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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.
Skills Archive
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When should you ask for more money?
Posted on January 23, 2013 | No CommentsTweet Apparently, if you are willing (able?) to leave your job, it is the best position to be in to ask for more money. This paper studies the ex-ante effect of worker separations on wage negotiations using matched worker–firm data from The Netherlands. We find […] -
Do salaries plateau at the age of 40?
Posted on April 18, 2011 | 42 CommentsTweet Penelope Trunk (whom I read on occasion) wrote an interesting post about why salaries plateau at the age of 40. Reading both the article and the comments are highly recommended. Her points: Go where the men are, like in male-dominated industries. Rewrite your resume […] -
Every country is good at something
Posted on May 25, 2010 | 2 CommentsTweet Note: some are stereotypical in my opinion, but please take it lightheartedly with a grain, no a handful of salt. Click on the image to enlarge it HIGHLIGHTS: Canada — Fruit Juice Drinkers (Even I thought this was lame, I thought it was crazed […] -
Reader: How to network even though you (think) you hate it
Posted on February 12, 2009 | 2 CommentsTweet First, it’s not really a natural social skill, and not many people do it actively without thinking. I sure as hell don’t. We are all to some extent, natural introverts. Some of us come out of our shell more often than others and I […] -
Mandatory life skills?
Posted on October 6, 2008 | 14 CommentsTweet Apparently this is a list of required ‘life skills’. I think I can do about half of them, and the other quarter is irrelevant and/or I don’t know. Iron a shirt Yes. I can definitely do this. Put out a fire Yes. If given […]