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Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election.

Tricia Crimmins

In a TikTokk, a teacher explained that he charges students rent on their desks to teach them financial literacy.

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‘What happens if they can’t make rent?’: Teacher details financial literacy lesson plan in viral TikTok, sparking debate

Alex Dalbey is a writer and zinester currently living in Saint Paul, Minnesota. They have written for The Daily Dot, Kill Screen, The Lingerie Addict, and Bullet Points.

Alex Dalbey

People are baffled by this ‘average’ budget of $500K a year

Christina Bonnington is a tech reporter who specializes in consumer gadgets, apps, and the trends shaping the technology industry. Her work has also appeared in Gizmodo, Wired, Refinery29, Slate, Bicycling, and Outside Magazine. She is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and has a background in electrical engineering.

Christina Bonnington

DoNotPay now lets you sue, straight from its app

Samantha Grasso is a former IRL staff writer for the Daily Dot with a reporting emphasis on immigration. Her work has appeared on AJ+, Vox, Splinter, Los Angeles Magazine, and Austin Monthly.

Samantha Grasso

New York intern’s unrealistic financials set the internet ablaze

Everything you need to know to get started on PayPal

Claire Downs is a tech reporter who covers the intersection of the internet and pop culture. A third-generation worker in the Chicago futures industry, she specializes in cryptocurrencies and altcoins. Her work can also be seen in Cosmopolitan, Vice Motherboard, VH1.com, and Merry Jane.

Claire Downs

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Stellar offers a bold new way of exchanging money

Tiffany Kelly was the culture editor at Daily Dot. Previously, she worked at Ars Technica and Wired. Her writing has appeared in several other print and online publications, including the Los Angeles Times, Popular Mechanics, and GQ.

Tiffany Kelly

Photo of treasury secretary with sheet of $1 bills becomes instant meme

Kristen Hubby is a tech and lifestyle reporter. Her work has also appeared in Austin Monthly and the Austin American-Statesman, where she covered local news and the dining scene in Austin, Texas.

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‘What happens if they can’t make rent?’: Teacher details financial literacy lesson plan in viral TikTok, sparking debate

People are baffled by this ‘average’ budget of $500K a year

DoNotPay now lets you sue, straight from its app

New York intern’s unrealistic financials set the internet ablaze

Everything you need to know to get started on PayPal

Meet North Korea and Lana Del Rey’s new favorite cryptocurrency

Stellar offers a bold new way of exchanging money

Photo of treasury secretary with sheet of $1 bills becomes instant meme

So you want to land yourself a sugar daddy

Canada to put civil rights icon Viola Desmond on $10 bill

#TrumpSoPoor he keeps giving people fake jewelry as gifts

The 8 worst Kickstarters of all time

I Venmo’d money to 100 strangers to get myself into heaven

Bank robbers arrested after posting selfies with the cash on Facebook

3 arrested in first-ever Bitcoin money laundering bust