ABOUT ME

Many of you know me as a long-time personal finance writer, editor, and author. I wrote the Cost of Living column for The New York Times and the Women in Red series on MSN.com, among others. I was the co-founded editor-in-chief of DailyWorth.com, the erstwhile e-newsletter for women about their finances. And my book “Money Can Buy Happiness” won the 2007 Books for a Better Life award!

While I still cover the financial side of life, I’m now focused on aging and eldercare. Related to that on the personal front: I’m also the proud mother of a new substack called Squished, an ongoing chronicle of how we cope with aging parents, adulting kids, and everything else at midlife.