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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
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Saks.com or Saks Fifth Avenue in-store coupon
Posted on April 20, 2010 | 4 CommentsClick on the coupon to make it larger to print. If you shop online at Saks.com, you can start using the coupon tomorrow (Tues Apr 20th). If you shop in-store, you can use the coupon starting Thurs Apr 22nd. You’re welcome/I’m sorry (for enabling). -
The 5 Laws To Packing Lightly
Posted on April 19, 2010 | 21 CommentsThese are my 5 basic laws to packing lightly. I also have a separate list of items to pack each time I travel, but since I travel for different reasons to different locations all the time, I tend to switch it up on the fly... -
This doesn’t really feel like my home.
Posted on April 18, 2010 | 17 CommentsIn Montreal I mean. Just reading the tweets from Revanche about her moving for her new job and feeling homesick but trying to ignore it… That’s the way I still feel sometimes — I don’t feel like this city is my home. I don’t feel... -
Sometimes I wish…
Posted on April 17, 2010 | 16 Comments… I had done all of this stuff sooner. Known about my money and my situation sooner. Learned how to budget and watch out for deals. Learned all about compounding interest. Or having been super smart enough to be frugal in college, and not having... -
The Idiot (Wants To) Join a Gentleman’s Club
Posted on April 16, 2010 | 11 CommentsYou know what I’m talking about. High-rolling, big-balling, I-have-so-much-money-that-I-use-a-$20-to-light-my-cigar kind of club. Nothing to do with strippers. I think. This is an older story from our conversations that I don’t think I’ve recounted on this blog yet. So how does it go? He was recruited... -
Starting to sell stuff again!
Posted on April 15, 2010 | 6 CommentsI am going through my wardrobe again and trying to be super.. super… picky about paring down my stuff. I am not going to be listing more stuff after these two items. Only occasionally if I see something I can post, because doing the pictures... -
Hidden fees annoy me
Posted on April 14, 2010 | 23 CommentsAfter being in Europe and getting used to the way things are priced (well not 12 EUR for a slice of pizza and pop, mind you)… I am now getting frustrated with the way things are priced in North America. Why are hidden fees like... -
Extreme Inequality of Wealth in the U.S.
Posted on April 13, 2010 | 4 CommentsGreat graphic. Click on it for a larger image. Via The Nation. -
Link Love: The Catch-Up On Everything Edition
Posted on April 12, 2010 | 16 CommentsI know I haven’t done one of these in a while, but there were some really GREAT links and cute photos that I’ve been saving up to share. Click on the titles or images to go to the links ————————————————————————- First, a little picture to... -
Review: Korres White Tea Facial Fluid Gel Cleanser $21 for 6.7 oz.
Posted on April 9, 2010 | 11 Comments$21 for 6.7 ounces (that’s a lot!) P.S. Does anyone else find the name slightly dirty? “Fluid Gel Cleanser”…. I needed to replace my facial cleanser, because I ran out (finally!) and wanted to switch to a more natural one. The last one I had,...