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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
Latest Headlines
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Diane von Furstenberg: The bearable lightness of packing
Posted on December 30, 2011 | 8 Comments“If you can figure out your suitcase, you can figure out your life” – DvF Diane von Furstenberg makes the most beautiful dresses I’ve ever seen, see the few I like from her collection below: She did a very whimsical, fun video about traveling and... -
Are you upgrading your lifestyle, or simply trying to only buy quality items?
Posted on December 28, 2011 | 21 CommentsThe problem I always have is this conflict between the struggle to NOT upgrade my lifestyle and to stick to being minimalist, which means buying much less but in higher quality. Upgrading your lifestyle: is when you COULD live/make do with the cheaper option, but... -
Shopping your closet: Mixing styles and making pieces work double-duty
Posted on December 26, 2011 | 14 CommentsThis is a follow-up post to: 10 steps to get your wardrobe to where you want it to be from my other blog. I had a couple of readers tell me that they knew what styles they liked, but they seemed to be all over... -
Merry Christmas!
Posted on December 25, 2011 | 3 CommentsI am looking forward to an awesome New Year. Every end of the year makes me reflect on what I’ve done, but more importantly, what I will do in the next year. Stay safe and be merry! One day, I’d like to do this… except... -
Would you rather have more time or more money?
Posted on December 23, 2011 | 11 CommentsI’m sure we’d all scream: BOTH! BOTH! like kids in a candy store, but if you had to choose one over the other what would it be? When I was in debt, I wanted more money. I didn’t care about hours, burn out, being frustrated,... -
Why are women refusing to marry down?
Posted on December 21, 2011 | 43 CommentsA thought provoking post from Financial Uproar (yes, a man) who basically asks women why they refuse to marry down, when men have been doing it for centuries! His last paragraph sums it up: It seems to me that women want to have it both... -
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... -
Are women burning out by the age of 30?
Posted on December 19, 2011 | 25 CommentsRead an article the other day on Forbes about Millennial women (my generation!) burning out by the time they hit the age of 30. …..ambitious [women] go-getters are working as doctors, lawyers, engineers, and advertising executives, blessed with great salaries, health benefits, and paid vacation.... -
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...