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other blog: the everyday minimalist
talk to me: contact me here
location: canada/usa
works: business consultant
net worth: ~$155,000 as of Dec 2011
eats: sashimi, tartiflette, pho
drinks: earl grey cream tea
gadgets: macbook pro 17", ipod touch (pda)
beauty: fb's list of toiletries/makeup
wants: roland rd700-gx piano
reads: ayn rand, tom stanley, sophie kinsella
watches: bones, mentalist, castle, top chef
wears: wrap dresses & necklaces
loves: minimalism, $$ management, traveling
hates: wearing shorts & being late for anything
About
I'm a 20-something year old who got out of $60,000 of debt in 18 months, earning $65,000 (gross) a year.
This is more of a lifestyle blog with hint of money talk, like a moneythropologist.
You can read more about me here in The FB Story, check out my favourite posts or you can send me a note if you have questions (please be nice).
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Come and visit my other blog The Everyday Minimalist which is all about achievable everyday minimalism, simplifying my life, living like a modern nomad.
2009 Archive
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Keeping my “Eating Out” monster in check
Posted on March 16, 2011 | 48 CommentsTweet I actually don’t enjoy eating out. I’ve done it so much as a consultant when I was on contracts, that the idea of going to a restaurant every breakfast, lunch and dinner makes me slightly nauseous. See, as a consultant, you end up excitedly […] -
New Years’ Resolution(s): Past, Current and Future
Posted on December 25, 2010 | 34 CommentsTweet Merry Christmas!! I thought it’d be a fun exercise to review my resolutions. I’ve found that the top resolutions people make usually center around: losing weight getting out of debt quitting a bad habit (smoking/drinking) enjoying life more As I don’t really have a […] -
Unemployment rates over the past year or so: August 2009 – September 2010
Posted on November 4, 2010 | 19 CommentsTweet FOR THE UNITED STATES Is it wrong for me to quickly mention how pretty this graph is? I know it’s dealing with unemployment (boo!), but they did a great job. Via Flowing Data AS FOR CANADIAN DATA This just released on The Globe & […] -
The Fabulously Broke in the City Year 2009 in Review – $55,516
Posted on December 30, 2009 | 18 CommentsTweet THE DECEMBER 2009 BUDGET The last one for 2009. BF is slow in getting me the numbers for groceries and utilities, so I overestimated them just to be sure. I spent under $1000 this month with around $48 to spare. A real improvement from […] -
September 2009: Budget End
Posted on October 1, 2009 | 2 CommentsTweet I won’t post my budget for each month any longer. I’ll just post at the end with what I spent. While I still keep track of all my expenses & budget, I find that once I put the money aside for my fixed expenses, […]