The Behavior Gap
Here’s a conundrum. If you compare investors’ returns in funds to the returns of the funds themselves, they should be the same, right? Well, no. …Read More
Yearly Archives: 2012
The 4-Year Career
Over at Fast Company, Anya Kamenetz has a fascinating article on "The Career of the Future." Complete with timelines of several people's working lives, the …Read More
The Merit Badge Mindset
One of the true joys I remember from 4th and 5th grade was earning my junior Girl Scout badges. My troop earned plenty through projects …Read More
The Joy Budget
In the first chapter of All the Money in the World, I note that most personal finance books tell readers to keep track of all …Read More
The Money Saving Mom’s Budget
In late 2010, shortly after I got a contract to write the book that would become All the Money in the World, I started asking …Read More
Welcome to LauraVanderkam.com
Welcome to my new website! When I started My168hours.com three years ago, I was writing mostly about time and productivity. As my interests (and book …Read More
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 …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 …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 …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 …Read More