Good reads for this week
And an excuse to close a bunch of tabs!
Once again, I have too many open tabs, with things that I want to share with you, dear readers. So here goes:
Caity Weaver tried to quit sugar. I love sugar, and I love Caity Weaver’s writing, so if you only read one article on this list, read this one. (NYTimes gift link)
Tax cuts don’t pay for themselves. No matter how much we wish they would. (Chicago Booth Review)
Who’s middle class? I’ve long been fascinated with this question, and here’s some actual data. (USA Facts)
When you get a hard sell for financial products, someone is making a big commission. Watch out for the people pushing packaged products. (Business Insider)
Dementia grief is real, and kicks in long before the patient dies. (Oprah Daily)
End of life with an elderly parent. (BMO Wealth Management)
When the retirement community goes bankrupt. Something else to research. (NYTimes gift link)
Decluttering your stuff is hard. Decluttering someone else’s stuff is harder. And decluttering the stuff of a culturally significant person? Yikes. What Dr. Ruth Left Behind (NYTimes gift link)
35 expert health tips (NYTimes gift link)
Patti LaBelle’s Mac and Cheese is absolutely amazing and will make you happy. (Washington Post gift link)
Linking to other Substacks brings up nice formatting. This is a good piece in The Midst.
Finally, possibly the most beautiful song of the last 20 years:
Got anything to share? Let me know!
Thank you for the gift links! Looking forward to reading through them this week, especially decluttering Dr. Ruth's belongings. I cleared out my mom's modest house this summer (still have plenty of socks :) and I forget that it can always be harder.
That was a beautiful song and lots of great shots of Chicago!