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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.
Children Archive
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What you achieve in your lifetime may not necessarily be achievable for your kids
Posted on September 17, 2012 | 3 CommentsTweet I find it interesting when I hear amazing stories about people arriving in a new country with only $10 or $50 bucks in their pocket, no job and no prospects for the future, only to make it to millionaire status by the time they’re […] -
Why you should pay for your own retirement instead of your child’s tuition
Posted on September 5, 2012 | No CommentsTweet Ideally, I’d love a situation where you can do both — cover your own retirement comfortably AND fund all of your children’s education. Unfortunately, we live in a world where sometimes, there simply isn’t enough money to go around. Retiring in Singapore? I met […] -
Superior Parenting: Why Chinese Mothers are Superior — Are they really?
Posted on April 4, 2011 | 61 CommentsTweet You are in for a long, intense article today. I hope you’re up for it. 🙂 I’m sure you’ve all read that controversial article on WSJ by Amy Chua — Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior. Few of things first: If you haven’t read it, […] -
Deprivation helps the imagination
Posted on May 13, 2009 | 2 CommentsTweet I admire designers from all industries (architecture, fashion, electronic) because they can come up with visions of what they want that will make you ooh and ahh in the end, even if in the beginning, everyone thought they were smokin’ something on the side. […] -
Just because the parents are smart doesn’t mean their kids are
Posted on March 31, 2009 | No CommentsTweet This post was inspired by E.C. from Not Eating Ramen. “There was a mother who was angry about the grade her child received in another teacher’s class, and rather than back that teacher the administration decided to give into the mother’s demands and have […]