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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
Money Archive
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The Cost of Obesity in the United States
Posted on February 18, 2011 | 25 CommentsTHE COST OF OBESITY IN A NUTSHELL Obesity costs $73.1 billion dollars a year USA’s economic cost of obesity is $270 billion Canada’s economic cost of obesity is $30 billion Weight discrimination has increased 66% over 10 years Obese women earn 6% less Obese men... -
How to combat frugal/debt fatigue
Posted on February 16, 2011 | 25 CommentsSome Shoutouts: First, I want to thank Krystal of Moneyville fame and Give me back my five bucks for featuring me in a post as one of her 8 favourite PF bloggers! How awesome (and cute) is she!? Second, I literally whipped up the post... -
Can you survive on an extreme budget and make tough choices?
Posted on February 15, 2011 | 27 CommentsI know some of you are actually struggling with this in real life, but for those of us who are fortunate enough to not have such a situation, I highly recommend you go play SPENT, created by the Urban Ministries of Durham. The basic premise... -
The Art of Being …. Utterly SHAMELESS
Posted on February 11, 2011 | 50 CommentsSIDE NOTE: I’ve never really understood the intention of employers to save on heating costs by turning it down so low, you’re forced to wear your winter jacket in the office. Literally. I’m definitely a tightwad for heating costs, being the one who likes to... -
Are you suffering from frugal or debt fatigue?
Posted on February 10, 2011 | 55 CommentsAnyone who has ever paid down a significant amount of debt, or having to deal with a massive change in spending because of a job loss or something similar would know exactly what I’m talking about. People who suffer from debt or frugal fatigue are:... -
What would happen if guys didn’t have to impress women with their salary?
Posted on February 9, 2011 | 29 CommentsOf course I am going to come out and say the obvious: Not every woman is after a man for his money, and not every man is looking to make the big bucks to impress a woman. Now that’s over and done with, what if... -
Can you really get rich off playing the Lottery?
Posted on February 7, 2011 | 25 CommentsI once wrote an article called: A Lottery Ticket is not a Retirement Plan, but I may just have to eat my words! Or at the very least, modify them to say: A Lottery Ticket is not a Retirement Plan, but a Scratch Lottery Ticket... -
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 to Make Money Online: Part Two (Blogging)
Posted on January 19, 2011 | 48 CommentsPrevious: How to Make Money Online Part One So this is something I have a little experience with, with this blog and The Everyday Minimalist. With a blog you can make money quite a number of ways. Blogging is more time intensive than searching on...