In the world of Save. Spend. Splurge.: Becoming Sober…+ Gentle Retinol
1. SOBER I have never really liked to drink, and have always made up stories about why I was not drinking, as I always get asked if it is medical, religious, moral or for any accep
Week of Money: Where Snow Blankets the City
DAY ONE 6:00 p.m. — I have been obsessed with making this meal, and I love it so much we have been eating it for weeks and cannot stop. It is zucchini with tomatoes, oat milk use
Does your face tell people how rich you are?
There seems to have been a new offshoot trend in signaling you’re rich: Perfect skin, with barely to not a stitch of makeup. Maybe it has always been there, or maybe I’m only n
In the world of Save. Spend. Splurge.: Money Lessons from Prison..
1. JAILBIRD This is a great article about money lessons from prison. I really enjoyed reading it. 2. BLOCKED-BAG I really love the look and colour of this colour-blocked bag. 3. UN
Week of Money: Where the Stuffies squeal about a Spelling Bee
DAY ONE 11:08 a.m. — Little Bun has come up with a brilliant plan – a spelling bee for the Stuffies. He creates spelling lists, and then starts the whole competition. I am
How Rich People Differentiate Themselves
I have been thinking about how people differentiate themselves, in subtle, seemingly innocuous ways. I’ve been reading lots of books on class, wealth (one of my perennial favouri
In the world of Save. Spend. Splurge.: Being single rather than with a Bare Minimum Man Baby
1. MAN BABY They call them “Bare Minimum Men” but I call them “Man Babies”. I think it has a better ring to it. 2. ACNE This actually works for my acne. I b
Week of Money: Where the Snowstorm hits hard
DAY ONE 8:08 a.m. — Little Bun chooses his new Kindle Cover (I bought him a new Kindle Oasis of his own because he keeps nabbing mine): And this is the Kindle Oasis I got him (it
Social Documentary: Children living alone
This was quite an excellent watch from two documentaries made in 2000: Boys Alone ..and then you can watch Girls Alone I really found it interesting, and it highlighted just how mu
In the world of Save. Spend. Splurge.: Couples living apart but ‘together’
1. DATING REMIX? I loved this article from the NYT about couples living apart yet … they’re still together. Women are driving this increase apparently, and it is helpin