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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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Most Expensive Bills in the World
Posted on January 30, 2010 | 10 CommentsHmm.. I sure wouldn’t mind having any one of these babies in my wallet. Of course, I’d be guarding it like a mofo all the way to the bank to DEPOSIT IT! Tsk tsk. Outdated conversion. The USD is around $0.94 to $1 CAD the... -
Haggling: Part Two – When I do it and when I don’t
Posted on January 29, 2010 | 9 CommentsSome great points were brought up in my earlier post about Haggling: Who does it? To be clear, I don’t haggle every time I shop, but I also don’t think it’s shameful to just ask. I only do it if I don’t think the product... -
One Dollar Bill Y’all…
Posted on January 17, 2010 | 4 CommentsAnyone catch the reference? Anyone?!? Created by Scott Campbell. Via Pics Roll. See the rest of them here. -
The many faces of Georgie boy!
Posted on January 16, 2010 | 3 CommentsVia Epic Win. Shared by Ginger. -
College in America in Pictures
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5 Lies we tell ourselves to Help us Continue Spending
Posted on January 4, 2010 | 40 CommentsI don’t want to wait! I kind of want to enjoy it now, not in a year. Ahhh … delayed gratification. No one wants to wait for an iPod. But you know what, unless it’s a fridge or something really essential to your daily life... -
2010 Money Goals in Pictures
Posted on December 31, 2009 | 44 CommentsInspired by The Oatmeal, and clearly nowhere as awesome as his comics, I present to you: I loathe budgeting for the year, because I don’t see a dentist or get a haircut every month. But nevertheless, here it is as approximated. Mostly, I will try... -
December 2009 Budget Update (with real numbers)
Posted on December 30, 2009 | 7 CommentsSolly for the double confusion. BF just handed me the invoice for December 2009 and we did a lot better than I had originally thought! Areas that changed highlighted in yellow. Sweet. $131 = a dentist’s visit or a round trip train ride back to... -
The Fabulously Broke in the City Year 2009 in Review – $55,516
Posted on December 30, 2009 | 18 CommentsTHE DECEMBER 2009 BUDGET The last one for 2009. BF is slow in getting me the numbers for groceries and utilities, so I overestimated them just to be sure. I spent under $1000 this month with around $48 to spare. A real improvement from my... -
The Idiot’s Kids are in for a hell of a time!
Posted on December 28, 2009 | 18 CommentsInvesting Newbie suggested that I do a regular “Idiot Mondays” series, but I don’t have enough stories aside from when we chat occasionally. But it would be a fabulous feature no? Okay, moving along, I have one sort of short story about his 3-year old...