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LATEST ARTICLES ( 749 )

• Link Love (Powered by Quiche and Many a Bus Ride)

  

  Oh, what a week. The highlight of my week was: A kid just passing by, who stopped when he saw me arguing with a bus driver, to try and help me. Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2014 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• The Number One Reason Not to Travel…

  

  … You may become a gastronomic snob and forever struggle to fulfil your cravings at home. We have a lot of great Asian cuisine in Auckland, but pickin’s are a... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2014 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Communication: The Hardest Thing in the World

  

  Years ago, when I was going through a rough patch at home, my mother told me that “if you want to study Communications, you better learn to communicate well”. Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2014 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• My Scarlett O’Hara Declaration

  

  “I’ll never be hungry again!” Say what you want about Scarlett, but she was one determined lass who always came out on top. In that vein, here is my commitment... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2014 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Link Love (Powered by Rainstorms and Troubled Sleep)

  

  Guys, it’s been a hard week. One of those weeks where I’ve retreated into myself and felt really alone – there’s nobody I want to talk to about it and I... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2014 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• So Good They Can’t Ignore You: A Manifesto for Realists

  

  We all know that famous Steve Jobs speech from Stanford – the one where everyone seized on the palatable, soundbitable angle: Love your work. Don’t settle. Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2014 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Things I Won’t Do to Save Money on Travel

  

  Camp I don’t consider myself high maintenance, but I do have a minimum comfort level and camping does not meet it. I’m fine with hostels and seedy motels (“How... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2014 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Things I WON’T Do to Save Money on Travel

  

  Camp I don’t consider myself high maintenance, but I do have a minimum comfort level and camping does not meet it. I’m fine with hostels and seedy motels (“How... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2014 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Link Love (Powered by Limbo and House Envy)

  

  Like a lot of people my age, I’m not feeling particularly inspired by any of our political parties right now. Three years ago I didn’t care very much about... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2014 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Why I’ll Never Buy Men’s Clothing in NZ Again

  

  By: Images Money Know what’s always been next to impossible to do here? Shop for clothes for my husband. I swore the next time we needed to buy anything for him... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2014 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Jobs I Once Thought Sounded Cool

  

  While I think I almost always knew roughly what kind of career path I’d take, there were definitely times during my teens when I wavered, torn between some of m... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2014 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Link Love (Powered by Movies and Cold Nights)

  

  Hidey ho, friends! I can’t remember the last time I went out on a Friday night but I haven’t had so much fun in ages, money be damned. Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2014 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Our Gas Heater May Be Killing Me Slowly

  

  I’m curious: how much do your power bills go up in winter? In the summer months we’ve been using 4-5 units of power a day, spending around $40 a month. Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2014 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Our Gas Heater May Be Killing Me Slowly

  

  I’m curious: how much do your power bills go up in winter? In the summer months we’ve been using 4-5 units of power a day, spending around $40 a month. Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2014 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Why I’m Spending More on Food, with No Regrets

  

  By: c_thylacine My twenties have seen me become a lot more picky about food. I’m more concerned with taste and quality than price these days, even moreso after... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2014 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Where Can You Fly for $500? $1000? Or More?

  

  Occasionally, when I have nothing better to do, I like to torture myself dream a little. Usually that involves looking at house listings; occasionally it... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2014 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Link Love (Powered by Storms and Insomnia)

  

  Oh, the irony. When I was 16, I wanted to stay up late, have plans every Friday and Saturday night, drink booze. Now the mere thought of all of these three... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2014 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• My Top 3 Money Memories

  

  What purchases stand out most in your memory to you? A car? Wedding? A particular gift? Running back through my memory banks, these are the three instances... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2014 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Outlander-style Time Travel – Yay Or Nay?

  @eemusings I misread the title of this post and thought you were dissing time travel — Stephanie (@StephTheBlogger) July 18, 2014 With the TV series Outlander... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2014 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Link Love (Powered by Soup and Naps)

  

  I spoke too soon! Winter ain’t over till it’s over, and I’m sick again so it definitely ain’t over yet. Really wishing we were back in Greece right now like las... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2014 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL