Laura Vanderkam | Writer, Author & Speaker | Time Management

Each Friday I make my to-do list for the weekend. In a busy household with five kids there’s always something I could be doing. The point of my to-do list is to limit what I attempt over the weekend so I don’t feel I’m losing my days into administrative...

The good news is I’ve been able to sleep a little later in the morning for the latter half of this week. Both my older boys are off at a state technology competition, so after getting them out the door on Wednesday, both Thursday and Friday I’ve just...

I’m a bit off my reading game lately. I don’t feel like tackling anything too hefty. Lately I’ve been going to my local library and getting design or coffee table books, which are like the analog equivalent of Instagram for me…but it’s a small library...

When did you become a “financial grown-up?” There are lots of potential markers (opening a retirement account…buying a house…negotiating a raise…) but most of us want to raise kids who can become financial grown-ups in a reasonable time frame.
To help with that, in this week’s episode of Best of Both Worlds, I talked with Bobbi Rebell, author of the book Launching Financial Grown-ups. Bobbi shares ways to help kids learn about money from an early age, and her advice on encouraging independence...