erupt in tears and convulsions when they're taken away from us. And there's a special type of sadness reserved for the moment a beloved small-screen character dies. Sure, we'll see the actor or → Read More
11 Elves Who Are Really Kind Of Hot
Sometimes fictional characters are total hotties. And, sometimes, these characters are also elves. This is an uncomfortable topic, but that doesn't mean we're going to shy away from it! It's no one's fault that Bernard the Elf had the nice-guy appeal that made you want him as your boyfriend. It's → Read More
This Movie Genre Is Filled With Lies
There's something about Christmas that feels decidedly romantic. Maybe it's all the twinkling lights and cozy feelings of being by a fire. Maybe it's that all your friends seem to get engaged around this time of year. Or, maybe it's because movies have been pushing the idea that Christmas and love → Read More
The Best Movies For Getting Over Your Ex
Our goal here is simple: to help you curate the perfect Rolodex of movies that will help you deal if or when things with your loved one fall apart. And, to help us in our quest for catharsis, we’ve consulted the very academic Kübler-Ross model of handling grief, which divides the process into → Read More
The Best Dance Movies Of All Time
As a former dancer, there are few things that bring me more joy than dance movies. You needn't have grown up at the barre to love and appreciate films in which dance takes — for lack of a more on-the-nose expression — center stage. The need to dance is innate in every human being, and it cannot → Read More
The Best Foreign TV Shows You're Not Watching (But Should Be)
American television is currently in a Golden Age. Little-known fact, though: Many of the most beloved, critically acclaimed shows are actually overseas imports that have been redone for English-speaking audiences. Homeland, The Bridge, and The Killing are all examples of international phenomenons → Read More
Only Obama Gets Game Of Thrones Screeners, So I Filed An FOIA Request For Them
At a premiere event earlier this week in Hollywood, Game of Thrones showrunner Dan Weiss revealed that President Obama is the only person outside of HBO who will see advance screenings of new episodes. That means those who traditionally view them — mainly journalists, industry folk, and the → Read More
R29 Binge Club: Daredevil Season 2 Recaps, Episodes 1 — 13
When we were last in Matt Murdock's (Charlie Cox) Hell's Kitchen, things were feeling a bit triumphant. Wilson Fisk had been destroyed. Matt, Foggy (Elden Henson), and Karen (Deborah Ann Woll) were swimming in clients. It seemed that, for now, the neighborhood was safe from larger organized → Read More