How to make the most of your weekend
I am working on a feature for a magazine on "how to make the most of your weekend." It's not exactly a new topic, but …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
What you should know about income
We all know that some occupations pay more than others. Banking pays more than poetry. Petroleum engineering pays more than dance. But what about more …Read More
Extreme Couponing… (Plus, the Renegade Writer)
Watching reality TV, one always risks turning over some new rock of humanity. But even so, I was a bit flabbergasted by Extreme Couponing on …Read More
Where did the Korean Greengrocers go?
Last summer, I found myself taking the subway to random New York neighborhoods to visit the surviving members of a kind of store that was …Read More
Aiming for perfect? Try good enough
I don't usually suffer from perfectionism. Indeed, one of the reasons I love writing for newspapers or online is that the turn-around time is so …Read More
The BNET round-up
This week over at BNET, I had two posts. The first was called "How To Get a Raise (And Get Your Kid To Eat His …Read More
The key to success? A sponsor
Last night I attended a presentation of the results of economist Sylvia Ann Hewlett's latest study: The Sponsor Effect. (Just an overview here as I …Read More
Fun and frivolity with $10,000
Over at Facebook, and in personal conversations (how retro!) I've been asking a question lately which has sparked quite a discussion. I started off by …Read More
Sarah Palin’s Alaska
Confession: I have been using several of my last 168 hours to watch multiple episodes of Sarah Palin's Alaska on TLC. I have a business …Read More
Guest Post: Your finances and your job (there’s more to work than money)
(Laura's note: Today's guest post is from Caroline Ceniza-Levine, the career coach who introduced me to the List of 100 Dreams exercise that appears in …Read More