Give Me Back My Five Bucks

My review of Dave Chilton’s new book, The Wealthy Barber Returns, is not very timely. A few people already beat me to the punch (okay, everyone beat me to the punch), but I was still thrilled when my editor Adam Mayers decided to give me 4 autographed copies of the book to giveaway on this blog. So, this review is better late than never. :) Truth #1: I find it hard to read personal finance books. They’re usually dry and boring. So I usually choose to read marketing books instead. Yeah, I know, not much better. Truth #2: I have … Continue reading →

Monday 3rd $50.34 gas Tuesday 4th $20.19 pants hemmed Wednesday 5th No Spend Day! Thursday 6th No Spend Day! Friday 7th – Victoria + $350 freelance/side income $63 ferry Saturday 8th – Victoria $11.95 liquor store Sunday 9th – Victoria $27.53 Floyd’s Diner (x2) $26.15 Royal BC Museum (x2) WEEKLY EXPENSES: - $199.16 WEEKLY SIDE INCOME *: + $350 TOTAL: + $150.84 Well, I scheduled a couple of posts to go up while I was at home on “vacation” over the long weekend, and none of them went up. So I don’t know if that was an error with WordPress, or with me. Either … Continue reading →

NOTE: Today’s guest post is by Joshua Duvauchelle. I am a huge fan of Josh, and am so grateful that he took the time out of his busy schedule to write this post – which I think we can all relate to. Josh is an editor and freelance writer living in Vancouver. He has been interviewed about lifestyle, financial and health topics by national news outlets like CNBC, Newsweek’s The Street and Mint.com.  In Canada, the government reports that the typical full-time employee logs more than 36 hours in the office per week, or approximately 10 percent of their entire year. … Continue reading →

Well, the third quarter of 2011 is over, and I can’t believe it. This year is going by so fast that it’s scary! I mentioned in both my Q1 and Q2 reviews, the goals I had made for myself in late 2010 have changed a lot now that I’ve become a homeowner, decided to get braces, took a ton of trips, and am now on my own. I’m continuing to work hard at my goals, and I think that reflects in the progress I’ve made so far. There’s still a lot to do, but I think I’m on track. My life is actually really good right … Continue reading →

After taking a couple of days to think about what the Financial Blogger Conference has meant to me, as well as reading everybody else’s trip recap, I can honestly say that this conference was one of the most inspirational events I’ve ever been to. I initially just went there to network and meet other bloggers, but now that I’ve taken a step back and reflected on what I’ve learned, I’m completely energized and ready to focus my attention on my freelance writing. The trigger moments for me were listening to keynote speaker Ramit Sethi (I Will Teach You To Be … Continue reading →