Also, I sorta do need a new car, because mine just broke and winter is coming. But I can't afford a car or the repairs, so instead I invested in a new tire for my bike. I'll be buff in no time given the ride to work! Also, the lack of public transit. But that's a whole other story, I just thought it was funny that the…

Not looking for any studies. Not trying to suggest either way is better. Just I know that there are economists our there who tell you to save every penny, and others (maybe not eceonomists, but there's definitely a philosophy out there) that tell you to not waste your life saving all the time if it will make you…

The biggest barrier I have to running is that I live in an area that has hills EVERYWHERE. You can't go anywhere without it being uphill both ways. Does anyone have suggestions to make it more enjoyable? Without, you know, succumbing to a treadmill.

It's funny, because I was just complaining about yahoo weather last night and how much I hate it. Because it doesn't go out more than 12 hours on the hourly forcast, so I couldn't tell if it would rain on my ride home today. And I can't get more than 5 days, so I don't have at least an idea of what next weekend will…

I would like to see an article or conversation about enjoying your money and time that you have vs. Saving for the future. It may already exist. Links if it does.

As a person who lives in a college town I LOVE that Siri now knows the time and day of the game. The college does a crappy job of displaying the time and day of games on their website, and I always have problems finding out when the game is on any given weekend so I can avoid campus when traffic will be bad and random…

Thanks!

Mostly the research suggests that women have to prove that it's because others get paid a certain amount and that they're trying to be like others. Men can just straight out ask for more money. But I think if you're interested in the topic, check out that book. It's full of interesting stuff about how like.... women…

Although.... negotiating salary for women is a little different. I'm sorry to say. We can't just ask for a certain amount. If we're up front about what we want and just say the amount we want without emotions, it's perceived much more negatively than if a man does that. See "Lean In" for all the reasons why, and how a…

Maybe if I can suggest some templates that people around the company might use if given the ability to use One Note....

So.... how do I convince IT that we need One Note? I mean, we already use all other Microsoft products. But not One Note. Cause it's "not professional software"

Very true. Good comment.

I forget the name of the bias people have, but I read about it a few years back. So the bias states that in the event that you have a list of things going on, (number of interviews, number of student presentations, etc) you're most likely to remember the first person and the last person more than the people in the…

Just one of those weird instances where if he would have done what he felt was right and not listened to his parents....... you know, how every kid wants to be right? I mean, I know his parents were giving him good advice and all, it was the safer bet. But sometimes, when you give a teenager a little money (it was…

I'm just saying, I know that spreading your investments out is the "smart thing" to do, sometimes certain people have good intuition though. But he was only working with like $5k, we're not talking about a ton of money. And sometimes, you give a teenager some money, you let him invest how he wants after you give him…

Agreed! I've worn minimal shoes for marathons (and the training before) and my feet HURT! The bones just ache after. I've also gotten a pinched nerve from running with minimal shoes. I end up feeling so much better in something with a little more cushion. Not a lot though. But that's what's best for my personal…

I know you're not supposed to invest all in one company.... but if my partner had done what he wanted, and invested all the money his grandmother gave him in Apple back in 1998, he would be a millionaire now. His parents told him that he couldn't spend all his money in one place, so he put some money in other…

When I was a young girl, I found that there were often tinkering toys to learn to make or design things at hobby stores, and especially at educational stores (like the ones in museums). These kinds of toys can teach the basics of how to build things. When I was young it was structures, watches, and fabric (knitting…

Can we get a reference list for the ladies? So far I only know that layering means that they fill cut some of the top layers of your hair shorter than the bottom layers (which is good for my curly hair), feathering means they will cut some of it at an angel (I think....) and shaping means that they cut the front…

If a student asks me to write them a reference and I don't think they have done a good job for me (which has happened very infrequently) I have simply told them "I don't think I would be a good choice for a reference. Perhaps there is another professor who could do a better job for you?" I feel like this places part…