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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
2010 Archive
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Keeping my “Eating Out” monster in check
Posted on March 16, 2011 | 48 CommentsI actually don’t enjoy eating out. I’ve done it so much as a consultant when I was on contracts, that the idea of going to a restaurant every breakfast, lunch and dinner makes me slightly nauseous. See, as a consultant, you end up excitedly surveying... -
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... -
Unemployment in the United States
Posted on January 18, 2011 | 20 Comments -
The Fabulously Broke in the City Year 2010 in Review = +$130,101
Posted on January 7, 2011 | 65 CommentsPic of the day from The Telegraph THE BLOG: FABULOUSLY BROKE IN THE CITY 2010 (A little Wordle action going on up there) I feel like I’ve grown so much as a blogger this year. Thanks to everyone out there for making this blog what it... -
December 2010 Budget Roundup: +$20,355.57
Posted on January 3, 2011 | 103 CommentsHappy New Year! I hope everyone has had a great holiday off from work (and from being online) and you got to recharge your batteries to to speak. I also hope you don’t have any debt hangover. Also…. SUCCESS!!!!!!!! I AM DONE MY SHOPPING BAN!... -
FB’s Best Posts of 2010
Posted on December 31, 2010 | 11 CommentsLook how organized I am this year! Aren’t you proud? For future reference, I’ll also have this located in my Best of FB’s Posts as well. January Is your Google Account Secure? — What would happen if your Gmail account got hacked? Living at home... -
New Years’ Resolution(s): Past, Current and Future
Posted on December 25, 2010 | 34 CommentsMerry Christmas!! I thought it’d be a fun exercise to review my resolutions. I’ve found that the top resolutions people make usually center around: losing weight getting out of debt quitting a bad habit (smoking/drinking) enjoying life more As I don’t really have a problem... -
November 2010 Budget Roundup +$18,933.63
Posted on December 1, 2010 | 54 CommentsYou know how when you buy one item, it opens the floodgates of spending, and suddenly you’re spending like a rockstar? Then at the end of the month your eyes pop when you see your spending and you say: HOLY MOTHER OF#$*@&! What the HELL... -
Unemployment rates over the past year or so: August 2009 – September 2010
Posted on November 4, 2010 | 19 CommentsFOR THE UNITED STATES Is it wrong for me to quickly mention how pretty this graph is? I know it’s dealing with unemployment (boo!), but they did a great job. Via Flowing Data AS FOR CANADIAN DATA This just released on The Globe & Mail:... -
October 2010 Budget Roundup +$18,136
Posted on November 1, 2010 | 24 CommentsINSPIRATIONAL PIECES OF ADVICE Beyond Norms featured my other blog (The Everyday Minimalist) as one of the 15 bloggers which includes some pretty big names (not referring to my blog of course) to answer: ‘What’s the wisest and most inspirational piece of advice you’ve come...