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FB in a Nutshell
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
Tips Archive
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FB’s Words for College Students
Posted on August 13, 2008 | 19 CommentsJust for fun, I thought I’d throw out what I learned (and wish I had learned) either before starting college or during college. Learn how to cook This is the time of your life where you’re old enough to be let near a hot stove,... -
Paper Reducing Strategies
Posted on June 10, 2008 | 8 CommentsThis is how I reduce using a lot of paper. Or at least, how I try to. A reader asked me to blog more about it – so here it is so far! SCANNING EVERYTHING I went on this huge Scan-a-thon a while back,... -
Training yourself to be more organized
Posted on March 25, 2008 | 10 CommentsA couple of years ago, I was the biggest packrat you ever saw. I also had files, folders, music, items all scattered all over my entire apartment and in a HUGE HONKING MESS Then one day, I looked at the pile of papers on the... -
Frugal ways to update your home
Posted on January 4, 2008 | 11 CommentsYou’re probably looking around your apartment/home/condo and thinking: OH MY GOD. I need to change it. It’s looking so drab and it’s making me depressed, especially for the start of such a fabulous 2008. But the problem is you aren’t exactly swimming in... -
Straight from Nina Garcia’s Mouth
Posted on December 26, 2007 | 7 CommentsInvest in a good pair of shoes Even if it’s only one pair. There are only a few designers who make very good shoes. It is difficult and expensive to make a perfect, quality shoe. It is also impossible to make a cheap shoe look... -
Finances and Marriage
Posted on December 20, 2007 | 7 CommentsBEFORE you get married, here are a couple of things to discuss with your soon-to-be love: Tell each other about purchases…BEFORE you buy them If you can’t do this then you aren’t ready to be married. I wish I had read this before. But then... -
How do you organize your day?
Posted on October 4, 2007 | 6 CommentsYou know how you get into work and you know you have a TON to do, but you just can’t remember WHAT it was you had to do? How do you cope with that? For me, my system so far, has been writing it all... -
Organizing your files with a visual tab
Posted on September 27, 2007 | 3 Comments…so..soo… sexy. I’m twitching over here. Basically takes the icon or logo from the actual bill, and pops it into the tab of where the bill sits. So, instead of squinting at your neat-sliding-into-messy-as-your-hand-got-tired writing on your file folders, you can have a logo on... -
How to organize your cubicle/office
Posted on September 23, 2007 | 12 CommentsUse containers and file folders Those blue things in her cabinet, and on top of it – are so handy for holding files, little knickknacks that you don’t want to keep out, but have nowhere else to put them, because you need to get to... -
Closet and Jewellery Organization
Posted on September 6, 2007 | 5 CommentsRebecca @ The Space Between My Peers, had a great post on closet organization. I particularly like this tip: Beth wondered about sweater storage, now that all my social, business, and casual clothes will be in my closet. Ideally one’s closet would feature shelves. Mine...