Erin Lowry
Author and Personal Finance Expert
Erin is an author and creator of the popular blog, Broke Millennial, which focuses on personal finance topics relatable to younger audiences.
Global Business / Economy
Is 'Buy Now, Pay Later' Making a Generation of Consumers Financially Illiterate — or Just Giving Them Access They Didn't Have Before?The colonial era didn't just extract resources and impose borders — it embedded itself in languages, legal systems, educational curricula, and ways of knowing that persist long after independence. Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Achille Mbembe, and Walter Mignolo debate whether decolonization is a genuine intellectual and political project underway, or a word that has been so broadly applied it has lost the specificity needed to do any real work.
Global Business / Economy
Is the Subscription Economy Quietly Becoming the Biggest Expense You've Never Actually Audited?73% of Americans don't know how much they're spending on subscriptions each month — and 60% are paying for services they don't even use. Erin Lowry, Rachael O'Meara, and Nisa Amoils debate why subscription creep has become one of the most overlooked drains on personal finances, and what to do about it.
Global Business / Economy
Is the FIRE Movement Actually a Financial Strategy — or a Rejection of Work Dressed Up as Math?The FIRE movement promises financial independence and early retirement through aggressive saving and investing. But is it a practical wealth-building strategy, or a growing rejection of traditional work? Exploring both sides of the debate reveals what FIRE really means in today's economy.