Is parenthood a job?
Every year in time for Mother’s Day, Salary.com produces a figure showing how much you’d have to pay for the job of “mom.” The answer …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
Surreality
In the fall of 2008, my husband and I spent a little over a week in India. One of our adventures involved staying near a …Read More
ATM Book Club Week 8 (Chapter 7)
I'm running an informal book club devoted to All the Money in the World here on the blog. You can join at any time; there …Read More
Parenting: Now vs. the 1960s
(Laura's note: I'm taking the week off and revisiting some blog posts from years past. This post ran in spring of 2010). Tara Parker-Pope's Well blog …Read More
Equally Shared Parenting
(Laura's note: I'm taking the week off, and revisiting some posts from past years. This book review ran in January of 2010). Over the past few …Read More
Create one-on-one time with each kid
(Laura's note: I'm taking the week off, so we'll be revisiting a few old blog posts this week. This one was from September 2010, when …Read More
ATM Book Club Week 7 (Chapter 6)
I'm running an informal book club on the blog devoted to All the Money in the World. You can join at any time; there are …Read More
Round-up: How much time do you waste deleting email?
I've been thinking a lot about email this week. I have had the same email address for many, many years, and over time, I've gotten …Read More
Redbook’s no-spend zone
May's Redbook magazine has a financial package called "Redbook's 30-day money cleanse." Money guru Beth Kobliner gives 30 "tiny daily steps" to "shock you out …Read More
10 frugal hacks I like
Time and money are both limited resources, but time is more absolutely limited. You can, at least in theory, make more money. You cannot make …Read More