Protecting your household budget from inflation.

What we refer to as “inflation” is generally measured by the Consumer Price Index, a measure of average prices for basic necessities like gas, food, and housing. The CPI jumped more than 9% from June 2021 to June 2022, hitting a new 40-year high in the process.

So how can you keep inflation from affecting your wallet? The Skimm has a few tips.

Making time to take time in the new normal.

We know how you feel. You’ve been working from home for longer than you can remember, and as soon as you think you’ve learned everything about Zoom, they drop another software update.

As work/life boundaries erode, how can we be sure that we’re managing our time — and not the other way around? The Wall Street Journal attempts to answer this question.

Geek's Number Talk: Decarbonizing Real Estate

More than 60% of carbon emissions in cities come from buildings, which is just one reason why there’s an international movement to decarbonize real estate through zoning codes, building standards, incentives, and more tools. Read this dispatch from the World Economic Forum annual conference.

Geek's Number Talk: Parenthood Deferred

Digging deep into the data, the Census Bureau recently found that people are having children later in life. Between 1990 and 2019, the median age of first-time parents rose from 27 to an all-time record of 30. A variety of factors are at play here but the bottom line is more people are having kids in their 30s and 40s instead of their 20s. This shift could also have a significant impact on when new families get into the housing market. The AP has more numbers.