I write as a freelancer only as a side job and I consider it part of “Blog Income”, not as my full-time job which is being a consultant.
INVESTOPEDIA ARTICLES
Most Recent Articles & Author Biography
- Debt, Savings and Retirement: Where should your money go?
- 8 Career Risks that Pay Off
- Stay motivated to get out of debt
- 8 Slipups that won’t hurt your credit score
- How to budget for an irregular income
- Real Life Financial Tests – Would you pass?
- 5 Tips to Save Green while Staying Green
- The Debt First Aid Kit
- You worked how long to buy that!?
- What is your debt really costing you?
- 6 Banking Fees you can Avoid
- Be a holiday Saver not a Scrooge
- 4 types of gift giving that will leave you broke
- How to ask for a pay raise
- Smart Money Moves for the end of the year
- 5 products that cost way more in Canada
- Creating a Customized Resume
- 5 Tough Interview Questions and How to Answer Them
- Holiday Budget: How do you stack up?
- Why Financial New Year’s Resolutions Fail
- Financial Resolutions for 2011
- 4 Career Boosting Social Media Moves
- Unique insurance policies you should consider
- Is Coupon Clipping a Waste of Time?
- 3 Ways Social Media can wreck your career
- 5 Tips for Saving Money on Wedding Gifts
- 6 Actions that will devastate your career
- 5 signs your coupon habit has gone too far
- Run your budget like a business
MINT ARTICLES
- [Mar 29 2011] Why Canadians go to the U.S. to shop!
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- [Jul 28 2009] The Consumerist: Look for the ways money slips down the drain
- [Sep 9 2009] The Consumerist: How to strip your clothes online for easy money
- [Nov 24 2009] MSN Money: Is alimony in need of an update?
- [Jan 4 2010] MSN Money: The lies we tell ourselves
- [Jan 4 2010] The Consumerist: 5 lies you tell yourself to keep spending
- [Jan 13 2010] MSN Money: How much would you spend on…?
- [Jun 1 2010] The Consumerist: Simple ways to shoo away telemarketers
- [Sep 20 2010] Yahoo Finance: 8 slip ups that won’t hurt your credit score
- [Oct 2 2010] The Consumerist: Ways you can screw up without screwing up your credit score
- [Nov 13 2010] Yahoo Finance: What is your debt really costing you?
- [Nov 19 2010] Yahoo Finance: Real-life financial tests: Would you pass?
- [Nov 30 2010] MSN Money: 5 products that cost way more in Canada
- [Dec 3 2010] Forbes: Smart money moves for the end of the year
- [Dec 5 2010] Yahoo Finance: Smart money moves for the end of the year
- [Dec 26 2010] MSNBC: Start 2011 with these financial resolutions for 2011
- [Jan 1 2011] MSNBC: Why many financial New Year’s Resolutions Fail
- [Jan 13 2011] Canadian Living: 7 things to stop spending money on
- [Jan 27 2011] The Consumerist: Non scammy ways to make some scratch online
- [Jan 28 2011] Yahoo Finance: Four career boosting social media moves
- [Mar 28 2011] MSNBC: Is coupon clipping a waste of time?
- [Mar 29 2011] Globe & Mail: Is coupon clipping a waste of time?
- [Apr 7 2011] Yahoo Finance Canada: 6 actions that will devastate your career
- [Apr 8 2011] Yahoo Finance: 3 ways social media can wreck your career
- [Apr 10 2011] The Consumerist: How to quit your day job
- [Apr 20 2011] The Financial Post: Young bloggers look to spark fin lit passion
- [May 11 2011] Forbes: 6 banking fees you can avoid
- [May 24 2011] Yahoo Finance Canada: Run your budget like a business
- [Jun 1 2011] Yahoo Finance Canada: 5 tips for saving money on weddings
- [Jun 4 2011] The Consumerist: What brands do you blindly follow?
- [Aug 26 2011] Fox 6 WRBC: 6 actions that will devastate your career
- [Aug 26 2011] News Channel 5: 6 actions that will devastate your career
- [Sep 10 2011] Canadian Living: 5 blogs that will help you save money
- [Sep 11 2011] MSN Arabia: 5 tips for saving money on wedding gifts
- [Sep 23 2011] The Gazette: Simple steps lead to fiscal health
- [Oct 1 2011] La Presse: À l’ère numérique: un bureau sans papier… ou presque (for the Everyday Minimalist blog)
- [Oct 10 2011] The Consumerist: Don’t mistake luxuries for necessities
- [Nov 21 2011] The Consumerist: Save money by stretching out spending intervals
- [Dec 14 2011] Investopedia: 4 blogs that will help you save money (for the Everyday Minimalist blog) & SFGate
- [Dec 20 2011] Consumerist: 4 ways to invest in your appearance
FABULOUSLY BROKE IN THE CITY POSTS
- Fabulously Broke’s Year 2010 in Review = +$130,101
- Fabulously Broke’s Year 2009 in Review = – $(22,484)
2011: BEST POSTS
Other posts on traveling, minimalism and organizing can be found over at The Everyday Minimalist.
MONEY MANAGEMENT
- 1000 hours to a slimmer, more financially fit you — A plan to get your money under control
- How I got out of debt — Reflecting back onto the mental struggles of getting out of debt
- Can you survive on an extreme budget and make tough choices? — I am not sure I could do it!
- Retail vs.s Resale — The price of items drop once you buy them, so consider buying secondhand
- How to cook and eat for cheaper at home — Cooking from scratch saves a lot of money
- Keeping out my Eating Out Monster in check — Being a consultant makes you hate it
- Ordinary pleasures: The well-kept secret of little things that make you feel rich
- Overspending? Watch out for these triggers
- How people let money slip through their fingers
- Top 5 Stupid Things I Waste My Money On
- Are you suffering from frugal or debt fatigue?
- Living within your means: What does it mean?
- If you can’t afford it, don’t buy it — why I feel like an outsider in my family
- Cutting out the “I deserves” in my daily routine
- Cut everywhere, not just where YOU want to save
- Stop procrastinating on your debt and just clear it already — you’ll have to, sooner or later
- Why would you save for retirement while clearing your debt?
- An Introduction to CFD Trading
MONEY TALK
- What would happen if guys didn’t have to impress women with their salaries?
- Can you really get rich off playing the lottery?
- What should your net worth be? By Income or Age
- What do people spend in an average budget? By income
- Generational poverty: What is your motivation to save? — Some admirable bloggers out there
- Why do people at higher incomes have increased anxiety?
- Do poor people have a complex when they climb the social ladder?
- Do salaries plateau at the age of 40?
- Gifting and Society: The guilt and the cost
- Why I don’t talk about money with co-workers or friends
- How to achieve lasting wealth — SAVE!
- Living like poor millionaires — Controversial post about my uncle & his family
- Retirement is not a right — Save for retirement so that you don’t have to work when you’re old
- Does how you eat a box of chocolates determine your will to save or spend?
- Cost of living matters more than you think — It can make a big difference in your dollars
- What I am really working and saving towards
- Waiting for our debts to disappear — Instead of being passive, be active!
- Can you really afford to tithe? — Don’t do it at your own financial risk
- The dark side of financial insecurity — Very dark post on why you should manage your money
- Would you rather have more time or money?
- Why are women refusing to marry down?
CAREER & EDUCATION
- An Entrepreneur in a Nutshell
- How to make money online – Venues – Part One
- How to make money online – Blogging – Part Two
- You can’t just quit, conflict is a part of real life — A real life work problem I faced
- Are law schools a big scam?
- 5 jobs you wouldn’t think make $100,000 a year without a college degree
- 10 Most Stressful Jobs
- 10 Least Stressful Jobs
- Aspirations and Dreams of Generations — Parents want the best for their kids, but…..
- Do you live to work, or work to live?
- Are women burning out by the age of 30?
- Invest in your appearance
WOMEN’S ISSUES
- Confessions of an Escort: A look into the life of a Bay Street Escort
- For every 5 men who earn a 6-figure income, there is 1 woman who does
- Wage gaps between genders: Who’s supposed to fix it?
WORLD OF SHOPPING
- After my yearlong shopping ban: How does it feel? — Luckily, there wasn’t much
- Cataloguing my clothing onto my iPod Touch – How I am shopping smarter — Love this
- The Secret World of Shoplifting
- My favourite beauty products
- Makeup: Where should you save or splurge?
- Overspending is like a drug addiction
- Asia 2011: Shopping in Asia – What I bought
- The minimalist wardrobe: 30 items, the barest of the bare
- Does holding or wearing designer anything make you a high maintenance shopaholic?
- Are you upgrading your lifestyle or simply trying to buy quality items?
- Shopping your closet and making your pieces do double-duty
LIFE & OTHER
- Would you let your parents move in with you? — Controversial post with great discussions
- The average face of nationalities — They’re all beautiful
- Can you learn how to be a genius
- When your actions define who you are
- Sockless in the City – How to prevent and treat foot odour
- How to break up with a friend and reasons why you should
- Fighting our own battles — Helicopter parents are just handicapping their kids for real life
TRAVEL
Other posts on traveling, minimalism and organizing can be found over at The Everyday Minimalist.
November
December
2010: BEST POSTS
MONEY MANAGEMENT
- 5 Lies we tell ourselves to keep spending — Apparently everyone could relate!
- What are your emergency fund rules?
- How to make saving less painful
- 3 Ways to Re-Commit to your Money Goals: Don’t Give Up!
- 3 Ways to Re-Commit to your Money Goals: Build a budget
- 3 Ways to Re-Commit to your Money Goals: Stay on Track
- Do you rationalize your big purchases? — Any purchase should be evaluated.
- When should you buy a home? — Article says later in life is best.
- Savings versus Emergency Fund: What’s the difference?
- My First Money Manifesto: NEVER be in the dark about your money
- How NOT to spend more than what you make
- Why the cost of living can differ even within the same city
MONEY TALK
- Living at home with your parents: The Scoop — I did it myself, for a short period.
- When you make a lot of money do people expect fancier gifts?
- Poor people aren’t always lazy people — Sometimes it’s circumstance.
- We want it all, and we want it all NOW! — Instant gratification = Our Society.
- You’ve got the money, spend it! — Why I’m still being frugal.
- Setting priorities for my money: The Strategy — Saving as much as possible. Period.
- No one really wants to cut back — Saving or investing isn’t as sexy as shopping.
- The Idiot Wants to Join a Gentleman’s Club
- What have you eliminated that you do not miss?
- Owing is not Owning — Debt is debt.
- Lifestyle DE-flation — What I employ as a strategy rather than Lifestyle Inflation
- Money and Marriages — Money is the #1 cause for divorce.
- Sex and Money — Who pays for what?
- Luxury or Necessity? — Poll I took of readers to determine what you consider important.
- 60% of Canadians are living paycheque to paycheque
- Image all boils down to the car you drive — Funny view on how people judge you via your car 🙂
- $88,000 and a family is debt-free after 3 years — Inspirational.
- The Cost of Tuition Around the World
- I don’t know enough about my parents’ finances
- A lottery ticket is not a retirement plan — It’s amazing how many people believe this.
CAREER & EDUCATION
- Status and Class: 4 Factors to Determine Where You’re At
- Blogging Series: If I were A Boy — A reflection upon if I’d make more money as a guy.
- What is the American Dream?
- Finding a job that you love — Very important, seeing as you spend a LOT of time at “work”.
- The most unsatisfying college degrees
- Is all that higher education worth it?
- Is your weight affecting your salary? — GREAT comments on this one.
- When your skills are not in demand any longer
- Businesses I’ve Owned: Past & Present
- Negotiations: You can only win if you ask
- Are people really wealthier because they’re self-employed?
WOMEN’S ISSUES
- Women and Cooking: Gender Stereotypes
- Women and Salaries: It’s a two-way street
- Why do we want tall, strong mates? — Silly conversation between BF & I on mate selection.
- Ranting: Is it different coming from a man or a woman?
- Women on TV and the industries they work in — Sex and the City for instance, although Bones is great!
- Women who save are sexy
WORLD OF SHOPPING
- A Guide on How to Buy a Digital Camera — A simple overview on picking out a camera.
- Double-Agent Products Lurking in your Home — Like the trusty spoon.
- All in the name of beauty — The things we do to be pretty.
- How I curbed my shopping temptation — The famous Facile Camp Shirt almost did me in!
- Holiday Gift Guide for Her: Under $100
- Holiday Gift Guide for Him: Under $100
- How much is the stuff in your purse worth? — Surprisingly, $1000.
- How to buy for cheaper using eBay (tips & tricks)
LIFE & OTHER
- Is your Google Account Secure? — What would happen if your Gmail account got hacked?
- Project Memory Wave: Save your photographs — How to preserve your memories
- How to make laundry more enjoyable
- Extreme Small Space Living: Beijing Pods
- Questions about de-cluttering
- Ranting about Smartphones — PUT THEM DOWN YOU ADDICTS! 🙂
- Laundry Secret: I don’t use detergent 99% of the time
- Myth DEBUNKED: Tea does not have more caffeine — And I don’t want to hear otherwise! 😛
- The Key Factors to Happiness
- The secret to a happy relationship is in the sharing — Silly conversation #2 between BF & I.
- I feel downright awkward sometimes
- Meet my brother, the comedian — Silly conversation between my brother and I.
TRAVEL
Other posts on traveling, minimalism and organizing can be found over at The Everyday Minimalist.
- 5 Laws to Packing Lightly
- Packing for a Short Getaway
- Packing for a Long Weekend getaway
- Packing for a Week-long Business Casual trip
- Packing for 3+ weeks or for the Long-Term
- What to pack for Makeup & Toiletries
- What to pack for Electronics
- What countries have you visited? — Am hoping to increase the number in the future.
OTHER YEARS: BEST POSTS
MONEY MANAGEMENT
- FB’s Guide to Selling Online (Featured on The Consumerist)
- The Best Answer to life’s many problems
- Your own frozen dinners on the cheap
MONEY TALK
- Why I DO NOT want to be a Trophy Wife
- What have you eliminated, that you do not miss?
- Housewives who want to re-enter the workforce
- Money can make or break relationships
- Paying more than your fair share
CAREER
- Work appropriate fabrics
- Steve Jobs Commencement Speech Address
- Bare bones of a Basic Resume
- Top 5 Irritating Things about Emails
- Things to do before a presentation
- Setting up a proper email signature
- How to ask your boss for a raise
- Sound confident without being arrogant
- Think you are in a career rut?
- Job Security is a myth for me
- Thinking of leaving your career?
- Contracts as a Freelancer
ORGANIZATION
Other posts on traveling, minimalism and organizing can be found over at The Everyday Minimalist.
- Going completely paperless! (Well, 90% really)
- How to cut down on clutter
- Getting organized = Gaining control
- Training yourself to be more organized
- Put your life in order
- Packing to move
- Organizing Receipts for Taxes and at home
- How to organize your purse without pockets
- 10 Organizing Tips
- Time and Money Hacks
- Closet and Jewellery Organization
- Organizing your files with a visual tab
- Paper Reducing Strategies
- Organizing your cubicle/office
- 10 Tips for keeping your work area neat
- Take back your time and get things done
- Make a List Book
LIFE & OTHER
- Being teased is a good thing
- Kids don’t need much because deprivation helps the imagination
- It takes a village to raise a child
- The Sweetest Love Story, Ever
- Passwords and everything about them
- Storing Electronic Cords and Gadgets
- Men & Strippers
- What are men looking for in a woman?
RECIPES
- MacGyvering a Banana Cake
- Simple & Cheap Ways to spice up your everyday food
- Minced Pork with Sweet Potato Mash
- Lazy Asian Glazed Chicken and Mashed Taters
- Asian Chicken Noodle Soup
- Kraft Dinner: Comfort Food or Crap
TRAVEL
Other posts on traveling, minimalism and organizing can be found over at The Everyday Minimalist.
THE WORLD OF SHOPPING
- What’s in my Medicine Cabinet
- A Minimalist’s Jewelery Box
- What’s in FB’s Bag (This is how I organize my stuff)
ECO-FRIENDLY / MINIMALISM
Other posts on traveling, minimalism and organizing can be found over at The Everyday Minimalist.
- Frugal and Eco-Friendly Household Cleaners
- A Chemical-Free Journey
- Review: Using the Diva Cup
- Why don’t we just ban plastic bags altogether?
- Eco-Friendly and Frugal Laundering Tips
- Primer on Becoming a Minimalist
- Benefits to a Zen, Minimalist Lifestyle
- A Minimalist’s Desktop — No icons, no folders, all hidden gorgeousness
Just a girl trying to find a balance between being a Shopaholic and a Saver.
I cleared $60,000 in 18 months earning $65,000 gross/year.
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