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Jessica Roy

@jessicaroy.bsky.social

I'm the personal finance columnist for the @sfchronicle. One-time Joan Baez backup dancer.

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Jessica Roy@jessicaroy.bsky.social · last yr.

Is there an AI bubble? Some of AI's biggest boosters seem to think so. I talked to financial experts about what you can do with your money to protect it (or prepare to ride out a downturn) if there's a burst: www.sfchronicle.com/personal-fin...

Worried about an AI bubble? Here’s what to do with your money now

Sam Altman, Mark Zuckerberg and Eric Schmidt have all acknowledged the possibility of an “AI bubble.” How can non-tech billionaires protect their money from the potential fallout of a burst?

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Jessica Roy@jessicaroy.bsky.social · last yr.

Exciting news for working parents with kids under 13: The dependent care FSA, which has had the same limit since it was introduced in 1986, is finally increasing next year: www.sfchronicle.com/personal-fin...

You can soon save more pretax money for child care — but there’s a catch

Attention, parents doing open enrollment: You can sock away more money for day care costs in 2026, thanks to a change in the dependent care flexible spending account limit.

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Jessica Roy@jessicaroy.bsky.social · last yr.

Federal workers are now missing entire paychecks due to the shutdown. We rounded up grants, loans, food banks, restaurants, hardship loans, unemployment information and other resources for federal employees. No paywall: www.sfchronicle.com/personal-fin...

The government shutdown is costing workers entire paychecks — here’s what you can do now

Thousands of federal workers in the Bay Area are going without pay amid the government shutdown. If you’re one of them, here’s a list of financial resources to tap — and things to avoid.

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Jessica Roy@jessicaroy.bsky.social · last yr.

Sometimes you just can't predict where your reporting will take you. I set out to find out how much the $1.50 Costco hot dog deal -- now celebrating its 40th year -- would cost if that price had kept up with inflation. I wound up in a conversation with a Costco super-fan who owns a piece of history.

Milton Cardoza of Sunnyvale with a Costco food court hot dog sign, a Costco food court hot dog shirt, and a Costco food court hot dog.
Jessica Roy@jessicaroy.bsky.social · last yr.

How much does it cost to send your child to the top-ranked private high schools in the Bay Area? In many cases, more than UC tuition. Here's how the top private schools ranked this year and what they cost.

Bay Area private school rankings: Schools ranked in the top 100 in the U.S. in 2026 by school information website Niche and their annual tuition.
Jessica Roy@jessicaroy.bsky.social · last yr.

I love getting emails from readers, and I try to write back as often as I can. But when I published our list of California’s richest suburbs, my inbox overflowed with variations on the same question. So I wrote a follow-up: www.sfchronicle.com/personal-fin...

These are the 50 richest California cities — and why some didn’t make the list

We got lots of emails from readers asking about omissions on our “richest suburbs in California” list. Here’s why some cities didn’t make the cut — and where they would have landed.

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Jessica Roy@jessicaroy.bsky.social · last yr.

A new study out of the California Policy Lab found hundreds of thousands of Californians are now delinquent on their student loans. Older borrowers are more likely to be behind. www.sfchronicle.com/personal-fin...

Boomers, Gen X, Millennials or Gen Z? Who’s hurting most from student loans in California

The number of Californians delinquent on their student loans has spiked into the hundreds of thousands — with some age groups hit harder than others, according to a new report.

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KQED Forum@kqedforum.bsky.social · last yr.

🎧 Listen to the Podcast! @sfchronicle.com's @jessicaroy.bsky.social, @latimes.com's Andrea Castillo and McClatchy's David Lightman broke down what the new law means for everyday Californians like you. 🔗: buff.ly/1As0FhK

KQED's Forum

Forum tells remarkable and true stories about who we are and where we live. In the first hour, Alexis Madrigal convenes the diverse voices of the Bay Area, before turning to Mina Kim for the second…

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Jeremy Lindenfeld@jeremotographs.bsky.social · last yr.

I’m in downtown Los Angeles where the “No Kings” protest is set to begin in half an hour. There are already well over 1000 people here. The crowd is rapidly growing, and in my estimation is made up of a significantly older contingent than previous anti-ICE protests in LA. I’ll be covering all day

James Queally@jqwritesstuff.bsky.social · last yr.

As faith leaders have a crowd take a knee and pray outside the federal building, DHS officers raise their weapons at priests and National Guard members lineup with riot shields against them tonight in downtown L.A.

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Adam Rose@adamrose.bsky.social · last yr.

Law enforcement is violently targeting press at protests around Los Angeles, from easily recognizable "mainstream" outlets to freelancers and independents. ALL press have explicit legal protections in California. #JournalismIsNotACrime. This evidence thread may get graphic. 🧵👇

James Queally@jqwritesstuff.bsky.social · last yr.

In the last 20 or so minutes I’ve seen LAPD officers shove women to the ground without provocation, rip a sign out of a man’s hand and then swing a baton into his leg and raise a less-lethal launcher to aim directly at a protester (which I’m 99% is a major policy violation.)

KQED Forum@kqedforum.bsky.social · 2y ago

MON at 9AM: @jessicaroy.bsky.social, @ramitsethi.bsky.social & @usnews.com Money editor Susannah Snider join to help us make sense of the economic uncertainty and how it should affect our financial choices. ❓ How are you managing your finances in response to tariffs, inflation or market changes?

Should retirees move money amid market turbulence? What experts say now

With President Donald Trump’s ever-shifting approach to tariffs and the market’s volatility, how should retirees be reacting? Here’s what planning experts say.

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San Francisco Chronicle@sfchronicle.com · 2y ago

On “Everybody’s Live With John Mulaney,” @jessicaroy.bsky.social sat down with Joan Baez, Michael Keaton and Fred Armisen to talk about a financial issue that most of us will face at some point.

John Mulaney asked me one of life’s vexing finance questions. Here's what I said

On “Everybody’s Live With John Mulaney,” I sat down with Joan Baez, Michael Keaton and Fred Armisen to talk about a financial issue that most of us will face.

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