Writing One’s Own Story
I am absolutely thrilled for Alisa Bowman, a longtime friend of 168 Hours, whose memoir, Project Happily Ever After, has spent the past 24 hours …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
What Do Professors Do All Day?
One of the big exercises in 168 Hours is to keep a time log for a week. I've posted my public logs twice (here and …Read More
Round-Up: US News, The Nest, Get Dressed Like a Man
Lots of reading material this week. Kim Palmer quoted me in her US News money column, which was then reprinted at Yahoo Finance. The piece …Read More
America’s Cheapest Family… And Our Money Assumptions
This morning, America's Cheapest Family, the Economides (real name!) were supposed to be on the Today Show again. As I've been thinking about how we …Read More
Random Acts of Microphilanthropy
One of the ideas I'm advocating in the Book Currently Known As Plenty is to create a small fund of charity fun money. I think …Read More
Childcare, TV and Children’s Time
I am a big fan of center-based childcare (i.e. daycare). Jasper started when he was a few months old, and though the first year was …Read More
Last Week’s Round-up: Fantasies and Weekends
Over at BNET last week, I tackled two issues: daydreams and weekends. Yes, it was that kind of week. A bit crazed, but a lot …Read More
10 Ways to Stretch The 167-Hour Week
Yes, we are springing forward this Sunday. That means that this week is a wee bit shorter than most. But there's no reason it has …Read More
Entrepreneurs Feed Detroit’s Extreme Makeover
My column on Detroit-area start-ups, "Entrepreneurs Feed Detroit's Extreme Makeover," is running in today's USA Today (follow the link in this sentence for the online …Read More
Living without a car, or with one?
I am 32 years old, and have never owned a car. I got my driver's license at age 16 and one month (as one could do …Read More