The Baby-sitters Club, and how we figure out what people want to read
I interviewed a few people from Macmillan last week for a piece I’m writing on crowdsourcing. One of those people was Jean Feiwel, who lists …Read More
Category Archives: Money
How do I start a business when I’ve got a bundle of kids around here?
In the post earlier this week on The Nesting Place, a few comments raised the question of how to start a business when you don’t …Read More
The Nesting Place: Analysis, critique, etc.
I recently read The Nesting Place, by Myquillyn Smith, and went through various frames of mind about it. The one sentence review: it’s got a …Read More
What does it mean to stay home?
The Pew Research Center came out with a report a few weeks ago on stay at home moms in America. The headline out of the …Read More
Another 10-minute lunch
I wrote here last week that I don't spend much time meal planning or cooking. But this is not the same thing as surviving on …Read More
What’s for dinner?
In this month’s newsletter (out April 1!), I argue that being organized about household chores doesn’t necessarily save you time. There may be other benefits, …Read More
Doing what you love is not always a completely awful financial strategy
There’s been a lot written lately about the danger of doing what you love (“DWYL”). Miya Tokumitsu floated the anti-DWYL thesis in Slate in January, …Read More
Breadwinning, and stories we tell ourselves
Women are earning more degrees than men. While the top ranks of companies are still predominantly male, more women are advancing into leadership roles. This …Read More
Moving the tiles around
There are no typical weeks. That’s what I always tell people who keep time logs for me. We move the tiles in the mosaics of …Read More
Glorious inefficiency
I have been accused, more than once, of arguing that people should pack something into every minute of the day. I fully own up to …Read More