Money and morality tales
Years ago, the authors of The Millionaire Next Door made a splash with what should be an obvious point: being a millionaire amounts to having …Read More
Yearly Archives: 2012
Sunday evening parties, and turning three
My son, Sam, turned three last week. We invited his new classmates over to our house Sunday in the late afternoon and let the kids …Read More
Strange notions of perfection
The more I study human behavior, the more fascinated I am by the narratives we tell ourselves. We all have certain defining narratives, perhaps scripted …Read More
Why it’s good to be in charge
Back during the whole Marissa-Mayer-is-pregnant dust-up this summer, I mentioned that being the CEO is actually a great job for the mom of small kids. …Read More
Making it, or not, on $460 per week
I read a lot of personal finance blogs, and one of the most interesting discussions in the past few weeks was over at Money Saving …Read More
Space for spontaneity
One of the reasons I like planning a few “anchor” events for my weekend is that I find a few plans still leave plenty of …Read More
One at a time
Thursday night is trash night in my neck of the woods. We hauled our cans to the top of the driveway and, as we do …Read More
Lifestyle magazine
I'm not sure the exact date this aired (possibly Sept 13 on TBN?) but Lifestyle Magazine featured me in this interview on 168 Hours (from …Read More
Up in the air
I spoke at the Meadowdale Branch Library in Chesterfield County last night about All the Money in the World. The organizers were wonderful, doing an …Read More
September in Saugatuck
I had a fun confluence of events this past weekend that had me back in the Midwest. I was invited to speak in Chicago at …Read More