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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.
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Recent Posts
- How You Can Use Your Home to Finance Your Dreams
- 10 Things to Cut From Your Daily Routine to Save More Money
- 8 Expensive Home Repairs You Can Handle Without a Professional
- Ways to Save Money When Building a New House
- 5 Practical Ways That a Personal Loan Can Help You
- 4 Simple Reasons to Consider Cosmetic Surgery
- Ways to Finance Your Summer Vacation
- Things to Consider When Moving
- Writing content for your website that will rank and convert well
- The Future is here with Smart Homes
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Independent Archive
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Reaching “financial independence”
Posted on September 19, 2012 | 3 CommentsTweet Everyone (including myself) stresses the importance of financial independence, but what does that really mean? For some, it’s a feeling. For others, it’s concrete. For me, it’s both. I think I finally felt like I reached “financial independence” when I hit these major milestones: […] -
The Other Side of Freelancing
Posted on October 11, 2010 | 21 CommentsTweet Story time! I have a friend who has a freelancing wife. She works in a very niche area of the industry, whereas he works at a company doing a completely different job, earning (my guess) around $40,000 a year. She originally used to pull […] -
Being your own boss is not the only answer
Posted on October 6, 2010 | 19 CommentsTweet Full disclaimer: I am a freelancer who also blogs independently. I used to work for a corporation but then I quit in 2008, about a year before the recession hit. Since the recession, people have been getting laid off from their jobs and starting […] -
Reader Request: Budgeting for a Nervous Wreck Self-Employed Person
Posted on December 27, 2008 | 6 CommentsTweet Reader Question In response to: Answer to Gail’s Polly Riddle I would love to see a blog for us Nervous Wreck Self-Employed Persons…which I am one of. I am always struggling about how to budget, have an emergency fund, how much to take for […] -
Why I (think) I don’t like designer items
Posted on December 10, 2008 | 20 CommentsTweet When I was visiting my best friend the other day, she mentioned going out of control and spending on a Louis Vuitton handbag, as well as a Coach one and a couple of Tiffany items. I first told her how ugly I thought the […]