Slow progress toward big goals
As I wrote in my "fat pants" post a few weeks ago, I am deep into the project of trying to lose the last 10 …Read More
Category Archives: Money
Doing up Christmas
Shopping for Christmas presents raises a host of issues at the intersection of money and happiness. Here are two things that are simultaneously true: 1. I …Read More
Giving vs. investing — and the gray area between
I was on Talk of the Nation yesterday, speaking with Neal Conan about microphilanthropy. NPR's producers found a USA Today column I wrote about the …Read More
Does tithing buy happiness?
(Laura's note: This column ran in USA Today yesterday. Thanks to everyone who sent me their thoughts on the topic!) Come December, many Americans add this …Read More
Sneak peek at All The Money In The World
Those of you who subscribe to my Just a Minute newsletter (sign-up to the right) got a link in your inboxes this week to download …Read More
Income inequality…in my own life
Income inequality, though always with us, is certainly in the media more these days, thanks to the Occupy Wall Street movement and the focus on …Read More
Are you writing that holiday letter?
My husband and I have been working on our annual family letter (he wrote the first draft!) I always joke in my speeches that the …Read More
Publishers Weekly touts All The Money
Thursday marks the 3 month countdown to the release of All The Money In The World, with book buyers starting to look at it. And …Read More
Tithing stories?
I wrote about "Tithing and Happiness" a few weeks ago. I'm now working on an article on a similar topic, and would love to talk …Read More
Grocery store profligacy
As part of writing All The Money In The World, I spent some serious time analyzing my own money hang-ups. One that has showed some …Read More