when do I get my adult certificate?
Spendings report: $1, 033 July is my vacation month, I didn’t work and had a month to cram in as much socialising as I can before heading back to China August 1st. I’m quite impressed that I didn’t go overboard and blow like $2,000 in one go. About $200 worth of purchases were made with…
Spendings Report Spendings are through the roof from a combination of 3 things End of year trips and farewell parties Moving costs and renewing all my various government IDs/visas I’m on vacation mode, bless summers It’s a little too soon to say for sure what my monthly budget would be going forward but it looks…
I went to Vietnam 4 months ago and finally came around to writing this. I still haven’t unpacked all my feelings about the trip but figured it’s overdue and whatever I’ve got is good enough. If you like big cities, then this is the place to go for your next adventure. HCMC is vibrant, full…
Slowly but surely working towards my goal of $50k by the end of this year 🙂 I’m going to bundle these updates together with the Month in Review posts since I’m already putting my spending report there. It’s not terribly exciting to see a dry summary of my net worth every month (sorry if you’re…
These posts should just be called Aggressive Positivity Reviews because that’s what I’m using them for. It’s easy to get lost in the days and miss all the joys and privileges that our first-world lives afford us. You’ll see that a lot of the good things are not ‘big’ events. But that’s the secret! If…
It’s been 9 months since I came to China and went on a low-news diet. It was very involuntary at first, I assure you – I made the wrong choice of VPN providers. But it all worked out because it’s been very good for my mental health and productivity. I have no idea what’s going…
I’m a big fan of two things: celebrating financial milestones and stickers. It is a fact that everyone loves stickers. The 19-year-olds I used to teach react the same way as the 10-year-olds. So today, I’m combining both together to bring you a sticker set that celebrates the various financial milestones you may or may…
It’s final, I’ve signed the contract with the new school and I’m moving on! I alluded to my job change when I talked about how I only spend $350 a month living in China. I didn’t mention the financial cost of that decision so let’s take a look at what made taking a pay cut…