Jamie Feldman

Jamie Feldman is Tiller's resident budget avoider, somehow. She writes about feelings, family, fashion, and financial stuff, the last of which she knows very little about. She is also the co-creator of Debt Heads, a narrative podcast about the economy from the perspective of people in debt — which she knows plenty about.

Joined: November 21, 2023
Articles: 3

Jamie's Budget Journal

I Used to Spend an Hour a Week Budgeting. Now I Spend Five Minutes.

Here is something I used to do every Sunday for years. I would open my laptop. I would log into my checking account. I would copy the week’s transactions into a spreadsheet. Then I would log into my savings account…

Jamie Feldman
May 18, 2026

Jamie's Budget Journal

Why I’ve Started 47 Budgets (And the One That Finally Stuck)

I’ve started a budget approximately 47 times. Roughly. Conservative estimate. I’ve used apps that pinged me when I spent too much on coffee. I’ve tried the envelope method, on paper, with actual envelopes. I’ve built spreadsheets from scratch and abandoned…