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Happiness
How to have your best summer ever
Summer is nearly upon us again. Though this season is a little less of a break when you’re a grown-up than when you’re a kid, it still feels different. You can be outside more. You can use the longer evenings to squeeze more life out of each day. Routines change, opening up an opportunity for rethinking how you’re spending your time…i… read more »
The key to financial happiness? Less house
Laura’s note: A version of this column ran in USA Today on Tuesday. Yes, Friday is usually round-up day, but I just got off the red-eye from LAX and this is all I got right now.
Grads, Pursue a Realistic Dream
by Laura Vanderkam
The big headline during recent graduation seasons has been what percentage of mortarboard-sporters will move back home with mom… read more »
ATM Book Club Week 9 (Chapter 8)
I’m running an informal book club devoted to All the Money in the World here on the blog. You can start at any time; there are links to past weeks’ discussions at the bottom of this post.
Chapter 8 is called “The Selfish Joy of Giving.” Broadly, it looks at the intersection of philanthropy and happiness, and specifically gets at the to… read more »
Surreality
In the fall of 2008, my husband and I spent a little over a week in India. One of our adventures involved staying near a major tiger preserve, and going out on Jeep drives with a guide to try to see tigers in the wild. Since lots of people want to do this, and wild tigers are a bit skittish, the park tries to control entry. So a limited number of rides go in, and you draw lo… read more »
ATM Book Club Week 6 (Chapter 5)
I’m running an informal book club devoted to All the Money in the World here on the blog. You can jump in whenever you like; there are links to past weeks at the bottom of this post.
Chapter 5 is called “Your Best Weekend Ever” and looks at the question of stuff vs. experiences (and the intersection of the two) and how to use what happiness resea… read more »
