Recently I had the misfortune to purchase counterfeit goods online. Owning counterfeit goods in Australia is illegal, let alone selling them. I found it very shocking – I thought I had been really careful, but once you click the buy button it’s too late to do anything about it. And when you realise you could be in […]
The Benefit of Wardrobe Budgeting
As you know I am writing a book, called Signature Wardrobe Planning (all title feedback welcome by the way). It’s been a couple of weeks since I talked about the value of wardrobe planning, so I thought I’d follow up with some thoughts about wardrobe budgeting and buying clothes. I think many of us know we […]
My Version of String Theory
In previous posts I have referred to my life as being like a tangled ball of string – I wasn’t specific at the time, but I imagine it as the kind you get when you give a cat a ball of wool to play with. When you try to unravel it, you pull one strand and all the […]
Young Spirit v Older Body
I received a not-for-profit solicitation in the mail the other day. It’s an organisation that I believe does worthwhile work in the local and international communities. I have supported it for many years with donations of money, and more recently with my time and services. But, the solicitation really disturbed me – it made me very uncomfortable on a number […]
How to Manage Employment Misery
Yesterday I offered some ways of surviving unemployment, and after hearing about some of Toseland’s workplace issues this morning I wondered whether I might in fact, be the lucky one. No employment misery. Of course, Toseland’s paid work is part-time and that never really helps, because part-timers are always unintentionally excluded simply because they aren’t there. That […]
How to Manage Unemployment Misery
I’ve talked before about the perils of long-term unemployment, and today I heard the news that according to the January Labour Force Statistics unemployment, particularly full-time unemployment (and unemployment misery) continues to rise… The Federal Government suggests this is not really a problem, more of an indication that the Australian Bureau of Statistics can’t get its act […]
Could You Do Fashion On a Budget?
As I mentioned in presence, clothing is an issue that has been concerning me since the transplant. As I mentioned, I had to replace all my clothes, and I went a bit nuts, just buying things that I liked the look of with no real plan of how they would work together or even how they would look […]
Planning for the Virtue of Wealth
I don’t know about you, but I am sick of half-arsed emails and blog posts about this one’s 2015 planning , and that one’s Top Five tips for the best year ever, so let’s get this last virtue of wealth out there and get down to the business of actually living. Global events notwithstanding. Now […]
Value #6: the Perception of Prosperity
So I’ve explained that my primary value is the state of flourishing, assisted by a happy household, reassuring relationships, pleasant pastimes and a steadfast spirit. Which brings me to my last value – the perception of prosperity. While it may seem odd for it to be my least (but still) valuable thing, it is a subjective thing; each of […]