Kate Rockwood

Joined: Jan 22, 2016

Kate Rockwood is a freelance journalist living in Chicago. Her work has appeared in Fast Company, New York, Real Simple, Health, and O, The Oprah Magazine.

7 Make-Ahead Breakfasts Even Novice Cooks Can Master

4 Quick Ways to Detox Your Spending

5 Meal Planning Mistakes That Are Causing You to Fail

5 Finance Books That Will Help Get Your Life on Track (Without Putting You to Sleep)

5 Salary Myths That Are Killing Your Earning Potential

If you’re only thinking about your next paycheck when making a counter offer for a new job, you’re doing your wallet a huge disservice.

10 Dinner Party Entrees You Can Make for Under $20

Don't sacrifice your social calendar in order to stick to your budget. These delicious dishes don't require deep pockets.

Need More Dough? 7 Side Gigs to Consider

Uber and Airbnb aren't your only options.

4 Questions That Will Impress Any Hiring Manager in an Interview

Be prepared when your interviewer turns the tables and asks if you have any questions.

7 Things to Do at Work When Everyone Is Out of the Office

You could celebrate the solitude with long lunches and Facebook marathons at your desk—or you could do a few of these productive things instead.

What's Your Productivity Style? How 4 Personalities Can Get More Done

A productivity expert breaks down the four work styles and corresponding strategies that can turn you into an efficient, to-do-list-killing machine.

4 Money Moves to Make Before the End of the Year

Avoid the holiday debt that most of us drag into the new year.

7 Ways to Have a Frugal Holiday (Without Feeling Like a Scrooge)

Soak up every bit of the holiday celebration while sticking to your budget.

How to Get the Most From a Counteroffer

When you land a new job offer and your current gig comes back to you with more money or a better title, what do you do?

5 Rules for Regifting (Without Getting Caught)

Don't run the risk of bringing those mittens you got last Christmas from your book club Secret Santa to this year's gift swap.

4 Tips for Rocking Your Self-Assessment

What’s more awkward than a performance review at work? The self-appraisal process that precedes it, of course.

4 Tips for Negotiating More Time Off Before a New Job

Here's how to score some much-needed R&R time between jobs.