Buying stuff for the kids
Money and parenting are both fraught subjects. Mix them together and you have a recipe for strong feelings. I wrote a whole chapter in All …Read More
Category Archives: Money
Lunch box fare in the Pinterest era
My oldest child will be starting first grade this fall. Since kindergarten was half day, this will be the first time he’s experiencing the cafeteria …Read More
Time makeover: From SAHM to WAHM
Back in January, I put out a call for reader time logs. Tiffany King responded and shared a bit of her life with me. She’s …Read More
Poll: Mothers want to work
One of the fun parts of renting vacation houses is seeing what magazines and books other people have left there. I may subscribe to Bon …Read More
Cooked and cooking fast
I recently read -- and mostly enjoyed -- Michael Pollan’s book, Cooked. It’s more in the mold of The Omnivore’s Dilemma than his preachy Food …Read More
Ocean Grove and the vacation house itch
We found Ocean Grove kind of by accident. Years ago, my husband and I were driving through New Jersey from New York City on a …Read More
The ultimate man cave? A home office
Laura's note: This piece originally ran at the Huffington Post for Father's Day in 2010 It's Father's Day this week, which means stores are bracing for …Read More
How Jane (or John!) works 55 hour weeks, and sees the kids
One reason, it’s said, that women don’t pursue “big” jobs is that “big” jobs leave no room for family. Even people with superb feminist credentials …Read More
Would you pass up a promotion?
Since Sheryl Sandberg’s book came out in March, there’s been a lot of discussion on leaning in, and various attitudes and barriers that might be …Read More
All the Money in the World: What the happiest people know about wealth
This was an expensive Memorial Day weekend, given that we stayed in town. But all in all, I think it was money well spent.The biggest …Read More