Why is this Emerson Fry bag so expensive?
It’s perfect. PERFECT I TELL YOU. The right size, the right sheen, black, simple, has a zipper on the back, the inside, and little metal feet. But it’s $1200 and
Should there only be one breadwinner in the family?
An interesting post states that from a rational, economic standpoint, there should only be ONE breadwinner in a family, not two: While many will argue that the theory of Comparativ
Sexism in the tech world
If you’re interested in reading about women in technology, or really, any STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) profession, you should read this comic: Ping Po
Travel: What it’s like to visit China – Recycling as a Job
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
The aftermath of giving up your career to stay at home
In a link shared by reader Jaime (who should really have her own blog because she has such interesting insights), NY Times re-visits women in the 1990s who gave up their high-flyin
I gave up a quarter of a million dollars to be with my family
And it sucks. It’s really hard being a working mother, particularly since we have to go through 9 months carrying a child and then take at least 3 months off after the birth
How to answer a rather random business case interview question
I was chatting with Jessica the other day and she mentioned how she was blindsided with a really strange interview question that went like this: How many golf balls are sold in Can
Women also have to step up and take responsibility for their careers
Look I get that women make less than men for the same job, something like 73% less than a man with the same degree and job: …but can we also acknowledge that women don’
Negotiating early on for as little as $7000 can give you 8 years more of wealth
Seriously! You think $2000 or $7000 is nothing and not worth the risk to negotiate when you start at a new job but it is the BEST TIME to ask for money. When you start a new job, y
How and what you can claim your business expenses on your taxes as a blogger (Canada)
As a follow-up to my post on how to declare your income and expenses as a blogger, I thought it would be a good idea to comprehensively list out what you could claim as a blogger w