Economics works great for planning your life when you don't have a work passion, since we tend to assume that your job delivers only money and you trade off job hours with leisure hours. If you think your job will just be a job, pick one that pays well per hour and leaves you some time off, even if the activity of the job is boring.

Being pregnant was a lot like being a child again. There was always someone telling you what to do.

For many women - myself included - pregnancy brings on tremendous anxiety and confusion, along with the joy.

In short, humans are programmed to get bored.

Adhering to budgeting rules shouldn't trump good decision-making.

All's fair in love and purchasing.

When I meet people on airplanes and they find out I'm an economist, they usually ask about stock tips.