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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.
Money Archive
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Would you buy a starter home and upgrade, or your dream home, as a first-time homeowner?
Posted on March 3, 2016 | No CommentsTweet Credit I was talking to a friend the other day, who told me that his wife was looking at new houses to buy. I asked him why, and he said it was because she had always considered their first home to be a starter […] -
Lesson learned from “Madame Bovary”
Posted on February 4, 2016 | No CommentsTweet “Madame Bovary” written by Gustave Flaubert is a wonderful example of what happens to us when we get consumeritis. To get money she began selling her old gloves, her old hats, the old odds and ends, and she bargained rapaciously, her peasant blood standing […] -
Do you use your job to justify your spending?
Posted on January 28, 2016 | No CommentsTweet I remember when I first started working I thought: OMG! I need all of these new clothes 😀 😀 😀 So I went shopping. I picked up way more of what I wanted in the items I didn’t need. Suits? Why did I buy […] -
Don’t wait to retire before you travel
Posted on January 14, 2016 | No CommentsTweet A new year has just started and I’m asking you: what will it be fulfilled with? If you are able to save up money to take a small trip (a week) to a dream destination like Paris, don’t wait! Do it when you are […] -
Merry Christmas + Makeup: Why do we wear it?
Posted on December 24, 2015 | No CommentsTweet First of, let me wish you a Merry Christmas for those celebrating it! Surely is a special one for me as I’m expecting our third child to be born in a couple days! 😉 Wish me luck! Hope yours if fill up with joy, […]