Fragmentation
Effective time-management means taking big goals, breaking them down into doable chunks, and then getting those tasks on the schedule. But what defines a "doable chunk"? I …Read More
Yearly Archives: 2012
Groundhog Day
In the 1993 film Groundhog Day, Phil, an unpleasant meteorologist, is condemned to relive the same day over and over again. The film asks the …Read More
Dollar signs and dreams
“It’s not dollar signs that are standing in the way of what you want in life”That wonderful quote, courtesy of Adelaide Lancaster, has been staring …Read More
After debt freedom
When I started researching All the Money in the World, one of the first things I noticed about the shelves of personal finance books out …Read More
Friday Round-Up: The Little Mistake That Kills Your Productivity
Over at CBS MoneyWatch this week, I've been returning to some classic productivity advice (with one wild card thrown in). The most read post? "The little …Read More
Merit Badge Parenting
Last week, I wrote about the "merit badge mindset" -- how we could give ourselves the satisfaction of external rewards and validation for things that …Read More
Someone else’s budget
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a young man (or woman) in possession of a desire to better his finances must soon be in …Read More
Books! Plus my fiction problem
UPS delivered a most delightful looking book to my doorstep today; see photo at left. Yep, the first batch of All the Money in the …Read More
The Gladwyne Diet
I’ve been working on the project of losing my baby weight for 3 months now. In doing so, I’ve discovered a radically simple and effective …Read More
Friday Round-Up: MoneyWatch edition
My 168 Hours blog from BNET migrated over to CBS MoneyWatch a few months ago. Unfortunately, much of the traffic did not automatically migrate with …Read More