Tag: Boring

Is that a lot of money? I think the answer is yes. That is… if you start from $0. My cousin, Yan, started from [absolutely] nothing. She was born into a financially humble family. Her parents work in a 9–6, earning less than $5,000 per person monthly. Now, that is not a lo...

If you’ve ever read a book on personal finance, then you’ve likely been told that having an emergency fund of cash set aside is the most important financial goal when you begin managing money. Typically, you hear arguments focusing on the financial benefits of an emergency fund. In...

Is that a lot of money? I think the answer is yes. That is… if you start from $0. My cousin, Yan, started from [absolutely] nothing. She was born into a financially humble family. Her parents work in a 9–6, earning less than $5,000 per person monthly. Now, that is not a lo...

Indeed, it is a boring city for sure, if you ever lived in another place on the planet, nonetheless that’s also cool to be boring. Why is Amsterdam boring? Human relationships are very different — people tend to be colder, not-friendly and their concept of being friendly is...

Finding a job in Dubai, was a full time job. I don’t expect job offers to drop from the sky, but comparing job hunting in London to Dubai, there is only one winner. The level of engagement and the rapport I tried to build with recruiters outside of London was extremely difficult. The usual ...

My life is boring. At least, that’s what people tell me. And I don’t blame them because I’m an introvert who prefers to be alone most of the time. I don’t have 20–30 friends to talk about things friends talk about. I mean, I’m not particularly eager to be fr...

Kids just don’t care about comic books anymore. “What’s the mouse doing there? Oh, I saw him in my grandpa’s old magazines.” You might be thinking, “Who cares about magazines? I didn’t read magazines, but I’m a Disney fan.” Comics a...

The lady across from me looked up from the forms in her hand and peeked over the half-moon glasses that throned on her pointy nose. I stared at her like a deer caught in headlights, petrified. After an awkward silence, she allowed herself to proceed. “You seem a little…” Oh ...