It will come as no surprise to parents that my 5-year-old, who was so hot to trot for a Geotrax “Sir John,” spent his money on the first thing that caught his eye at Target — a Bakugan thingy whose world neither he nor I yet grasp, but that made his kiddy senses tingle.
The June [...]
Entries Tagged as 'money'
Money Habits: What to Teach, When
July 7th, 2009 1 Comment
Why It’s So Hard to Pack Light and Spend Well
May 27th, 2009 1 Comment
Items packed, but not used, on my trip to Syracuse, New York:
Workout clothes (2 pr shorts, 2 shirts, 1 exercise bra, 4 pr socks)
2 work-related books
2 work-related files
Why do we think we’ll work and exercise according to our everyday schedules while we’re on vacation?
It may give you comfort (or an increasing sense of fatalism) to [...]
Tags: money · relative comparisons · time
His and Her: Sex and Money
July 20th, 2008 1 Comment
My husband took over the daily balancing of our joint account years ago, because:
a) He’s better at it.
b) He doesn’t bend himself into a sniveling, anxiety wracked pretzel in the process.
I get at least monthly updates about our financial sitch, requests to help make decisions about saving and spending, and reminders to breathe. Like this:
The [...]
Tags: anxiety · Dr. Phil · money · Nerve · O · Oprah · sex · Suze Orman · Twitter
