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Tracking Life Finances In A Single Spreadsheet

The First Fundamental Theorem of Family Size

Protecting Your Most Valuable Asset

Embrace The Morning Date

How To Win Any Negotiation With Your Child

“I Just Want My Kids To Be [Fill In The Blank]”

A Dozen Roses For Valentine’s Day: Lessons From An Economist Cheapskate

I Thought Sleep Was For The Weak, But I Was Wrong

Career

Managing Correlated Stress Points With Two Working Parents

Aligning Careers With Your Physician Spouse

A Tale Of Two Cities: An Economic Story And A Hard Choice

Announcing The Formal Fridays Book

The Arc Of Your Career

Protecting Your Most Valuable Asset

I Thought Sleep Was For The Weak, But I Was Wrong

Your Life As A Random Process

Hunting the Elk

Living the Life of Your Dreams

Is It Worth It?

The New Alpha

How to Create a Memorable Resume

Can We Have It All?

The 5-Hour Workday

The 3-to-6 Rule

How to Free Your Creative Brain

Family

3 Life Lessons From My Dad

3 Parenting Lessons From My Mom

Book Review: Cribsheet by Emily Oster

My Kids’ Extremely High Discount Rates

“I Just Want My Kids To Be [Fill In The Blank]”

The Grinch Who Stole Math

Letter From A Better Parent

Have You Written Your Letter From Dad?

When Do Punishments Become Too Extreme?

The “No Yelling Rule”

Why I Always Root For My Son’s Favorite Sports Team

Is Your Kitchen This Clean?

I Wear AirPods While Watching My Kids: Hear Me Out

Sending Sweet Letters To Your Kids

The First Fundamental Theorem of Family Size

Protecting Your Most Valuable Asset

Hunting the Elk

Help Wanted for a Third Parent (Nanny Diaries)

What Is Your Drop-Off Mantra?

How To Teach A Lesson To Your Child’s Class

How To Win Any Negotiation With Your Child

Love You, Support You, Teach You

Missing the Kids’ Concert

Lost in the Moment

“I Don’t Want To Die”

Can We Have It All?

Embrace The Morning Date

Man Up, New Dads

Finance

Investment Outlook: US Housing Market Update

Tracking Life Finances In A Single Spreadsheet

Protecting Your Most Valuable Asset

Investment Outlook: Stay Long and Strong in Real Estate

Bull Market in Housing

Living

3 Life Lessons From My Dad

Tim Urban’s Analysis of Final Jeopardy

3 Parenting Lessons From My Mom

Book Review: Cribsheet by Emily Oster

Managing Correlated Stress Points With Two Working Parents

Aligning Careers With Your Physician Spouse

Focusing on Fundamentals

A Tale Of Two Cities: An Economic Story And A Hard Choice

Valentine’s Day Postscript

Investment Outlook: US Housing Market Update

A Dozen Roses For Valentine’s Day: Lessons From An Economist Cheapskate

Gratitude For Economic Specialization

My Kids’ Extremely High Discount Rates

“I Just Want My Kids To Be [Fill In The Blank]”

Focusing On The Daily Timescale

The Grinch Who Stole Math

Take A Break

Letter From A Better Parent

The Economics Song

Have You Written Your Letter From Dad?

Announcing The Formal Fridays Book

When Do Punishments Become Too Extreme?

Have You Ever Had A Great Coach?

Tracking Life Finances In A Single Spreadsheet

The “No Yelling Rule”

Why I Always Root For My Son’s Favorite Sports Team

Training For A Marathon With 4 Kids Under 10

Is Your Kitchen This Clean?

I Wear AirPods While Watching My Kids: Hear Me Out

The Arc Of Your Career

Sending Sweet Letters To Your Kids

The First Fundamental Theorem of Family Size

Protecting Your Most Valuable Asset

I Thought Sleep Was For The Weak, But I Was Wrong

Investment Outlook: Stay Long and Strong in Real Estate

Your Life As A Random Process

Hunting the Elk

Help Wanted for a Third Parent (Nanny Diaries)

What Is Your Drop-Off Mantra?

How To Teach A Lesson To Your Child’s Class

How To Win Any Negotiation With Your Child

Living the Life of Your Dreams

A Golden Day

Trading Off Your Kids’ Well-Being

My Mid-Life Crisis

How To Make Hard Life Choices

Love You, Support You, Teach You

Missing the Kids’ Concert

Is It Worth It?

Lost in the Moment

Strive to Thrive

The New Alpha

“I Don’t Want To Die”

Striving for Good Enough

How to Create a Memorable Resume

Can We Have It All?

The 5-Hour Workday

Embrace The Morning Date

The 3-to-6 Rule

Man Up, New Dads

Bull Market in Housing

How to Free Your Creative Brain

Breaking the Unbreakable

EconDad (Geeky)

Tim Urban’s Analysis of Final Jeopardy

Book Review: Cribsheet by Emily Oster

Valentine’s Day Postscript

A Dozen Roses For Valentine’s Day: Lessons From An Economist Cheapskate

Gratitude For Economic Specialization

My Kids’ Extremely High Discount Rates

The Economics Song

When Do Punishments Become Too Extreme?

Tracking Life Finances In A Single Spreadsheet

The First Fundamental Theorem of Family Size

Your Life As A Random Process

How To Teach A Lesson To Your Child’s Class

How To Win Any Negotiation With Your Child

Trading Off Your Kids’ Well-Being

How To Make Hard Life Choices