Women, money, and what it covers
I know -- from surveys, and the comments -- that the vast majority of my readers are women. Most are working for pay in some …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
Best of Both Worlds Podcast: Budgets and more with YNAB’s Jesse Mecham
Sarah and I combined forces for today's Best of Both Worlds episode, in which we interviewed Jesse Mecham, founder of You Need a Budget (aka …Read More
Weekend update: Dog edition (an addition!)
Our big news: we have a new family member! Max, the poodle, joined us on Friday. I am not much of a pet person -- which …Read More
Friday miscellany: Spring has sprung
Winter can be dreary, but my corner of Pennsylvania has absolutely redeemed itself in the last few days. Everything is blooming -- the trees are …Read More
Batch, batch, batch
I just spent an hour writing and mailing checks. Most of our household's recurring bills get paid automatically, or through a quick process of entering …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Double wins with Megan Hyatt Miller
A few months ago, Sarah and I decided to divide and conquer on podcast interviews. So I've really been enjoying listening to the ones she's …Read More
Spring break 2021 highlights
I'm back! Even though I didn't go very far. We had considered trying to go somewhere over the kids' spring break last week, but in …Read More
Best of Both Worlds: Real estate with Daryl Fairweather
If you believe the headlines, everybody seems to be buying and selling homes right now. Not really, but it turns out that spending a year …Read More
Friday miscellany: Pandemic carbs
We haven't hopped too much on the baking train this past year, but we have done some. My husband uses the bread maker to whip …Read More
What planning looks like
In my most recent weekly newsletter ("A week's worth" — do you subscribe?) I argued that a weekly planning session doesn't need to take much …Read More