I arrived home last night to find one of ‘those’ letters waiting ominously on the table. No, not a Dear John; a letter from the tax department informing me that my tax payment was well overdue and I needed to pay up YESTERDAY.
I was self-employed most of last year and had what felt like copious […]
My chances of winning the lottery are precisely null, because I never buy a ticket. Well, that’s not true; sometimes, when the PowerBall reaches over $10 million I suddenly develop this ‘feeling’ that I’m going to win and I head to the nearest store.
Normally I scoff at the idea of ‘feeling’ something’s going to happen, […]
There’s an episode of Friends where Phoebe is working in a massage parlour (real massages) but she’s not happy there because it’s “one of those chain places”. Still, she stays despite her misgivings because they help her with what she calls a “four-oh-wunk”. Cue the canned laughter, because she’s referring to a 401K which is […]
On a personal but slightly money-related note, I’ve found somewhere to live! In Wellington, New Zealand’s capital city and my old hometown, which I haven’t lived in for 12 years (since I finished high school). One of the advantages of living in Wellington is that it’s surrounded - almost - by the sea and is […]
Being back in New Zealand means it’s necessary for me to drive again. I’m currently in Auckland, the biggest city, and the public transport is terrible. Sorry, Auckland, but you know it’s true.
I do feel a little guilty driving; after all, it’s not helping our ailing environment. But let’s stop for a minute and consider […]
An acquaintance of mine who has made pots of money online over the years (mostly via purchasing domain names and using affiliate programs such as eBay, dating sites etc) has agreed to share what he considers the ’secrets’ of someone who becomes wealthy. Below is his list. He wanted to remain anonymous so we’ll call […]
Well hallelujah, I have finally been accepted into ReviewMe. See the logo to the right below the search box? Right. No, your right. There.
(ReviewMe is an online review marketplace, where bloggers can review products and websites etc for a cut of the profits. The value of a review is determined by things like the site’s […]
I’m awake early again, looking out at a beautiful pink-orange sunrise and planning the next steps in my life while eating Weetbix and Marmite* (not together) and browsing my RSS updates. I am doing all this because I can multi-task although Timothy Ferriss calls multitasking a great way to disguise doing nothing.
Anyway, I was reading […]
I have just spent a day-and-half moving through the air, from San Francisco all the way to Auckland. You can read about the fun and games of long-distance flights and connections on Travel Minx.
But the main thing is, I’m back! I’m right in the middle of town and yet it looks so empty. There is […]
Sometimes I pause in my daily tasks, look up and think, “What would Benjamin Franklin say about this?”
Okay, I don’t, but I was reading the ever-inspiring Pick the Brain this morning which has a list of classic Ben Frank wealth-building tips. It’s a thorough and interesting list and a couple of things struck me:
All those […]
