Single $$$
For my ongoing series at Vox on the hollow middle class, I'm spending this month focusing on the challenges in finding financial stability as a single person/someone who is not traditionally partnered. (You can find previous pieces, and the sort of approach I take to this reporting, here: https://www.vox.com/authors/anne-helen-petersen)

If you have questions about the piece, just send me an email! annehelenpetersen@gmail.com
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What's your full name? (We'll just use first names in the piece, and you'll have a chance to provide a pseudonym if you'd like, but I need to verify that you're a real person)
How old are you?
Where do you live? (If you don't feel comfortable providing the specific city, you can say "North Idaho" or "Minneapolis suburbs")
If you'd like to use a pseudonym, please provide one.
How do you currently spend your days? (Paid or unpaid work? Are you retired? Currently out of work or disabled? A caregiver?)
Can you describe your living situation? Who do you live with? Do you rent, own, live with family members or friends?
If you feel comfortable, I'd love to hear more about your attitude towards being single or not in a traditional partnership. You can take this wherever you'd like.
What costs are currently keeping you from financial stability? How would they be different if you were able to share the costs with another person or persons? Be as detailed as you'd like here.
What part of financial life do partnered or married people generally not recognize as a benefit? (aka, what financial privileges are partnered or married people clueless about?)
Have you thought of small changes we could make — as a society, but also in terms of how we think about healthcare benefits, loan financing, the tax code — that would make financial stability more accessible to people who aren't traditionally partnered?
Do you have thoughts about what the financial privileges of partnered people suggest about the way our society conceives of / values people who aren't partnered in that way? In other words, why does this really matter?
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