Paris is one of the most expensive cities in Europe and the world. Every time I go back from cheaper countries, I gasp at the cost of everything. So finding cool ideas for a cheap date seems like mission: Impossible! The dating scene in Paris is quite the contrary of frugal. People are stressed, have high… Read more
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On which date do you display financial information?
I have read a few articles lately about frugal dating and talking money in a relationship, yet I am still not sure about that one. BF and I finished our motorcycle trip last month and he flew back to Guatemala, so we ended our relationship and I am thinking about dating again. Right now, I… Read more
The price of having a roommate
I have almost always lived with roommates and some of them were a pleasure to be around, while others were a real pain. With some we would make dinner together, or go out, and with other we wouldn’t talk for months. Obviously the first is nice while the later isn’t that great. When I moved… Read more
What if you don’t like your roommates
Living with roommates can be a lifestyle choice, or a temporary obligation to save on rent while you move to a place of your own. In many case, I was contemplating yesterday the price of having a roommate and concluding that it was a small sacrifice compared to the huge savings in rent, utilities… Read more
September goals, blog and finances
Lately, I have had problems concentrating. I am back in Paris, have lots of people to visit, I am also staying with my mum and helping her around the house. Plus that housing situation at 32 is not optimal. Anyway, I have postponed a lot of things for too long. So I am setting some… Read more
Back home
I am back in Paris. The motorcycle trip is over and BF has gone back to Guatemala. As travelers may know, the landing is usually pretty hard. Going back to a daily routine, what can seem a pretty dull life, has a hard impact on many people. Some even get depressed for months. It is… Read more
Step 30: Enjoy!
This post is part of a 30 days series called the 30 steps program to financial independence. You can check the list of other posts here. We all have a dream. A dream of what life would be like if we didn’t have to work for the money. Or work at all. What would you do?… Read more
Step 29: Give up your job
This post is part of a 30 days series called the 30 steps program to financial independence. You can check the list of other posts here. I remember very clearly the last time I sent a recorded, signed-for delivery letter to my boss. Christmas day 2009. He must have had a good one! I really hated… Read more
Step 28: The tipping point where your income = expenses
This post is part of a 30 days series called the 30 steps program to financial independence. You can check the list of other posts here. If you have followed your progress towards financial independence, you have seen your passive income grow little by little, to reach $5 a month, $10 a month, and so on…. Read more
Step 27: Make a plan with deadlines
This post is part of a 30 days series called the 30 steps program to financial independence. You can check the list of other posts here. I like goals. They keep me going and motivate me. I don’t always reach my goal, I fail, get up and try again, or give up for another goal. Money… Read more
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