Welcome to the Reader Case Study updates page! Below are links to all of the Reader Case Studies that contain updates from participants. You can visit the full Reader Case Study section here.

Updated Case Studies:

• Reader Case Study: Earn More, Spend Less, Or Both? (Julie’s story, published October 2016)
• Reader Case Study: Stay Home With Baby or Return To Work? (Kelly’s story, published November 2016)
• Reader Case Study: The Case Of The Over-gifting In-Laws! (Grace’s story, published December 2016)
• Reader Case Study: Renovations and Vacations (Audrey’s story, published January 2017)
• Reader Case Study: Help Me Decide How To Pay Off $185K In Student Loans (Bridget’s story, published February 2017)
• Reader Case Study: The Grad School Dilemma (Emily’s story, published March 2017)
• Reader Case Study: Can We Buy Our Dream Home? (Jack & Elizabeth’s story, published April 2017)
• Reader Case Study: We Have A Van, Now We Need A Plan! (Florence & Anna’s story, published May 2017)
• Reader Case Study: To Buy Or Not To Buy In Sydney, Australia? (Jemma & Greg’s story, published June 2017)
• Reader Case Study: Starting From Scratch In Canada; Where Do I Go From Here? (Alison’s story, published July 2017)
• Reader Case Study: Moving To Europe From South Africa, Trying To Make Ends Meet (Clara’s story, published August 2017)
• Reader Case Study: Should We Stay (In San Francisco) Or Should We Go Now? (Melanie & Kurt’s story, published September 2017)
• Reader Case Study: Having A Quarter-Life Crisis in Nashville, TN! (Steph & Zach’s story, published October 2017)
• Reader Case Study: National Park Rangers Figuring Out Finances (The Ranger’s story, published November 2017)
• Reader Case Study: Londoners Wonder About Buying A Property (Betty & David’s story, published December 2017)
• Reader Case Study: At Age 57, It’s Not Over Yet! (Lucy’s story, published January 2018)
• Reader Case Study: From Brooklyn to LA With a Baby (the FrugalBrooklyn’s story, published February 2018)
• Reader Case Study: Debt And Dreams In Queensland, Australia (Sam & Keith’s story, published March 2018)
• Reader Case Study: Single Psychologist Saving In NYC (Lauren’s story, published April 2018)
• Reader Case Study: How A Cancer Diagnosis Changes Everything (Emily & John’s story, published May 2018)
• Reader Case Study: Inside A Financial Circus (No, Really, The Finances Of An Actual Circus!) (Jana & Dextre’s story, published June 2018). WITH UPDATE PHOTOS TOO!!!!
• Reader Case Study: Should We Buy A Campground And Laundromat? (Payton & Riley’s story, published July 2018)
• Reader Case Study: Social Workers Who Need To Get Solvent (Sue & Dan’s story, published August 2018)
• Reader Case Study: Should I Become A Veterinarian? (Sally & Harry’s story, published September 2018)
• Reader Case Study: With Twins On The Way, Should We Quit And Move? (Rose & David’s story, published October 2018) WITH UPDATE PHOTOS TOO!!!
• Reader Case Study: Living In A Multigenerational Household, But What’s Next? (Juliana & Nicolas’ story, published November 2018)
• Reader Case Study: We Just Moved In Atlanta With Four Kids And We Might Want To Move Again! (Naomi & Jon’s story, published December 2018)
• Reader Case Study: Longterm Planning When You Have a Chronic Illness (Katie & Arden’s story, published February 2019)
• Reader Case Study: An American In France (Georgia & Seb’s story, published March 2019)
• Reader Case Study: Salud, Dinero, Amor! (Caroline & Rodrigo’s story, published April 2019)
• Reader Case Study: Artfully Building a Solid Financial Future in Southern Maine (Lynn & Lucas’ story, published July 2019)
• Reader Case Study: A Baby, A Freelancer, And A Marketing Manager (Mary & John’s story, published September 2019)
• Reader Case Study: Family of Four Plans a Move from Oregon to Japan (Helen & Earl’s story, published October 2019)
• Reader Case Study: After An Abusive Marriage, What’s The Path Forward? (Alex’s story, published March 2020)
• Reader Case Study: Single Mom By Choice Charts Her Future In Iowa (Em’s story, published May 2020)
• Reader Case Study: From South Africa to Tennessee, Now Planning a Move to Europe! (Brenda’s story, published June 2020)
• Reader Case Study: Making It Work on a Small Salary in a High Cost of Living City (Zaria’s story, published September 2020)
• Reader Case Study: Buddhist in England Desires a Simple, Secure Financial Future (Lotus’s story, published October 2021)