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other blog: the everyday minimalist
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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.
City Archive
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Checking how rich a city is by its pennies on the ground
Posted on May 9, 2014 | No CommentsTweet This is a half-joking post, but I almost feel like you can tell how rich a country or city is by how much money you find lying on the ground. Beware, unscientific personal experiences coming up! 🙂 I am one of those people who […] -
Singapore – Shopping and Streets
Posted on November 22, 2011 | 6 CommentsTweet Singapore had some interesting shops, but overall, it wasn’t worth the long haul there. That said.. lovely advertisements and interesting shops were everywhere. -
Hong Kong – Food, Wet Markets and Delicious Things
Posted on November 15, 2011 | 8 CommentsTweet It’s no secret that Hong Kong is one of my favourite cities in Asia, now. BF and I wish we could go back but we’re planning other trips, which means we may not go to Hong Kong for another year or two. Or longer. […] -
Canada vs. U.S.: Comparing the cost of homes by city (Canada seems to be 100% more expensive on the whole)
Posted on May 9, 2011 | 76 CommentsTweet This won’t be super scientific, and I may even have apples thrown at me for this, but I’m going to put it out there that living in Canada doesn’t offer you a whole lot of options for staying in a truly urban city and […] -
The cost of living: why opinions can differ even within the same city
Posted on September 8, 2010 | 28 CommentsTweet This may come as no surprise to many of you, but it’s still an interesting discussion for me to write about. I think the general consensus is that minimum wage average household income is around $30,000 a year in North America (higher, lower, it’s […]