December weekends = intense + festive
The first few weekends of December can get a little full. This necessitates playing Time Tetris to make it all fit. But fortunately, this past …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
Friday miscellany: Sassy the elf returns, a soft Vanderhacks launch, etc.
Friday mornings are a bit disjointed around here. My husband or I take the little boys to school (8:40 departure). They are often awake by …Read More
Frugal things amid the holiday spending
There is basically nothing frugal about my life right now. This is always a pricey time of year. We're not traveling over Christmas but we've …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Thoughts on aging
We're all getting older, one day at a time. So in this week's episode of Best of Both Worlds, Sarah and I discuss aging from …Read More
Thanksgiving weekend, holiday fun, etc.
Now that Thanksgiving is over, it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas around here... On Wednesday afternoon, we attempted to get our Christmas tree at …Read More
The future is unknowable (but someone has to sign the kids up for summer camp)
None of us knows what will happen in the future. I’m not saying this as some sort of deep thought, it’s just reality. Every year, …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Harmony Smith on financial independence, lawyer life, and homesteading
In the personal finance world, lots of people talk about achieving FI -- that is financial independence. Yet the stereotype of those pursuing it -- …Read More
Weekends at Costco (Ok, and the Philadelphia Orchestra)
This past weekend was quite a mix of kid stuff (eternal) and a few little adventures. On Friday, I drove downtown to meet Reena Esmail, a …Read More
Practicing a new goal
As November/December is "reflection season" (as my podcast co-host puts it) and as we generally record our annual goals episode by late November, I tend …Read More
Coffee shop economics (people are a good use of time)
When I was writing All the Money in the World some 13 years ago (have you read it?) I frequently came across the trope that …Read More