Travel: What it’s like to visit China – Safety as a tourist
It is dead scary to walk in China as a tourist. Crossing the road, gives you a heart attack. BICYCLES AND MOTORBIKES DON’T OBEY THE LAW They think that they’re not R
Why a car is a non-essential luxury
A car, is a luxury. Obviously, if you live in the middle of nowhere, a car would be an essential, but only if you couldn’t move to an urban city where public transportation o
How Chanel Built Her Empire – “Once upon a time”
Only about 3 minutes, and a fantastically fast overview about how Coco Chanel built her empire and how she worked. Her most famous items: Chanel No. 5 perfume Chanel Suit with the
In the world of Save. Spend. Splurge.: Celebrity plastic surgery is not a new thing
Even past photos of celebrities were touched up long before our time. Manual Photoshop existed in the 1930s and it was really quite a feat… I really hate the idea of c
Travel: What it’s like to visit China – Beauty and the Beasts (Foreigners)
This is part of the Travel: What it’s like to visit each city series I’m doing, to talk about what it’s like to see each city I’ve been through, from a fo
There’s such a thing as a “free” lunch in France!
Just an interesting tidbit I thought I’d share about tickets repas in France and Belgium. WHAT THE HECK ARE TICKETS REPAS? They are meal tickets (kind of like food stamps)
My Current Wardrobe Count: October 2014
I did a quick wardrobe count of what I own and this is what I came up with: I did not include my jewellery, underwear, or my lounge/home clothes like sweatpants and ratty t-shirts
In the world of Save. Spend. Splurge.
ONE. This surfin’ seal is adorbs. TWO. Yep, this fashion management triangle sounds about right, and if you have a shape like mine, mainstream fashion doesn’t work. I&#
Investing Series: Where I invest my money in index funds (ETFs) in Canada
This is a part of the Investing Series. ————————————————- I have almost every single penny of my investments (except for about $14,000 that is lock
What I am looking for in a condo (in the future) to buy in cash
Remember how militant I was when I did my numbers on condo-buying versus renting? I am thinking of a condo! Now that we’re casually looking for something in Montreal to stay