J.C. Penney, coupons and human nature
I’ve never shopped much at J.C. Penney. They seem to have a store in most mid-tier malls, but there’s not anything distinctive about them -- …Read More
Category Archives: Money
The key to financial happiness? Less house
Laura's note: A version of this column ran in USA Today on Tuesday. Yes, Friday is usually round-up day, but I just got off the …Read More
ATM Book Club Week 11 (Chapter 10)
For the past 10 weeks, I've been running an informal book club on the blog devoted to All the Money in the World. You can …Read More
The Lump of Labor Fallacy
A few weeks ago, we talked about false choices on the blog. These are situations where a belief that there are only two variables falsely …Read More
How much garbage do you make per day?
I recently read Edward Humes' new book, Garbology. One of the key facts out of the book is that the widely quoted EPA estimate, that …Read More
ATM Book Club Week 9 (Chapter 8)
I'm running an informal book club devoted to All the Money in the World here on the blog. You can start at any time; there …Read More
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
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
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
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