by Kim Hall | Nov 21, 2019 | Financial Planning
The importance of gratitude was recognized as far back as 54 BCE when author/politician Cicero claimed in a letter that “Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.” Apparently, he really thought highly of being thankful! More...
by Kim Hall | Oct 17, 2019 | Modern Home Economist
I heard a report recently on how physician decision-making quality has been shown to decline after several hours on the clock –a phenomenon known as “decision fatigue.” After making a mental note to always schedule doctors’ appointments in the...
by Kim Hall | Sep 24, 2019 | Modern Home Economist
Have you ever wished you were better at making decisions? Me too, friends, me too. In fact, I wanted so badly to be better at decision-making that I wrote a whole PhD dissertation on optimal decision-making. Yes, I was that serious. Although my research was primarily...
by Kim Hall | Jun 12, 2019 | Modern Home Economist
My daughter dished out a pearl of wisdom one day while the two of us were making jam. This was during a time in my life when I was a practicing modern-day pioneer-woman. I made my own bread, had a flock of chickens and chopped wood for the wood stove (In the snow....
by Kim Hall | Oct 10, 2018 | Decision Making, News
Did you know that your buying habits can affect your overall happiness? Studies show that on average people earning more than $75,000 (in 2010) don’t report increasing happiness with increasing income levels. The main explanation for this phenomenon is that once our...
