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other blog: the everyday minimalist
talk to me: contact me here
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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Working Hard or Hardly Working? Statistics about Workplace Productivity
Posted on February 4, 2011 | 41 CommentsHere’s a fun little infographic on working Or should I say.. NOT working? Via Good Feed -
January 2011 Budget Roundup -$(8154.88)
Posted on February 2, 2011 | 54 CommentsLet me just say that this kitten has clearly done more yoga than I have in January 2011. Cute kitten originally seen on Never Niche! To be fair to myself, I’m not a cute little kitten, so how can I expect to be able to... -
The Secret World of Shoplifting
Posted on January 31, 2011 | 31 CommentsBig thanks goes out to J$ of Budgets are Sexy for posting: True Life — I live in a hotel, my guest post on his blog today. —————————————————————————————————- I was watching a CBC documentary last night called The Secret World of Shoplifting, one of the... -
Kate, a Graduate Assistant Budget and Future Goal Breakdown
Posted on January 28, 2011 | 32 CommentsReader Kate (very nicely) asked me to help her out with this budgeting thing and cash flow. I cannot do every single budget that comes along, so I’ll tend to do big budget and my notes for each situation and hope that it helps others... -
How I am Shopping Smarter: Cataloguing my clothing onto my iPod Touch
Posted on January 26, 2011 | 118 CommentsNow that my 2010 shopping ban is over, I came up with the idea of cataloguing my clothing onto my iPod Touch for easy access. Before I started the process, I didn’t realize how many grey sweaters I had until I did this. To be... -
Food Feasts: December 2010 and January 2011
Posted on January 25, 2011 | 36 CommentsOkay so here are all my pent up food pictures from December 2010 to January 2011. BF cooked most of the meals you will see below (he loves it, it’s his thing). We make a great team because my thing is to sit there, look cute... -
How does it feel after going through a year long shopping ban?
Posted on January 24, 2011 | 67 CommentsBefore we start…some companies I’ve been annoyed with lately: rant/ Starbucks Why the hell are some franchises (like ones in a hotel) not under the Starbucks Rewards program? That’s just a load of CRAP. The girl told me: We’re not a normal Starbucks. We’re under... -
Social Rules to not making empty promises and to mean what you say
Posted on January 22, 2011 | 13 CommentsSome great comments from my earlier post about not making empty promises. One reader in particular, Layla, pointed out that they just may be shy. Shy enough to not know what to say or to see the implications of what they’re saying and they weren’t... -
Don’t make empty promises
Posted on January 21, 2011 | 41 CommentsWhat I hate the most is empty promises. Such as from the following phrases: We should talk sometime. Let’s do this again sometime. Sounds like a great idea, and I’ll definitely follow up on it sometime. We must do coffee sometime. I know it might... -
Toronto Miscellany: Cool, funny and weird things I saw and found
Posted on January 20, 2011 | 26 CommentsOkay so I didn’t see this in Toronto but this video of the Croatian all-star team dunking basketballs is AWESOME. Mind. Blown. Via The Next Web Now for some Toronto lovin’ from December 2010! Those Mighty Wallets are water-resistant, totally minimalist, made out of one...