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FB in a Nutshell
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 March, 2009
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Just because the parents are smart doesn’t mean their kids are
Posted on March 31, 2009 | No CommentsThis post was inspired by E.C. from Not Eating Ramen. “There was a mother who was angry about the grade her child received in another teacher’s class, and rather than back that teacher the administration decided to give into the mother’s demands and have another... -
March 2009 Budget Recap
Posted on March 31, 2009 | No CommentsORIGINAL BUDGET Here was my original budget for the month (just for general living), which was blasted wide open as shown by my handy dandy budgeting sheet. Haha. Hahaha.. HAHAHAHAHHAHA!!!! *wipes tears from eyes* I ended up taking 2 trips in March without expecting to.... -
FB’s first-ever Trip to NYC!!
Posted on March 30, 2009 | No CommentsMy total budget for everything was $1200 CAD. The hotel and plane trip would have been $700 as my original estimate, and I wanted $500 CAD for shopping, eating and possibly a dress for the upcoming summer wedding so that’s how I came up with... -
Find your personal style: Make a Look Book
Posted on March 30, 2009 | 5 CommentsSo what the hell are Look Books? Essentially, they’re collections of images. You can use them to figure out your personal style if you don’t know what it is that you like and you feel that your closet is a big mish mash of things... -
Do you always check your receipts? You should.
Posted on March 29, 2009 | No CommentsWhen you buy something, this might sound like dumb common sense, but check your receipt before you pay, and/or before you leave. It takes 10 seconds to scan (no need to hold up the line), and another 20 seconds to quickly scan for bigger items... -
Job security is a myth for me.
Posted on March 27, 2009 | No CommentsI don’t need to tell any of you this, considering that we’re facing some pretty high unemployment numbers, but from a freelancer’s perspective I thought it’d be interesting to go over the facts. When I told everyone I wanted to freelance (in real life and... -
A Working Girl’s Survival Kit
Posted on March 26, 2009 | No CommentsCame up with a quick list of things that would be handy in your office in a little bag, or in your purse (although carrying everything is too much for me). Bolded are what I actually keep in the office and/or carry on me but... -
Review: How to be a Geek Goddess
Posted on March 24, 2009 | No CommentsHOW TO BE A GEEK GODDESS by CHRISTINA TYNAN-WOOD I received the book from the publisher “No Starch Press”, and it was completely free for me, however this is an unbiased review — I am not under any obligation to kiss ass here for my... -
Did my taxes…
Posted on March 21, 2009 | 8 CommentsExhausting, but exhilarating considering I was not looking forward to doing them for 2 main reasons: 1. My 2008 taxes tracking file CORRUPTED. ARG! SO MAD! Couldn’t open it anywhere, and naturally my dumb ass had copied it from OTHER back ups so.. they were... -
Fake it until you can make it
Posted on March 21, 2009 | 24 CommentsIt’s something that I’ve done all my life, and still do. Faking it until I made it. I was super shy, super serious, ugly as all hell. Almost fugly. Actually, DEFINITELY fugly. I look back at pictures now and shudder at the awkward time I...