Tim Maurer

2 days ago | forbes.com.au | Tim Maurer |Molly Bohannon |Derek Saul |David Jeans

The thing about blind spots is that we can't see them. That's what makes them so tricky-and often costly, especially when dealing with money. It came as a surprise when my wife, Mika, recently told me that I needed to work on my grocery store etiquette. Who knew there even was such a thing? I'm just trying to hunt and gather and get outta there. Yet, after Mika explained it to me, it made perfect sense.

3 days ago | forbes.com | Tim Maurer

I think I’m reasonably self aware, so it came as a surprise when my wife, Mika, recently told me that I needed to work on my grocery store etiquette. Who knew there even was such a thing? I’m just trying to hunt and gather and get outta there. Yet, after Mika explained it to me, it made perfect sense. There’s a flow to the grocery store, and my myopic fixation on the handful of items I was commissioned to collect occasionally resulted in an interruption to that flow, or worse yet, a reversal to it.

2 weeks ago | advisorstream.com | Tim Maurer |Ron Phillips

Tim Maurer, Contributor April 28, 2025 Sahil Bloom recently shared a jarring stat: “By the time your child turns 18, you've spent ~95% of the time you will ever spend with them in your lifetime,” based on research from the American Time Use Survey done by Our World in Data.

2 weeks ago | forbes.com | Tim Maurer

Sahil Bloom recently shared a jarring stat: “By the time your child turns 18, you've spent ~95% of the time you will ever spend with them in your lifetime,” based on research from the American Time Use Survey done by Our World in Data. At first glance, many parents feel a sting of, “Geez, am I being [or have I been] a poor steward of the limited time I’ve been given to spend time with my kids!?” But I don’t think this is a revelation rooted in guilt.

3 weeks ago | forbes.com | Tim Maurer

University of Southern California professor and storytelling sage Robert McKee said this about character:“True character is revealed in the choices a human being makes under pressure—the greater the pressure, the deeper the revelation, the truer the choice to the character's essential nature.”Now, you may wonder how I will bridge from something as profound as character-building—or, indeed, revelation—to personal finance, or whether that is simply a bridge too far. But I assure you that it is not.