Em Norton
Em Norton is a Content Specialist at moneywise.com. They have been with the company since 2022.
Em has been writing and editing professionally since 2019 and has previously been published by IN Magazine, Xtra Magazine, Money Under 30, Money After Graduation, Our Canada and more.
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MMoney After GraduationEditor 2019–2020
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YYork UniversityBachelor of Arts in Professional Writing 2020
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News • Jul 15
Vacant schools across the U.S. are being converted into affordable senior apartments — with thousands in the pipeline
Lunch bells are being replaced by resident potlucks.
News • Jul 15
Vacant schools across the U.S. are being converted into affordable senior apartments — with thousands in the pipeline
Lunch bells are being replaced by resident potlucks.
Managing Money • 13034 views
Taylor Swift's $2 billion fortune fuels prenup speculation — and younger couples are signing them in record numbers
It’s a love story, baby just … sign on the dotted line.
Managing Money • 13034 views
Taylor Swift's $2 billion fortune fuels prenup speculation — and younger couples are signing them in record numbers
It’s a love story, baby just … sign on the dotted line.
Managing Money • Jul 11
My wedding DJ ghosted me after I paid a $900 deposit. Can I get my money back, or will we be dancing on our own?
What to do when a wedding vendor contract goes wrong.
Managing Money • Jul 11
My wedding DJ ghosted me after I paid a $900 deposit. Can I get my money back, or will we be dancing on our own?
What to do when a wedding vendor contract goes wrong.
News • Jul 08
Scientology just won a fight over a Florida street — now a group of locals is suing to reverse it
This battle began in 1975, and is far from over.
News • Jul 08
Scientology just won a fight over a Florida street — now a group of locals is suing to reverse it
This battle began in 1975, and is far from over.
News • Jul 07
Did you say ‘ranch’ or ‘cookies’? Fast food restaurants are using AI for drive-thrus — not all customers are sold on it
McDonald's, White Castle and others are betting on AI ordering — even as customers report some errors.
News • Jul 07
Did you say ‘ranch’ or ‘cookies’? Fast food restaurants are using AI for drive-thrus — not all customers are sold on it
McDonald's, White Castle and others are betting on AI ordering — even as customers report some errors.
News • 20776 views
A son inherited $10M from his dad — but his sisters got nothing. Now they want $300K for their student loans
A financial advisor and a familial advisor could help in this situation.
News • 20776 views
A son inherited $10M from his dad — but his sisters got nothing. Now they want $300K for their student loans
A financial advisor and a familial advisor could help in this situation.
Investing • Jul 05
Pokémon cards now fetch $16.5M at auction — and $100K armed heists are following the money
The Pokémon card market has surged 145% since March 2025, fueling armed robberies and rampant flipping.
Investing • Jul 05
Pokémon cards now fetch $16.5M at auction — and $100K armed heists are following the money
The Pokémon card market has surged 145% since March 2025, fueling armed robberies and rampant flipping.
Managing Money • Jun 29
Americans may not reach financial independence until age 37 — and a viral trend called 'moneymaxxing' aims to fix that
It’s time to give your bank account the ‘maxxing’ treatment.
Managing Money • Jun 29
Americans may not reach financial independence until age 37 — and a viral trend called 'moneymaxxing' aims to fix that
It’s time to give your bank account the ‘maxxing’ treatment.
News • Jun 28
She trademarked 'Hot Girls Read' and told every small shop to pull their merch — the internet fought back
Hot girls create controversy, especially after trademarking phrases the internet has used for years.
News • Jun 28
She trademarked 'Hot Girls Read' and told every small shop to pull their merch — the internet fought back
Hot girls create controversy, especially after trademarking phrases the internet has used for years.
Managing Money • Jun 28
‘One advantage of marriage is the financial benefits.’ But many married couples are leaving money on the table
A little conversation with your spouse could take your finances a long way.
Managing Money • Jun 28
‘One advantage of marriage is the financial benefits.’ But many married couples are leaving money on the table
A little conversation with your spouse could take your finances a long way.
Life • Jun 26
Icelandair just hired a 'really bad photographer' for $50K — and it might be one of the best tourism marketing tactics
Who would’ve thought being bad at photography could get you a photography assignment?
Life • Jun 26
Icelandair just hired a 'really bad photographer' for $50K — and it might be one of the best tourism marketing tactics
Who would’ve thought being bad at photography could get you a photography assignment?
Life • Jun 24
A viral TikToker is trading fidget toys with kids — but some commenters say the deals don't seem fair
Trading squishable toys might impact your kids more than you’d think.
Life • Jun 24
A viral TikToker is trading fidget toys with kids — but some commenters say the deals don't seem fair
Trading squishable toys might impact your kids more than you’d think.
Life • Jun 12
Ballerina Farm ‘tradwife’ influencer Hannah Neeleman opened a store in small-town Utah — and now locals are cashing in
She turned her 23-million-follower homesteading brand into a brick-and-mortar store in Midway, Utah. Now tourists are flooding in and boosting the local economy.
Life • Jun 12
Ballerina Farm ‘tradwife’ influencer Hannah Neeleman opened a store in small-town Utah — and now locals are cashing in
She turned her 23-million-follower homesteading brand into a brick-and-mortar store in Midway, Utah. Now tourists are flooding in and boosting the local economy.
Life • Jun 11
An art director accepted $6,741 to work on the film Obsession. Then it made $224 million. Why crew rarely see the upside
‘I kick myself every single day,’ she says, for not 'flipping' the production.
Life • Jun 11
An art director accepted $6,741 to work on the film Obsession. Then it made $224 million. Why crew rarely see the upside
‘I kick myself every single day,’ she says, for not 'flipping' the production.
News • Jun 10
ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Grok all created virtual societies — one built a democracy, others descended into chaos
Emergence AI gave 5 models identical worlds. Only one formed a stable society.
News • Jun 10
ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Grok all created virtual societies — one built a democracy, others descended into chaos
Emergence AI gave 5 models identical worlds. Only one formed a stable society.
News • Jun 07
'Complete nonsense': Nvidia's Jensen Huang says AI won't kill software jobs — and the data backs him up
Agentic AI might be a software engineer’s new colleague, rather than a replacement.
News • Jun 07
'Complete nonsense': Nvidia's Jensen Huang says AI won't kill software jobs — and the data backs him up
Agentic AI might be a software engineer’s new colleague, rather than a replacement.
News • Jun 03
Shopify scrutinized as Canadian man pleads guilty to selling materials intended for self-harm on the e-commerce platform
Kenneth Law frequented an online forum where people gather to talk about wanting to end their lives — then sold them a solution.
News • Jun 03
Shopify scrutinized as Canadian man pleads guilty to selling materials intended for self-harm on the e-commerce platform
Kenneth Law frequented an online forum where people gather to talk about wanting to end their lives — then sold them a solution.
News • Jun 03
Markwayne Mullin wants to pull customs processing from sanctuary city airports. It could devastate the travel industry
Mullin’s proposal could leave travel workers in the dust.
News • Jun 03
Markwayne Mullin wants to pull customs processing from sanctuary city airports. It could devastate the travel industry
Mullin’s proposal could leave travel workers in the dust.
Life • May 30
'Lucky scoops' trend has kids paying $70 for $16 worth cheap plastic trinkets. Is this gambling for children?
Experts warn the viral lucky scoops trend could hook young viewers on pricey, chance-based games.
Life • May 30
'Lucky scoops' trend has kids paying $70 for $16 worth cheap plastic trinkets. Is this gambling for children?
Experts warn the viral lucky scoops trend could hook young viewers on pricey, chance-based games.
Life • May 28
Wealthy people are selling their million-dollar homes to live in a van all year — here's the real cost of nomad life
Even millionaires have an interest in living below their means.
Life • May 28
Wealthy people are selling their million-dollar homes to live in a van all year — here's the real cost of nomad life
Even millionaires have an interest in living below their means.
Life • May 26
'It doesn’t sit well with me': Prediction markets are spoiling reality TV and Survivor host Jeff Probst isn't happy
One prediction platform sent out a notification to users speculating that the Sole Survivor was "already decided."
Life • May 26
'It doesn’t sit well with me': Prediction markets are spoiling reality TV and Survivor host Jeff Probst isn't happy
One prediction platform sent out a notification to users speculating that the Sole Survivor was "already decided."
News • May 26
Summertime sadness: Fewer teens are expected to get seasonal jobs as hiring heads toward its lowest level since 1949
The teen summer job at the movies, ice-cream shop or neighborhood fast-food joint could become a thing of the past.
News • May 26
Summertime sadness: Fewer teens are expected to get seasonal jobs as hiring heads toward its lowest level since 1949
The teen summer job at the movies, ice-cream shop or neighborhood fast-food joint could become a thing of the past.
News • May 24
Harvard's average GPA soared from 2.6 to 3.8 — now only 1 in 5 students per class can earn an A
Harvard faculty approved a new grading cap after concerns that soaring GPAs were undermining academic standards.
News • May 24
Harvard's average GPA soared from 2.6 to 3.8 — now only 1 in 5 students per class can earn an A
Harvard faculty approved a new grading cap after concerns that soaring GPAs were undermining academic standards.
News • May 22
A Utah farmer spent 20 years growing crops — then TikTokers parked their trucks on his field for content
After one TikTok video showed a truck parked in a picturesque field, copycat trespassers followed.
News • May 22
A Utah farmer spent 20 years growing crops — then TikTokers parked their trucks on his field for content
After one TikTok video showed a truck parked in a picturesque field, copycat trespassers followed.
Life • May 20
Thanks to MrBeast, the winner of 'Survivor' 50 takes home $2 million — letting the show finally keep up with inflation
Outplay, outwit, outlast and now, out-earn.
Life • May 20
Thanks to MrBeast, the winner of 'Survivor' 50 takes home $2 million — letting the show finally keep up with inflation
Outplay, outwit, outlast and now, out-earn.
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