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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.
Language Archive
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If it bothers you, it bothers me too
Posted on November 5, 2012 | 9 CommentsTweet What am I talking about? SPELLING IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. I was raised with British spelling. Colour, not color. Cheques, not checks. Neighbour, not neighbor. …and so on. It’s not something I can change because I’d have to mentally stop myself from adding “u”s […] -
Ranting: Is it different coming from a man or a woman?
Posted on November 15, 2010 | 32 CommentsTweet Methinks so. A ex-reader who wrote in a comment and told me that even though I warned everyone I would be ranting in a post, he was to become an ex-reader because one of my former rants from almost 2 years ago or more […] -
When a non-English speaker challenges your language :P
Posted on August 21, 2010 | 11 CommentsTweet This is one of our classic Me & BF moments that always makes me laugh when I look at a cake: BF: I’m going to go cake now. Me: You can’t use “cake” as a verb. BF: Why not? Me: Because you BAKE a […] -
Ne jamais ecraser le buste vers l’assiette
Posted on November 17, 2009 | 44 CommentsTweet Translation: Never put your bust on your plate. Found a marvelous blog called Shelley’s House from a new commenter (Hi Shelley!) that led me to this link on her blog post about Parisian politeness written by BBC UK. (See everyone? Commenting works!! 🙂 How […] -
Languages, prices and the ups and downs
Posted on October 9, 2009 | 9 CommentsTweet Well-Heeled talked about this recently with paying a tutor to help her brush up on her Mandarin. For me, I am taking a different tack, and the tack has a name: FREE. No paid tutor (BF is free and willing to help me learn […]