(Boston Globe Magazine 11/1/2007)
Boston's Fenway neighborhood is seeing a building spree and everyone, except the Red Sox management, is eager to see the new skyline.
(Boston Globe Sunday Magazine 8/2/2009)
A cover story profile of Christopher Kimball, founder of Cook's Illustrated magazine - which makes all its money from readers, not advertisers, and is surviving the recession just fine, thank you.
(Boston Globe Magazine 2/24/2008)
The totally true story of how two sisters gut renovated a broke-down brownstone and didn't kill each other in the process.
(Boston Magazine 8/1/2009)
Massachusetts its known for its progressive marriage laws, but its divorce and alimony laws are still stuck in the 19th century. This article received more letters than any article ever to appear in Boston Magazine.
(Boston Globe Sunday Magazine 8/31/2008)
Is it a good idea for a tourist town to have it's own sugar mama?
(Inc. Magazine 6/1/2012)
Catherine Rohr came to New York to launch an MBA-style entrepreneurship program for ex-cons. The program, Defy Ventures, isn't just a second chance for the men. It's a second chance for Rohr, too.
(3/4/2026)
A critically acclaimed humor anthology featuring some of my humor columns.
(3/4/2026)
This humor anthology is a humorist's tour of hell - and very funny. Also featuring some of my humor columns.
(Economist Magazine's Intelligent Life Annual 5/1/2005)
Meet Natalie Massanet, a woman who has succeeded in an on-line venture that everyone predicted could not possibly survive.
(3/4/2026)
Browse eight-years worth of my award-winning finance and accounting reporting at CFO Magazine's web site, winner of Folio Magazine's 2003 Magazine of the Year.
(Boston Magazine 9/1/2005)
If your local Pee Wee Football team looks more buff than usual this fall, we think we know why. (personal trainers for kids)
(Southwest Airlines Spirit Magazine 3/4/2026)
Browse my personal finance columns for the Money page in Spirit Magazine, Southwest Airline's award-winning inflight magazine.
(MSN.com 8/1/2007)
I host this humorous and informative multi-media series which explores the issues that arise at the intersection of money and love. Part personal essay, part "in your face" journalism.
(Boston Magazine 9/1/2005)
All Steve Belkin ever wanted was to own a basketball team. He learned that even multi-millionaires should be careful what they wish for.
(Boston Globe Magazine 5/24/2008)
A humorous essay that asks why it's so hard to get a massage these days without an unwanted "spiritual lecture" thrown in.
(Boston Globe Sunday Magazine 7/24/2007)
This essay places blame for the current sub-prime loan "scandal" right where it belongs. On the buyers.
(Boston Globe Magazine 6/29/2008)
A profile Kairos Shen, director of planning for the mighty Boston Redevelopment Authority and visionary for the future shape of the city.
(Globe Pequot Press 1/1/2007)
Live to good life for free (or darned close!)
This book is packed with advice on how to live high on the hog in Beantown, for peanuts. Also includes tips on how to break into Boston's social network, a great source of free parties and events!
(Boston Globe Magazine 3/16/2008)
A personal essay on the joys and frustrations of searching for the perfect vacation house on Massachusetts' Cape Cod.
(WSJ Magazine 9/14/2010)
The allure of all things equestrian has never been greater, as vintage saddle collectors pay record prices for unique models.
(Boston Globe Magazine 10/4/2009)
Every October, pink ribbons wash like an ocean over stores across the country. Now some breast cancer survivors are feeling exploited by companies that seem to care more about the profit potential of pink ribbons than curing breast cancer.
(Economist Magazine Intelligent Life Annual 5/1/2006)
Will personal trading assistants, who demystify the process of selling your junk through on-line auction sites, turn us into a nation of "leasors" instead of buyers?
(Boston Globe Sunday Magazine 5/14/2006)
This cover story examines the flood of millionaires coming into Boston, and what it means for the rest of us.
(Boston Globe Sunday Magazine 3/1/2009)
Getting laid-off in this lousy economy is the worst. Being the one swinging the ax is a close second.
(Boston Globe Magazine 12/3/2006)
Home sellers and their agents are doing some kooky things to sell their homes. Do buyers want a Ferrari with the ranch?
(Amtrak's Arrive Magazine 1/1/2007)
One tired man and a lot of local support is turning the nation's smallest state into a movie makers' mecca.
(Boston Globe Sunday Magazine 2/19/2006)
As financial services behemoth Fidelity Investments enters its 60th year, some customers don't feel much like celebrating.
(Boston Globe Magazine 8/14/2011)
Twenty-five years after Massachusetts started shutting down entire beaches to protect the tiny piping plovers, they're still struggling to survive. But as one unlikely success story shows, maybe the best way to help them is to stop worrying so much.
(Men's Health 3/1/2012)
Think luxury is a waste? Here are some luxury purchases that can have some surprisingly positive benefits to your life, your wallet and your success.
(Worth Magazine 3/4/2026)
Browse my Best Practice columns, targeted to high-net-worth individuals, that appear in the pages of Worth Magazine.
(Boston Phoenix 3/4/2026)
Read some of my best, award-winning humor columns for the "Out There" page in the Boston Phoenix.
(Boston Globe Magazine 3/11/2007)
Over 30% of American wives outearn their husbands. So why are they usually the one stuck doing all the housework? This article examines the powerful pull that gender roles still have, even on women who are in the best position to defy them.
(Redbook 12/1/2000)
Remember those all night giggle and gab sessions? Here's the PJ party updated from A to ZZZZZZZs.
(Boston Magazine 12/1/2004)
When gays come out of the closet, one person in the room is often more shocked than anyone -- their straight husband or wife.
(Men's Health 3/1/2012)
You can benefit from the finer things in life without going broke. Here are five smart ways to tap the power of carefully chosen luxuries.
(Boston Globe Sunday Magazine 10/29/2006)
The smallest state in the nation, Rhode Island, is staging a giant comeback. Here's why Massachusetts ignores its little neighbor to the south at its peril.
