The idea for The Spending Experiment came from my therapist after hearing me complain for the umpteenth time that while I’d much rather stock organic red chard (have you ever seen anything more beautiful?!) at the food co-op than perform variance analyses at the nonprofit, I can’t because I have a ton of debt and virtually no savings…

I’ve been working with Shelby since January 2025, and she’s freaking rad. May everyone have a Shelby to hold space for them and to help them process shit.

As an anti-capitalist and former activist who went by “Justice” back in the day (to evade identification by law enforcement), I know that my views aren’t always relatable or even palatable…