Mr and Mrs PoPs over at Planting our Pennies were talking last week about the guilt some people are feeling when quitting their jobs. I really can’t relate, as to me a job is what it is, a job. My boss is using me to do a job and I allow him to use me… Read more
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September goals review and October goals
Hi there! Had a good month of September? I can’t complain, I was really happy to come back to France and visit family and friends. How did I do on my goals… well, here is the detail. You can see my September goals here. BLOGGING GOALS WIN 5 FAIL 2 I changed the… Read more
Snowflaking my way through September
September has been a strange month for me. I stopped traveling, after 5 months touring around Europe on a motorcycle with BF, and came back ”home”, to Paris. I call this place home because I have no other home at the moment, but I actually am staying with my mum for a few weeks, and… Read more
Why buying the most expensive motorcycle on Ebay saved me money
As you may know, I have been traveling around Europe on a motorcycle from early April to the end of August. In 2011, BF and I did the same thing traveling from Guatemala to Seattle, to Washington D.C. on his motorcycle. This time, it was my turn to buy a bike and suffer the depreciation…. Read more
How to manage your Twitter account using Tweepi
One of my goals for September was to build my Twitter account and see more clearly through it. I don’t have a personal account on Twitter so I really started using it two months ago when I started that blog. I was a bit confused at first, because everything goes so fast, and I had… Read more
Damages finale and the rat race
Yesterday was the series finale of Damages, a show I followed and really enjoyed for its well written, fast-paced, thrilling plots. It is about a girl fresh out of college who starts out at a big shot lawyer firm and tries not to get crushed by her boss, played by a brilliant Glenn Close. Five… Read more
Why I never had much of an emergency fund
I know most personal finance experts recommend that you have an emergency fund. I never really felt concerned by that for several reasons. First, because I have always been pretty reasonable with my finances. I always saved a lot, and during any given month, I could just have stopped saving and used that money in… Read more
My depleted emergency fund
This month, I have a lot of expenses. Because my flat didn’t sell like I expected, I have to pay over $400 a month in condo fees and taxes. This has been the case since March, and I thought it would stop in September. September in France is also taxes time, and I have to… Read more
The cost of freedom
We all know that time is money. In order to have me work for 8 hours in an office, my potential boss has to pay me a certain amount of money. For him, this money is the amount he is willing to give in order to get the job done. For me, this amount… Read more
How I sold my old bicycles for $140
Isn’t that a crazy price for two old, very used bicycles? I know! They were just rotting in my mum’s storage last week, I now I have $140 cash in my pocket!! It was a little bit of work, because I had to repair them and pimp them up a little, so that they… Read more
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