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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
Money Archive
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Finally! A Canadian Net Worth Comparison Tool
Posted on April 26, 2011 | 4 CommentsI always find and use American ones, but it’s nice to find a Canadian one for a change. Read: Net worth by age or income: What should it be? This one is from Royal Bank Canada and it still doesn’t account for gender and/or age,... -
Do poor people have a complex when they climb the social ladder?
Posted on April 25, 2011 | 20 CommentsBefore we start, thank you Financial Post’s Ora Morison for featuring me, Money Rabbit & Young and Thrifty in this article: Young bloggers look to spark fin lit passion ———————————————— A reference to “Status and Poverty” from Journal of the European Economic Association, April/May 2010,... -
Overspending? Watch out for these triggers!
Posted on April 22, 2011 | 27 CommentsUsing Plastic If you buy with a credit card instead of cash, it is much easier to pass over the card than if you have to physically count out the bills. The reality of the cash leaving your bank account isn’t as obvious. That being... -
An Investor’s Rollercoaster of Emotions
Posted on April 15, 2011 | 7 CommentsOh… so true. Via Last Born Child -
Would I change my view on money if I made less?
Posted on April 11, 2011 | 28 CommentsReader Zan wrote an extremely thought-provoking question for me in my post: Do men prefer women who make less money than they do? a while ago: If you are your BF started significantly more money–like double what the other one makes (and not as part... -
The Stability Argument: Buying a Home vs. Renting
Posted on April 8, 2011 | 37 CommentsOn The Monevator, I read about how first-time homebuyers may be paying their mortgage well into retirement. With their parents’ help, they generally buy their first home around the age of 31, but without any help, it’s around the age of 37. (P.S. If you... -
March 2011 Budget Roundup = +$8945
Posted on April 1, 2011 | 20 CommentsBiggest news for my roundup? I finally hit the $200,000 net worth. By the way, this is not an April Fool’s post. I hate all that, so there are no tricks or jokes hidden in this post. First, I forgot to mention this but I... -
What do people spend in an average household budget?
Posted on March 30, 2011 | 10 CommentsAs you all know, I’ve been reading The Millionaire Mind. (I’m starting on Millionaire Women Next Door, next!) I was nearing the end, and then I came across this awesome chart breaking down average household expenditures, which I think is interesting enough to re-post here: Note: Table... -
What we buy for a week in groceries
Posted on March 29, 2011 | 20 CommentsI thought I’d follow eemusings‘ example and talk a bit about how much food costs here in Canada. I daresay food is more expensive there, but we still aren’t dirt cheap compared to how much things cost in the United States (not to mention the... -
For every 5 men who earn a 6-figure income there is 1 woman
Posted on March 28, 2011 | 31 CommentsAm finishing off the book The Millionaire Mind, and came across these facts on pages 265 and 266: For every 5 men who earn a 6-figure income, there is 1 woman Fewer than 10% of those earning 7-figures are women Women even in top paying...