How Many of Your Dreams Have Come True?
(Laura's note: I'm on maternity leave, and while I'll be posting occasionally over the next few weeks, I wanted to take advantage of the opportunity …Read More
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A Little Princess
I'm in the process of reading Peggy Orenstein's most recent book, Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture. …Read More
Payroll Tax Cuts and Social Security
With the unemployment rate stuck above 9%, Pres. Obama and everyone else in Washington are coming up with anything they can to boost job creation. …Read More
The Long Road Out of Debt
One topic I don't cover in All The Money In The World is debt and, specifically, getting out of it. This is a pretty well-covered …Read More
Thoughts on Eating My Own Tomatoes
In late June, my family moved from Manhattan to a house in Pennsylvania with a yard. At three-quarters of an acre, it's big enough for …Read More
Frugal Beauty, and Choices
One of the themes of 168 Hours is that time is a choice. Sure, you have to eat and sleep and attend to any pressing …Read More
Clutter and Visibility
Lorie Marrero, author of The Clutter Diet (and host of The Clutter Diet blog) is a long time friend of 168 Hours (see her guest …Read More
Chore Wars: Men & Women Work the Same
That's the news from a recent cover story in Time by Ruth Davis Konigsberg. I'm always excited to see the American Time Use Survey get …Read More
On The Sidewalks Of New York
On September 2, 2002, I moved to New York City. I was 23 years old, and had no idea what I would be doing with …Read More
How Many Hours Should You Be Working?
Over at Fortune.com, I have a piece on where the point of diminishing returns comes with work. Clearly working 1 hour per week is not …Read More