Here’s My Phone
Four weeks ago we handed each of our two Pre-K children a smartphone to play with as payment for simply getting in the car to go to school. Riding in silence for 10 minutes really hit me. Did we really, metaphorically speaking, just give our kids a candy bar before dinner because they whined enough? [Read More]
5 Carry-on Bags That Are Tech-Friendly, Too.
For frequent fliers, the “personal item” has become an increasingly crucial piece of luggage. Most airlines won’t let you get away with a carry-on bag and a laptop case—and if you try, you might be Twitter-shamed (yes, #carryonshame is trending). With the need to repurpose and reuse as much as possible when flying, I went [Read More]
A Day Without My Phone
The worst has happened. I thought I'd be prepared but there’s no way that I am. Do I go home? Do I continue on? Can I continue on? I left my phone at home. This morning, I raced to catch my train, managed to squeeze myself on board, reached for my pocket and found it [Read More]
Why Employees Should Advocate for a BYOD Policy
Despite early resistance by many companies, mobile devices have finally found their place in today’s work environment. Initially, employee-owned smartphones, tablets and even notebooks were only for personal use in the workplace, and even then, normally not allowed during working hours. However, thanks to the trending strategy called Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), these personal devices are not only [Read More]
Social Media and the High School Reunion
It’s funny: I don’t think of myself as being much older than I was when I graduated from high school. But my reunion invitation keeps dangling a really big number in front of me—a reminder that the years have truly flown by. Twenty of them, to be exact. And while my eyebrows have shrunk and [Read More]
Seven Survival Tips When Traveling With Small Kids
If you’re a parent you’ve probably learned by now that vacationing with kids is really not a vacation at all. As someone who loves to travel, I was blindsided once having kids with all the do’s and don’ts of vacationing as a family. Traveling is not always easy, and some trips you may find are more trouble [Read More]
Combining Romance and Finance: It Can Be Done
There comes a point in most romantic relationships when the line between what belongs to whom starts to blur. One of my friends gives her boyfriend money for errands, then other times he’ll pay for their entire vacation and tell her not to worry about it. By the time they were living together, managing finances was left on [Read More]
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