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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
Money Archive
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Moving to the U.S.A. — How to budget for it (round two)
Posted on December 20, 2011 | 20 CommentsThank you all for putting in your comments and VERY helpful notes in my plea post here: Moving to a new country with a new budget. I know that Canada and the U.S. are similar in many ways, but hey… it never hurts to ask... -
New budget in a new country
Posted on December 17, 2011 | 26 CommentsToday we’re talking about budgets and more specifically, the slight struggle I’m going through with estimating how to budget for a new life in a new country. I know Canada and the U.S. are similar, but they aren’t the same, which means things can either... -
Explaining the U.S. Tax System with Beer
Posted on December 16, 2011 | 13 CommentsSo simple and smart! It’s an email sent to me by my uncle. ———————————– Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it... -
Why save for retirement while you clear your debt?
Posted on December 12, 2011 | 12 CommentsReader Earin (obviously from Europe, as they wrote in using the € symbol ), asked why someone would save for retirement if they were clearing their debt. My question is, wouldn’t it be wiser to not save for retirement as long as one has debt... -
November 2011 Budget Roundup + $3921.00
Posted on December 9, 2011 | 18 CommentsJUST SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT “Today, of Americans officially designated as ‘poor,’ 99 percent have electricity, running water, flush toilets, and a refrigerator; 95 percent have a television, 88 percent a telephone, 71 percent a car and 70 percent air conditioning. Cornelius Vanderbilt had none... -
What Americans are Buying Now
Posted on December 7, 2011 | 5 CommentsEver wonder where everyone else spends their money? Well I do I mean, c’mon now! I like reading about where people spend, why, and so on. What’s even more interesting is how it’s evolved over the years. Chart terms: nominal value refers to a value... -
30 Things To Do Before The Age of 30
Posted on November 25, 2011 | 14 CommentsSet 1-3 SMART financial and personal goals each year and revisit them often to stay on track Start tracking your net worth (Assets minus Liabilities) Start a monthly budget even if you go over and don’t follow it religiously Start tracking your expenses to see... -
Acting rich is not the same as feeling rich
Posted on November 21, 2011 | 9 CommentsThe typical idea of acting rich is to drive a huge Mercedes or BMW, live in a posh condo in downtown Manhattan, or a huge McMansion in Silicon Valley. The only problem is that people who aren’t millionaires, and own huge McMansions with BMWs on... -
Cut back without cutting out something from your budget
Posted on November 18, 2011 | 4 CommentsWhenever we talk about trying to save a buck in our spending it’s always about cutting back and cutting something out of your budget. The other part we all seem to forget is that we don’t have to cut something out. We can just delay... -
What if money wasn’t in the picture at all?
Posted on November 16, 2011 | 11 CommentsIn preparation for a new year and a fresh start, I thought I’d throw a question out there: What if you had so much money (millions, MILLIONS) that you could pretty much buy and do whatever you wanted? What would you do first to use...