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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.
Rants Archive
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5 Things Annoying Me Today
Posted on July 6, 2010 | 5 CommentsTweet 1. People not flushing the toilet SERIOUSLY, is it that hard to push down on a freaking handle!? This is especially disgusting when you’ve gone #2. Push it down once, and put some back into it!! A light tap won’t do anything. 2. Faux […] -
Why your manager is a monkey
Posted on July 13, 2009 | 2 CommentsTweet Via Technology Review called: “Why Incompetence Spreads through Big Organizations“ Summation of the Article According to a recent simulation, the old tried and true practice of promoting the most competent person in each organization (otherwise known as Peter’s Principle) is actually a bad idea […] -
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 […] -
Fake it until you can make it
Posted on March 21, 2009 | 24 CommentsTweet It’s something that I’ve done all my life, and still do. Faking it until I made it. I was super shy, super serious, ugly as all hell. Almost fugly. Actually, DEFINITELY fugly. I look back at pictures now and shudder at the awkward time […]