I’ve hit the age when many of my friends and colleagues are managing the realities of having aging parents. Luckily, I’m not there yet — my mom is still very active, both physically and mentally. But many of us in our
I wrote the following post for Simply Budgeted last August. Given our topic this month, I thought I’d share it as a great example of how parents can extend learning outside the classroom. Enjoy! You probably find it pretty darned easy to
Leah Davis is tough as nails. She’s been a firefighter in North Carolina for 17 years. These days, she is a Captain EMT — intermediate. I had never really thought about the math required to fight fires, but reading through Leah’s
Last week, we had some fun with the order of operations at the Math for Grownups facebook page.* Turns out remembering the order that you should multiply, add, etc. in a math problem is a tough thing for adults to remember.
In redesigning my blog, I’ve read a lot of the posts I’ve written over the last year. In fact, take a look at this math: On average, I’ve written 13 blog posts each month or 164 posts (counting this one)
Everybody loves a sale, right? The thrill of the hunt, the sense of accomplishment when landing a great deal. But how many times have you reached the register and realized your purchase was more than you expected? Or have you
I have a love-hate relationship with the winter holidays. I love the hustle and bustle of shopping for the perfect gift, making cookies and candies, decorating the house and going to special events. But every single December, I find myself
No matter what holiday you celebrate in December, the month has traditionally marked a time for charitable giving. The weather is growing colder in some areas, making it much tougher on the homeless. The end of the year is creeping
Today, I have the great honor of guest posting at Simple Mom, a wonderful, practical and easy-going spot on the web for home managers. The subject of the day is problem solving and the deck I built a few years ago.
When my friend Alisa Bowman asked me to answer some math questions for a health blog she writes for, I didn’t quite expect what she sent over. In terms of health, I’m usually asked how to find BMI or how to calculate
If you’ve started down the frugality path, you have probably already been smacked in the face with one unavoidable fact: there’s math involved in living within or below your means. For some, this is no biggie. For others, this could
You really don’t have to know or care what “binary trees” are to appreciate Vi Hart’s genius. And I’m so excited to finally introduce you all to her. Vi calls herself a “recreational mathematician.” In other words, she plays with