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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
Shopping Archive
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Shopping your closet: How to mix and match colours
Posted on September 19, 2011 | 19 CommentsI’m going to try something out where instead of creating a whole other style blog, I’ll do little bits of what I wear and how I figure out what to do under a new series called: Shopping your closet. I don’t want to create another... -
Shopping: Makeup, thrifting for designer clothes and buying wearable art
Posted on September 16, 2011 | 31 CommentsWARNING! HEAVY SHOPPING UP AHEAD. If this bothers your sensibilities and frugal bones, then stop reading immediately. You have been warned… MAKEUP This tanning-from-traveling-to-hot-countries-for-so-long-even-while-wearing-long-sleeves-and-a-hat thing has really turned my skin the darkest it’s ever been. All my other concealers and foundations are REALLY light in... -
Asia 2011 Shopping
Posted on August 9, 2011 | 3 Comments -
The True Cost of Purchases (Anatomy of a Shopping Spree)
Posted on July 4, 2011 | 7 CommentsJust heard a story the other day. A couple we know went on a vacation and saw the most amazing handmade wall covering for $1000. Think of it as like a quilt, just.. hung on the wall. They brought it back, placed it on the... -
Shopping in Asia: What I Bought
Posted on June 25, 2011 | 30 CommentsI’m BAAAAAAACK!!!! I’m in Toronto for about 3 weeks and then I’m leaving for Europe for 2 months (Portugal and Spain). And yes, there’ll be more shopping and spending On that note, I figured I’d start off with a little post on what I bought while... -
Overspending is like a drug addiction
Posted on June 1, 2011 | 7 CommentsOn TV the other night, there was a story about a guy who was a workaholic beggar in Portugal. I know this sounds strange “workaholic beggar” but the guy worked a lot harder each day compared to his compatriots. The only difference is that he... -
Business Casual Wardrobe on a Budget
Posted on May 16, 2011 | 12 CommentsIf I had $500 to spend on a business casual wardrobe from scratch, this is what I’d buy: 2 pairs of pants – $79 Assuming you won’t wear skirts or dresses to work (like I do, for some clients), I’d definitely pick up 2 pairs... -
What I bought!
Posted on April 5, 2011 | 25 CommentsELECTRONICS Picked up a Canon G12 Camera for my trip to Asia. It was $569.99 in the stores, but I basically price-matched and haggled it down over the next 14 days to $479.99. Savings? Around $90. Long story short, I love it. If you are... -
What we buy for a week in groceries
Posted on March 29, 2011 | 20 CommentsI thought I’d follow eemusings‘ example and talk a bit about how much food costs here in Canada. I daresay food is more expensive there, but we still aren’t dirt cheap compared to how much things cost in the United States (not to mention the... -
Shopping, Shopping, Shopping
Posted on March 8, 2011 | 3 CommentsOkay folks, if you are on shopping bans or a guy then move along! No money talk here, and there are a LOT of girly shopping pictures. Food pictures to follow but in this post I’ll be chatting a lot about shopping, and purchases. And...