For new and existing readers, this is my journey as a millennial from -$20,000 net worth in November 2016 to financial independence and early retirement. Subscribe to my blog to stay posted! It’s only a few months away until I reach 29 years old and just over a year until I’m 30. In the…
4 Frugal Wins and 1 Frugal Fail
4 FRUGAL WINS I did a social media detox following my email detox (subscribing to marketing communications) where I unsubscribed and unfollowed pages and groups which cluttered my feed. My newsfeed has since become much more interesting, filled with groups I actually like to follow and read about rather than tabloid junk. I have a…
March Net Worth & Spending: +$33,305
For new and existing readers, this is my journey as a millennial from -$20,000 net worth in November 2016 to financial independence and early retirement. Subscribe to my blog to stay posted! Hi there – it’s been a while. Last time I posted my net worth was in early December. Safe to say that…
5 Frugal Wins and 1 Frugal Fail
5 FRUGAL WINS I did a digital detox and unsubscribed to all marketing emails and deleted apps on my phone which didn’t give me value. I paid $1.50 for iCloud storage and saved 20 GB of photos from my phone, removing a lot of wasted space and speeding up my phone. My leather wallet started…
4 Frugal Wins & 1 Frugal Fail
For new and existing readers, this is my journey as a millennial from -$20,000 net worth in November 2016 to financial independence and early retirement. Subscribe to my blog to stay posted! Annnndd I’m back! It’s true that what gets measured gets managed, and my personal finances were certainly something that has not been…
5 Frugal Wins and 2 Frugal Fails
For new and existing readers, this is my journey as a millennial from -$20,000 net worth in November 2016 to financial independence and early retirement. Subscribe to my blog to stay posted! 5 FRUGAL WINS I sold a bag on eBay for $80. This bag had been rarely used and collecting dust for many…
November Net Worth & Spending: +$26,584
For new and existing readers, this is my journey as a millennial from -$20,000 net worth in November 2016 to financial independence and early retirement. Subscribe to my blog to stay posted! It’s only 3 weeks until Christmas and exactly a month until 2019, so I’ve been reminiscing over the past year and what I…
6 Frugal Wins and 4 Frugal Fails
6 FRUGAL WINS I was stuck on how to clean an intricate and delicate ring and managed to get creative with a clean mascara spoolie wand and gentle soap to clean it. No special chemicals or cleaning required. I was about to throw out a dead-looking orchid plant a couple of weeks ago but then…
6 Frugal Wins and 2 Frugal Fails
6 FRUGAL WINS The Melbourne Cup (for my international readers, this is the most famous horse race in Australia) was on last week and I had planned to go out to a bar to watch the races. However, the weather was pouring down all day so instead of going out, I stayed at home in…
Top 5 Minimalist Lessons from Living in a Hotel
At the beginning of this year when I relocated from Sydney to Melbourne, I was provided with free accommodation for a month in a self-serviced apartment. I had decluttered almost all my belongings and everything I owed consisted on a couple of large suitcases of clothes and some basic furniture which was being shipped…
October Net Worth & Spending: +$25,108
October was quite a month and I reached a number of personal milestones. I worked hard to get my ‘mojo’ back and into the swing of daily routines to get back to feeling my best. I wrote 10 blog posts in one month, the most I’ve written in a long time. I decluttered my room…
6 Frugal Wins and 4 Frugal Fails
6 FRUGAL WINS While I had gastro last week, I have visited the doctors 3 times. Aside from the $30 registration fee for the clinic, I have paid $0 on doctors fees as the clinic bulk bills the costs (thanks Medicare and free health cover). I was gifted a new personalised notepad for setting my…
