Is this a happy money story?
There are many great reasons to choose to stay home with your kids. Achieving better personal finances, however, is generally not one of them. Economist …Read More
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Multi-tasking burns more time than you think, but you can get those hours back.
When I tracked my time for a year, I used spreadsheets. So did most of my subjects in I Know How She Does It. Spreadsheets …Read More
Some days I do not want to run 10 miles
This headline is misleading. I would venture that most days I do not feel like running 10 miles. Most days I follow that urge! But …Read More
11 ways busy people make time to exercise
Ask people what they would like to spend more time doing, and exercise comes up a lot. The usual excuse is that we do not …Read More
Personal finance for writers, or how to avoid winding up too broke to find $400
Financial insecurity is a reality for many people. Various survey questions over the years have tried to gauge its prevalence. The Federal Reserve began asking …Read More
As I look through my time logs
I finished my 8784 hours at 5 A.M. this morning. Yesterday, I began analyzing the logs in earnest, which means that at least a few …Read More
Nearing the end of my 8784 hours
In late April last year, inspired by the time logs in I Know How She Does It, I decided to start tracking my time continuously. …Read More
Hurrah for Captain Underpants
My 6-year-old started this school year not reading. He was not interested, and did not want to practice or anything of the sort. Over the past …Read More
Friday fodder
My Friday sitter is at a conference this week, so the toddler and I spent this morning hanging out. We did all right. We got …Read More
A novel for March madness
Every year around this time, people who are not normally basketball crazy find themselves paying attention to games. I remember when I was in elementary …Read More