How I negotiated a $30,000 increase in my job offer
I had initially asked for $100,000 as my bare minimum salary for the job that I would be doing, with the experience I had and my skills. What ended up happening was a bidding war b
Current songs playlist
Here are the songs I am currently obsessed with listening to: (I discovered a new strain of music called electroswing — songs bolded below — which I LOVE!) Parov Stelar
Day and Night Skincare Regimen (For the Face)
Someone asked me about all the products I currently use, and here they are.. I hate products that can’t do double-duty, so the only thing that switches are my moisturizers. D
My Current Wardrobe Wants List
This was my original list located here: How to shop and organize your wardrobe, and I’ve gotten through the important bits. I’m also revising it to remove a few things:
Where I’ve invested my retirement money for now
Going to max out my retirement, and here’s where the money is going and its asset allocation: Vanguard 500 Index Signal — 45 % MER: 0.6% Return Since Inception: 3.17% V
How do shop girls afford all that stuff?
I finally did it. I used a 25% coupon at m0851 and purchased my dream leather jacket — the Perfecto for $678, taxes included. The original price was $830 before taxes, and I&
Paying for the privilege of not eating
I was in Whole Foods the other day (I know, *rolls eyes @ overpriced food*), and I heard this #FirstWorldProblems conversation: Woman 1: Is this what you were talking about? Woman
My Money Plan for the rest of 2012
This is coming in a bit late, considering that 2012 is already a quarter of the way finished, but I had a lot of variables (like moving to the U.S.) that I couldn’t quite acc
What do Americans buy and where does the money go?
Fantastic post over at NPRÂ about where Americans spend their money. They took all the data and created these two crystal clear graphs: WHAT AMERICANS SPEND THEIR MONEY ON (2011) S