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
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
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
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Reading round up
Does fall weather make you feel like curling up with a good book? Then this week's episode of Best of Both Worlds is for you. In …Read More
The 2023 Holiday Fun List
November is a great month. We start with peak fall color (which, absent any huge rain/wind storms, has mostly lingered into this second weekend). Then, …Read More
Friday miscellany: Last bits of fall color
Some of the showiest trees around here have lost their leaves, but there's a brilliantly orange-yellow scene right outside my office window. We also have …Read More
Goodbye to the old van (and hello to the new one)
Last night we finally checked a long-standing to-do off the list: Trading in the old van and getting a new one! Longtime readers may recall that …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Fear + Finance with Farnoosh Torabi
Fear and finances are often linked. Many people worry about running out of money, or not having enough on a daily basis. But what if …Read More