Waste Archive

  • Collecting: Hobby or Money Pit?

    Tweet I used to collect unicorns as a kid. No, not REAL unicorns, but anything with a unicorn on it. I didn’t want a normal real-live animal to collect likenesses of. No no. I wanted a UNICORN. Especially if it was purple. I had a […]

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  • Top 5 Stupid things I Waste My Money On

    Tweet 1. Bank fees Most notably when I write a cheque and they take forever to cash it. I. Hate. Writing. Cheques. I like keeping a $0 balance in my chequing account and I always forget that I have a cheque out (even if I […]

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  • The 15-Minute Meeting Proposal

    Tweet I once was on a project where we had an hour and a half meeting EVERY SINGLE DAY to update everyone on how the rest of the team was doing. Nice thought, but pretty f*cking stupid, because I’d get out of there and my […]

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  • Beauty Products & Your Sanity

    Tweet I’ll admit. I used to spend about $70 a month on beauty things. Trying out new eyeshadows, Bare Escentuals foundation, concealers, mascaras, hair products, shampoos, lotions.. you name it, I spent it. Now, my beauty and toiletry spending has been very low. Like… $10 […]

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  • When money silently trickles away

    Tweet Frugal Zeitgeist (love her blog!) mentioned an interesting article by Kiplinger on what some major 20 money waters are. Here are her picks from that article. $1 — Buying new instead of used, wastes money This is particularly true for cars. They lose most […]

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