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Hey parents, the third kid’s a bargain (USA TODAY)
(Note: This column ran in today’s USA Today)
By Laura Vanderkam
In a tepid economy, people look to save money however they can. One strategy? Not having kids. After hitting a high of 4.3 million in 2007, U.S. births tumbled, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to about 4 million in 2010.
It makes sense. Each year, the U.S. Depart… read more »
Every day…or not?
Every year in early January, there are a host of articles about how to make new habits stick (like in…oh…my Just a Minute newsletter for this month). I’ve been debating the merits, lately, between doing something every day vs. less often. I’m especially pondering this with running.
When people show me their time logs and claim the… read more »
The Thursday morning time log
As I’ve been thinking about how people spend their mornings, I’ve been studying mine. Thursdays and Fridays are a bit different from my other mornings in that both my sons have pre-school at 9, and I am usually getting everyone out the door on my own. Here’s what it looked like.
7:30-7:35 – awake, lie in bed, think.
7:35-7:45 –… read more »
The Crock Pot, and thoughts on transitions and evenings
I got a Crock Pot for Christmas, and tried it out for the first time yesterday. I was quite happy with it. I chopped up some veggies, stuck in rice, chicken and stock, and at dinner, I had a hot, nice meal waiting for me. I had more of the meal as leftovers for lunch today, and have enough to take me through tonight (and likely tomorrow lunch, too, if I’m not sick… read more »
Prospering vs. Greed
One of the most interesting things I’ve learned by writing about money for the past year is how much baggage people have about this topic. We are prone to believe all sorts of things about money. Some believe it’s the root of all evil. Others think “easy come, easy go” or that it has to be displayed in order to make oneself feel worthy. I… read more »
