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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.
Thoughts Archive
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Don’t take risks without the promise of a reward
Posted on May 12, 2016 | No CommentsTweet This post came about (oddly enough), not when I was thinking about personal finance, but when I was on the road, watching people drive like maniacs. It was raining pretty heavily and with all the water swishing around, anyone would slow down just a […] -
Weddings: What do you remember the most after it’s done?
Posted on February 18, 2016 | No CommentsTweet I got married over 5 years ago. Since then, I’ve attended at least one wedding per year. I’m about to turn into a wedding planner! 😉 Sure I’m joking, but I must admit I really enjoy looking at the details, how different or similar […] -
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 […] -
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, […] -
If I spent it, I wouldn’t have it…
Posted on November 21, 2014 | No CommentsTweet Sometimes when my friends get really annoyed shopping with me, because I am taking forever to decide on a $2 pen or something, I get comments from my friends like: “FB, you HAVE the money. Spend it. Gosh don’t fret over a $20 item, […]