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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 February, 2009
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February 2009 Budget Recap
Posted on February 28, 2009 | 3 CommentsORIGINAL BUDGET: $1500 (I’m half laughing & crying as I’m reviewing the amounts for each category. More laughing than crying.) I re-jigged around the categories and put less in Eating Out, and Gas/Car Maintenance because I ended up buying that Netbook. INCOME: $2367.11 From Savings... -
Random FB Stories….of growing up
Posted on February 27, 2009 | 6 CommentsFRUGAL SHOWERING AS A CHILD When I was a kid, we didn’t have showers at my grandparents. We would have a huge tiled bathtub (you could fit a single adult in there up to their neck), that we would fill up with hot-to-warm water. I’d... -
Japanese-style haiku Windows error messages
Posted on February 27, 2009 | 3 CommentsThanks to Mary from SimplyForties on Twitter, I have not in a long time, ever laughed so hard that I had tears coming out of my eyes. I’d rather have these messages than annoying “FILE CANNOT BE FOUND” or messages that make no sense if... -
Review: HP Mini 1000 Netbook
Posted on February 27, 2009 | 12 CommentsAll right Revanche …. you asked for it………*cracks her knuckles* (although I can’t really do that in real life), now’s your just desserts! Get ready to be tempted by an extremely cute laptop. Interested in other Netbooks (all 8.9″)? Mary from SimplyForties is simultaneously reviewing... -
Housewives who want to re-enter the workforce?
Posted on February 26, 2009 | 24 CommentsI’ve talked about why I do NOT want to become a Trophy wife so I don’t want to flog that dead horse again, but I am genuinely curious about the following: What happens to her resume even if she did have a career before? I... -
Scarily Organized or Free as a Bird?
Posted on February 24, 2009 | 22 CommentsI am very, very organized. I’ve just realized this about myself (umm.. that, and my friends keep telling me how scarily organized I am). I am the type of person that when faced with going back to Ontario (or travelling anywhere, like oh.. say.. NY)... -
Think you’re in a career rut?
Posted on February 24, 2009 | 3 CommentsWell, if you’re reading this and nodding, it’s a clear sign that you are definitely leaning towards “Yes”! Do you ever feel or say to yourself… What time is it? Is it lunch yet? How about some coffee? What can I do to fill the... -
Why do companies give gadgets confusing names?
Posted on February 23, 2009 | 12 CommentsDell is awful for this. I don’t care what you say. I consider myself to be a fairly knowledgeable female geek (not an uber geek by any means), but I know how to read the specs of a laptop, and I know what RAM means... -
But you told me I could splurge!!
Posted on February 22, 2009 | 9 CommentsThat’s the exclamation I heard out of my friend last night. She comes to me for PF advice (I have no clue why, of course) and wanted to kind of go over her budget and how she can improve. She gave me what her budget... -
Reader Question: Help me figure out where to allocate my cash
Posted on February 21, 2009 | 9 CommentsThe “Sitch” College student who lives with boyfriend, and they own a house together but he pays the mortgage and bills associated with the house. She works 24 hours a week and makes $890 a month (all after tax). Her goals are to pay off...