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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
Career Archive
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Are people wealthier because they’re business owners (or self-employed)?
Posted on December 13, 2010 | 50 CommentsI know this is a loaded question, I am really wondering why the statistics seem to point to most millionaires being self-employed or business owners. (Read: The Millionaire Next Door by Stanley and Danko, where they say that most millionaires next door are ordinary unassuming... -
Negotiating: Why you can only win when you ask for money
Posted on December 6, 2010 | 39 CommentsIf you have a job offer in hand, and you’re in negotiation stages of what the offer will be, it is fairly safe to say “you have it in the bag”. Now whether or not you let it out of the bag by screwing up... -
Blogging Series: “If I Were a Boy”
Posted on November 22, 2010 | 39 CommentsA common complaint among working women, particularly in very male-dominated industries is: Would I make more as a man? BACKGROUND Age: Late 20s Industry: Consulting – Male-dominated Role: Consultant (Freelance) Years of Experience: 5 Country: Canada — No specific place; I’ve been all over the... -
Women on TV and the Industries they work in
Posted on November 8, 2010 | 46 CommentsI was watching some of my favourite shows on video the other day and noticed something interesting: None of them work in Engineering or the Sciences, and only a few are in sort of very male dominated industries. Check it out: Sex and the City:... -
The most unsatisfying degrees ranked by college degree
Posted on November 5, 2010 | 48 CommentsPsychology majors have it rough. They have the lowest job satisfaction of all the college degrees out there. Just check it out! Ms. Seidman said that the least satisfied career changers she works with tend to be those who fell into general majors, such as... -
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:... -
Is all that higher education worth it?
Posted on November 3, 2010 | 85 CommentsOut of curiousity, I asked my family member if going to school, getting her PhD and all that education was worth it in the end. She hesitated (not a good sign). Then she replied: Well I make $110k/year.I also have a flexible schedule and I... -
Is your weight affecting your salary?
Posted on October 27, 2010 | 42 CommentsSue Shellenbarger of the Wall Street Journal reports on the study out of the University of Florida, which found that women who weighed 25 pounds less than the norm made about $15,572 more than average-weight women. Women who weighed 25 pounds more than average made... -
Image all boils down to the car you drive, apparently
Posted on October 22, 2010 | 46 CommentsBy now, everyone knows I drive an old, old, OLD car. Like past a decade old and still kicking. It isn’t pretty, it’s scratched up, it doesn’t have automatic anything (except windshield wipers) and I have to drive at 50 km/h so it doesn’t rattle... -
When your skills don’t seem to be in demand any longer and past salaries are not a factor
Posted on October 18, 2010 | 25 CommentsThis is a a slight fear of mine: that one day, I will wake up to a market that doesn’t want my skills any longer. That being said, I would hope I am smart enough to watch for the warning signs and have an exit...