My husband and I recently paid off our car loan early. It was the last piece of debt we had. We did so to prepare for our ...

Pay Dirt is Slate’s money advice column. Have a question? Send it to Kristin and Ilyce here. (It’s anonymous!) Dear Pay Dirt, I am 27 and looking to pay off as much debt as I ...

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I’m a woman in my 30s with a casual lover of several years who is now in his 50s. He is absolutely amazing, and it’s the best ...

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My mother never wanted children, but had me to please my father, thinking it would save their marriage. It didn’t. When I was ...

My mother-in-law “Bonnie” is a very difficult person (she was a Karen before the term existed), but my 7-year-old daughter ...

I left an abusive marriage several months ago. I didn’t tell my husband that I was leaving until I was fully moved out, for ...

My good friend “Candice” is a wonderful person and loyal friend, but has become a real Debbie Downer as we have gotten older. To be fair, she does not have it easy. She has a stressful, demanding job, ...

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Lindsey Graham has a hard-earned skip in his step. After nearly a decade of obsequious, showy servility to the president he ...

Wade, red-state lawmakers have been looking for political cover for unpopular criminal abortion bans, and a simple strategy ...