In a Nutshell
other blog: fabulously broke in the city
minimalist since: 2007 -- why minimalism?
talk to me: contact me here!
current location: canada/usa
home: hotel room
owns: 3 suitcases 2 carryons of stuff
# of items: more than 100!
furniture: 1 japanese futon
works: business consultant
gadgets: macbook pro, ipod touch (pda)
drinks: earl grey cream tea
practices: rebel yoga and de-cluttering
loves: minimalism, $$ management, traveling
quirk: must prep my food before eating
Stop Shopping Archive
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Christmas will cost $23,439.38 this year (Christmas Price Index)
Posted on 29 November , 2010 | 10 CommentsTHIS YEAR, CHRISTMAS 2010 COSTS $23,429.38 This is really just for laughs, but the Christmas Price Index calculates the cost of everything from that famous Christmas Song – The 12... -
Why people who love to dance are more likely to buy a Mac
Posted on 27 November , 2010 | 3 CommentsArticle: How Visa Predicts Divorce (which the company denies doing at all), talks about correlations and uncanny similarities between groups of people based on their spending habits and preferences. From... -
Russia heads into the New Age of Western-style Consumption
Posted on 27 October , 2010 | No CommentsA very interesting video, although I wish they would have shown more of what was at the fair. Watch the video here on BBC news For millionaire Russians, a Western-style... -
How to stop wanting something
Posted on 2 August , 2010 | 11 CommentsThis is tricky business. To stop wanting something is to basically cut through that desire. I don’t believe it when people say it’s just a matter of discipline. Or mind... -
5 Lies you tell yourself that keep you spending
Posted on 24 May , 2010 | 11 CommentsThis was originally posted on Fabulously Broke in the City You only live once! The Situation: Money will always come and go. You only live once. Spend! The Solution: While... -
Celebrity Shopping Sprees: Anna Nicole Smith
Posted on 14 May , 2010 | 5 CommentsWhat a tragic life she led. Married to billionaire J. Howard Marshall she was a former Playboy Playmate who caught his attention. Just a mere year later in 1996, after... -
Celebrity Shopping Sprees: Sarah Jessica Parker and Madonna
Posted on 12 May , 2010 | No CommentsSARAH JESSICA PARKER She’s known for being a down-to-earth star who’s careful with her money, but Sarah Jessica Parker has one serious weakness – shoes. ‘I have far too many... -
Celebrity Spending Sprees: Annie Leibowitz
Posted on 10 May , 2010 | No CommentsThe Gay Tax Excuse as the cause is a myth Some claimed that the reason for why Annie got into financial trouble was because Annie’s lover, Sontag, bequeathed properties to... -
Celebrity Spending Sprees: Britney Spears & Victoria Beckham
Posted on 5 May , 2010 | 9 CommentsBRITNEY SPEARS The Princess of Pop has an estimated £100 million in the bank and she shops when she’s depressed. ‘I can be in the dump of dumpsters and go... -
Celebrity Spending Sprees: Nicolas Cage
Posted on 3 May , 2010 | 11 CommentsThis post begins my little series on crazy celebrity spending. Why am I doing this little series? Because I’m just like everyone else — greedy for gossip. And if these... -
Lose the lust for new things
Posted on 23 April , 2010 | 8 CommentsOver the years I have come up with a bunch of ways to lose that lust for new items. Not all of them work, sometimes I just (happily) succumb, but... -
You don’t always have to spend money to show your love
Posted on 10 March , 2010 | 6 CommentsNow that the holiday season is safely past us (well, almost, we just have New Years left), I thought it would be a prime time to pen out a couple... -
Stop overshopping and take control
Posted on 17 February , 2010 | 8 CommentsOver shopping is over consumption. It is binging with your credit card, and it is out of control. I am not talking about deciding to pick up a laptop after... -
3 Strategies to Stop Shopping
Posted on 29 January , 2010 | 26 CommentsWait 3 days This is something I use often. When I see something I want, I force myself to put it back, and then I wait 72 hours. If I... -
The Negative Cost of being a Minimalist
Posted on 27 January , 2010 | 11 CommentsA side effect that is both positive and negative with being a minimalist, is wanting everything to be small and compact. Being a minimalist is great and all, but it’s...