Dina Gachman

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My website got hacked! So Tumblr it is. Here’s a bio...

I’ve written for Marie Claire, Refinery29, Jezebel, Forbes, xoJane, LA Review of Books, and Bustle. My book Brokenomics came out in April 2015 and it’s a book of humor essays about being broke - fun times!

I used to write a comedic blog about the economy called Bureaucracy for Breakfast and it was featured on Marketplace on NPR and ABC’s 20/20. It was a little Bernie Sanders-esque. 

Now I’m a freelance copywriter at Woven Digital and working on a second book. I’m on Twitter @TheElf26. Representation: Brandi Bowles (books) at Foundry Literary + Media.

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New favorite poster. And here’s a list of 10 awesome books about filmmaking to go with it -TA-DA!

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Drugs, Sex, and Debt: It’s Time to Revamp “The Talk”

Read it at YES! Magazine

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What I Wish I Knew Before I Left Home on hellogiggles

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Wedding Season is a Budget-Busting Nightmare!! Read it here

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I wrote about an ovarian mystery for Jezebel. You can READ IT HERE

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Interview with The Billfold about writing, sugar daddies, and horrible bosses

Read it here

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Flea Market Chic - read it on Marie Claire

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Check out the Books to Read section in Fast Company’s April Creative Calendar

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The April issue of Bust Magazine gives Brokenomics 4 out of 5 boobs

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HuffPost Books calls Brokenomics “humorous and fun” !

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A Guide to Anthropomorphizing Your Student Loan Lender

aka the joy of calling Sallie Mae a Fanged Goblin

Read it on The Billfold: http://thebillfold.com/2015/02/a-guide-to-anthropomorphizing-your-student-loan-lender/

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5 Ways the Wedding Industry Is Plotting To Destroy Us

Planning a budget wedding can be deeply satisfying – said no one, ever...

Read it on The Billfold

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Some words about Brokenomics

“Dina Gachman’s fabulous book made me rethink how I lead my financial life. It’s so wonderfully practical and fun to read.” – Sara Benincasa, Great, Agorafabulous

“Dina Gachman manages to make money — still a taboo topic — non-terrifying and fun, which is no small feat. Any young person who’s ever squinted at her bank balance hoping to make another digit appear should feel encouraged and emboldened by her honest, moderate approach to personal finance, which, after all, allows for both (limited!) pity partying and rewarding oneself (within reason!) for completing small milestones.” – Katie Heaney, BuzzFeed, author of Never Have I Ever

“Forget Suze Orman. Money-savvy Dina Gachman-who’s not only relatable but also hilarious-tells you how to navigate every financial speed bump you’re bound to hit along this crazy road we like to call adulthood.” – Michelle Goodman, My So-Called Freelance Life

“Brokenomics is a wise, witty, and wonderful guide to living cheaply and well.” – Joseph D’Agnese, The Money Book for Freelancers, Part-Timers, and the Self-Employed

Find out more info here!

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14 Food Memoirs for Thanksgiving

If you’re freaking out about pecan pie and sausage and vegan creamed kale, you can relax. Or, at the very least, you can distract yourself by reading a bunch of food memoirs.

Read it on Bustle.

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Caitlin Moran interview

Caitlin Moran on writing, crying, 50 Shades of Grey, and David Bowie shirts.

Read it on Bustle.

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BROKENOMICS!

Brokenomics (Seal Press) is coming spring 2015

(photo credit: Ejen Chuang)