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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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New budget in a new country
Posted on December 17, 2011 | 26 CommentsToday we’re talking about budgets and more specifically, the slight struggle I’m going through with estimating how to budget for a new life in a new country. I know Canada and the U.S. are similar, but they aren’t the same, which means things can either... -
Explaining the U.S. Tax System with Beer
Posted on December 16, 2011 | 13 CommentsSo simple and smart! It’s an email sent to me by my uncle. ———————————– Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it... -
Invest in your appearance
Posted on December 14, 2011 | 30 CommentsYes, I said the dirty word we PF’ers are never supposed to say when we talk about looks and clothes: INVEST. To be clear, I don’t believe in investing in a good handbag or a pair of shoes because frankly, those shoes will never get... -
Why save for retirement while you clear your debt?
Posted on December 12, 2011 | 12 CommentsReader Earin (obviously from Europe, as they wrote in using the € symbol ), asked why someone would save for retirement if they were clearing their debt. My question is, wouldn’t it be wiser to not save for retirement as long as one has debt... -
30 Things To Do Before The Age of 30
Posted on November 25, 2011 | 14 CommentsSet 1-3 SMART financial and personal goals each year and revisit them often to stay on track Start tracking your net worth (Assets minus Liabilities) Start a monthly budget even if you go over and don’t follow it religiously Start tracking your expenses to see... -
Acting rich is not the same as feeling rich
Posted on November 21, 2011 | 9 CommentsThe typical idea of acting rich is to drive a huge Mercedes or BMW, live in a posh condo in downtown Manhattan, or a huge McMansion in Silicon Valley. The only problem is that people who aren’t millionaires, and own huge McMansions with BMWs on... -
Cut back without cutting out something from your budget
Posted on November 18, 2011 | 4 CommentsWhenever we talk about trying to save a buck in our spending it’s always about cutting back and cutting something out of your budget. The other part we all seem to forget is that we don’t have to cut something out. We can just delay... -
What if money wasn’t in the picture at all?
Posted on November 16, 2011 | 11 CommentsIn preparation for a new year and a fresh start, I thought I’d throw a question out there: What if you had so much money (millions, MILLIONS) that you could pretty much buy and do whatever you wanted? What would you do first to use... -
Why you should check your bills regularly
Posted on November 14, 2011 | 6 CommentsI reach gaily into the envelope, but my fingers don’tquite pull out the bill. They remain clutched around it while my mind is seized – as it is every month – by my secret dream. Do you want to know about my secret dream? It’s... -
Going bananas on my debt: A look back at how debt-obsessed I was
Posted on November 11, 2011 | 18 CommentsBF made an observation the other day that took me back to the days of being in debt. We had been talking about a friend who is going through a rough time financially. The guy has a lot of debt, is on the brink of...