Reader question: If starting a family is in my future, what should I do now?
Our reader question today comes from Caitlin, who is getting married this fall. She and her soon-to-be husband would like to start a family soon. …Read More
Category Archives: Money
Sunday prep school, Real Simple, and what’s really simple
When studying time logs for I Know How She Does It, I realized that people tended to fall into two camps. There was the “Organized Camp,” …Read More
Links: 100 hour couples, the gender gap
I'm cooking Thanksgiving dinner this year, and hosting a big crew, so I'll be signing off for a few days. In the meantime, here are …Read More
A different portrait of a modern family
Last Thursday at 7 a.m., a visitor to my house would have seen this: me, standing over the waffle maker, making about a dozen waffles …Read More
No one has to lean back
As I’ve been traveling to a somewhat ridiculous number of places these past six weeks, I’ve gotten used to certain questions. People often ask how …Read More
The hard truth about becoming a work-at-home parent
Crystal Paine is known online as the “Money Saving Mom.” The focus of her site is deals and sales, but her new book coming out …Read More
The Impressionists, carnival game prizes, money and happiness
We spent Sunday at the Reading Fair. This has become one of our summer traditions, an annual August pilgrimage to ride the rides, look at …Read More
Do kids make you more productive?
Several alert readers sent me KJ Dell’Antonia’s Motherlode post on a study finding that academic economists with 2+ children were more productive than those without …Read More
What is my time worth?
I always encourage people to think about the value of their time. But actually putting a dollar value on it? That’s complicated. That was my take-away …Read More
Chores: A little a day or a lot at once?
Some aspects of housekeeping are fun. If I’m by myself, grocery shopping is prime me time. I also like trying new recipes (again, when there’s …Read More