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other blog: the everyday minimalist
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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
Archive for November, 2008
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From heavily in debt to debt free in 2.5 years
Posted on November 30, 2008 | 15 CommentsThis is my version of my November round up. No budget numbers, no budget amounts spent. That’ll resume for December 2008. Here’s a quick recap of my assets and liabilities (a.k.a. my balance sheet) MAY 2006 (when I graduated) ASSETS: $500 $500 – Bank Account... -
Thinking of leaving your career?
Posted on November 30, 2008 | 2 CommentsAre you thinking about switching careers? I’m talking about going from a circus tamer (at the office, naturally) to a public relations manager (for example) Ask yourself why you want to make a change and leave Is it the employer? Can you work it out?... -
The last amount of my debt $13,164.45 is about to be cleared off
Posted on November 27, 2008 | 10 CommentsCHECK IT OUT! My $13,164.45 debt is about to be cleared in a week. I cannot wait for the money to transfer and for me to finally proclaim that I am DEBT FREE. On another note, I got a personal call from someone in England... -
Ode to BFs Part 2
Posted on November 25, 2008 | 5 CommentsBFs thoughtfully bring home insurance forms for you to put in your car just in case you get in an accident and need to fill out the forms. BFs send you lists of recruiter names to email your resume to, because he wants you to... -
Ode to BFs
Posted on November 24, 2008 | 7 CommentsBFs are awesome. Mine made me lunches for the entire week (I wolfed down my lunch, it was so good) He also woke up at 6 a.m. with me to help my sorry ass attach my new license plate to my new FB Mobile (by... -
I’m really, really going to be debt free.
Posted on November 21, 2008 | 4 CommentsQUICK NOTE I AM SO excited by Google Themes!!! I have Pebbles as my theme right now but Ninja is kind of cute as well. Settings > Themes And you can select the theme you like DEBT FREE-NESS I just cut myself a dividend cheque... -
Cutting back on things you love
Posted on November 21, 2008 | 10 CommentsOne Snarky Chica with Issues made a good point a while back on her blog about people cutting back on items in an effort to be more frugal, but in essence, cutting back on the wrong things! Blurb from her post: I know someone that... -
This is some mad spending, FB…
Posted on November 18, 2008 | 13 CommentsI just totted up my numbers from what I spent last week. I had budgeted about $1000 for the weekend because I knew it’d be some expensive dinners out, dentist/doctor appointments, and some retail therapy *guilty look* because Toronto has the most amazing fashion and... -
How am I going to pack everything to move?
Posted on November 16, 2008 | 9 CommentsBF’s solution is he is going to toss everything (even his expensive cookware, etc???) that he doesn’t need and just bring the essentials like clothes. To me, it sounds like a good idea. Start from scratch. So I’m taking this mini inventory in my head... -
Why I am moving to Dallas, Texas
Posted on November 16, 2008 | 20 CommentsEveryone’s curious about why I want Dallas, Texas specifically. 1. The food was tasty when we were there. It would have been awful to never have found good grocery stores or areas to shop at, but we found them EVERYWHERE! 2. It’s a big hub...