Tess Vigeland

Tess Vigeland

Tess Vigeland is author of Leap: Leaving a Job With No Plan B to Find the Career and Life You Really Want. She is the former host of public radio’s Marketplace Money, and was the recipient of the Excellence in Personal Finance Reporting Award from the Radio Television Digital News Association and the National Endowment for Financial Education. She currently lives in Thailand and you can follow her posts about the expat life at Tessuntethered.com.

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An Expat’s Lament: I Want My Old Life Back (Not Really)

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The conflicted thoughts of former public radio host Tess Vigeland

OCTOBER 24, 2017 | By Tess Vigeland

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Leaping Without a Net, 2 Years Later

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An ex-public radio host is still figuring out Plan B and she's fine with that

JANUARY 23, 2015 | By Tess Vigeland

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Jay Leno, Here’s My ‘Now, What?’ Advice for You

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An ex-public radio star offers pointers from her own experience

FEBRUARY 8, 2014 | By Tess Vigeland

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Me, Work for Free at This Point in My Career?

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A former public radio host struggles with the notion that accepting unpaid assignments will lead to more lucrative work

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013 | By Tess Vigeland

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An Ex-Public Radio Host Asks Herself, ‘Now What?’

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After leaving 'Marketplace Money,' Tess Vigeland is trying to redefine career success

JULY 19, 2013 | By Tess Vigeland

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Shedding a Tear Over Vanishing Investment Clubs

Tess Vigland laments the rapid decrease in investment clubs.

The trend may be over, but the former host of public radio's 'Marketplace Money' says creating a different type of group can help your money grow

FEBRUARY 8, 2013 | By Tess Vigeland

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Best Financial Moves From ‘Marketplace Money’

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The public radio show's former host, Tess Vigeland, chats with her longtime, on-air colleague about advice they've given and heard for people over 50

JANUARY 17, 2013 | By Tess Vigeland

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