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• Five Material Things That (would) Make Me Happy

  

  As a general rule, I am all about experiences over stuff. Stuff wears out, breaks, gets stolen. But as reported in the Atlantic this week, some material goods... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2014 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Location, Location, Location: Renters Just Wanna Live Centrally (this One Does,...

  

  It’s funny how different people’s priorities can be when house hunting. The only negative about our current place, in my eyes, is how freezing cold it is. That... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2014 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Link Love (Powered by Sushi and Pavement Pounding)

  

  Hullo! I quite like Cait’s weekly post where she mentions the highlights of her week, so I might copy her style today. The low of my week was making a hard... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2014 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Friday Five: Take These Things and Shove ‘em Where the Sun Don’t Shine

  

  What’s been bugging me lately: Rising prices Now you can’t get a six-inch sub at Subway for under $5. Even the cheapest subs are now $5.70. DISLIKE. Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2014 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Adulting, Step 1: Looking at Income Protection and Life Insurance

  Life insurance is one of those things I figured we didn’t need to worry about until mortgage/kids entered the picture. But I’m starting to think that maybe... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2014 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Off the Beaten Track: 4 Places That Stole My Heart

  

  You all know I love me a little bit of justified tourist town action. But we also got to wander a little off the beaten track a few times in Europe… Lazio... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2014 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Link Love (Powered by Almond Croissants and Money Talk)

  

  A few weeks ago I came across what just might be one of my favourite Quora threads ever: What is the most unfair advantage a person can have? Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2014 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Friday Five: Personal Finance-flavoured Reflections on Breaking Bad

  

  By: Justin Taylor We’ve just finished all five seasons of Breaking Bad, and I feel profoundly … well, something, I’m just not sure what. Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2014 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Generation Rent Needs Habitable Housing – It’s That Simple

  

  By: grahamc99 It’s painful to admit, but for a brief moments earlier this year I allowed myself to hope that T might do well enough at his last job that we migh... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2014 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Link Love (Powered by Chocolate and Frosty Mornings)

  

  This week marks a year since volunteering in the Black Forest, and I’ve been amusing myself with memories of those last couple of days – dancing to Gangnam... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2014 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Why Full-time Travel is Not for Me

  

  “She’s living the dream!” The person I replaced at my new job – let’s call her B – is doing a similar thing to what we did in 2013. Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2014 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• RTW and Back: An Interview with Amanda of A Dangerous Business

  

  Like moi, A Dangerous Business blogger Amanda Williams doesn’t aspire to a life of perpetual travel. In fact, she actually cut short her RTW trip when she... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2014 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Link Love (Powered by Subway and Antibiotics)

  

  I’ve had it up to here with winter birthdays. I wasn’t expecting much for my first at home in three years, but I never expected to find myself at the doctor’s... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2014 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• How Long Will Your Car Last? A Fun Rule of Thumb

  

  We’ve always paid cash for our cars, with the exception of our second car (a strategy I think we’re going to buck for our next car, which will hopefully last... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2014 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Career Tip: Play to Your Strengths

  

  One thing that stuck with me from my recent training session on mentoring high school students was the strengths based approach. It seems so logical. Focus on... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2014 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• 5 Things I Learned While I Was 25

  

  Today I turn 26. Here, I present some life truths I learned this past year. They are MY life truths, anyway; some may apply to you, too. Thou shalt always wear ... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2014 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Hitting the Reset Button, Financially Speaking

  

  Comparing myself to others is always going to be something I struggle with. I’m old enough to realise that this is not a part of myself that’s going to change. Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2014 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• In Defence of Touristy Places

  

  While I suspect I may lose some cred for admitting to adoring all these destinations, I don’t care. I love them anyway. Hoi An Basically the definition of a... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2014 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Link Love (Powered by Lemonade and Spring Rolls)

  

  I got super excited the other week when I saw my bank was pushing a special June offer for its low-interest Visa, with no fees for the life of the card. Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2014 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Friday Five: Around the World in Flavours

  

  Most couples probably reminisce about their travels over photographs. We kinda do the same thing … with our tummies. I’d love to relive (in no particular order)... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2014 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL