Carnivals : The Money Principle

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Principled Money Posts #42: movie stardom and colliding oceans

Published May 5, 2013 | By Maria | Posted in Carnivals, WTFIFL, Websites | 10 Comments

What I day I’ve had! A bit rough at the edges and un-kept, I am, but still…movie stardom was on the cards; I saw two oceans colliding and you thought penguins reside in Antarctica, didn’t you? So did I but we were both wrong. But let me start from the [...] Continue Reading...

Principled Money Posts #41: where I end up at the police station

Published Apr 28, 2013 | By Maria | Posted in Carnivals, Websites | 6 Comments

I didn't say 'in the police station', did I? So this is not about me turning to crime - however tempting this is, listening to our politicians - but about driving; and (not) finding my way around. I didn't learn to drive young - my attitude to [...] Continue Reading...

Principled Money Posts #40: from ‘vamp’ to ‘frump’ and back

Published Apr 21, 2013 | By Maria | Posted in Carnivals, Websites | 11 Comments

The other day while clearing my desk draws, blast this 'clear your environment' stuff, I came across a CD. Curiosity won (as it usually does with me) and a minute later I was looking at pictures taken on the day of my 45th birthday. I was looking at this [...] Continue Reading...

Principled Money Posts #38: Happy Easter

Published Mar 31, 2013 | By Maria | Posted in Carnivals | 3 Comments

Happy Easter to all my Catholic and Protestant readers; hope you have enjoyed it so far and that the ones in the UK will enjoy the Bank Holiday tomorrow. We, however, are managing to sidestep Easter again this year: we are in Sofia at the moment and the Orthodox Ester [...] Continue Reading...

Old money and new friends

Published Mar 17, 2013 | By Maria | Posted in Carnivals | 12 Comments

Have you heard about the Hurlingham Club? If you have, you know much more about London private members' clubs than I did a week ago. Apparently, the Hurlingham Club is recognised as one of Britain's finest private members' club, it was established in mid-nineteenth century and was the cradle of [...] Continue Reading...

Principled Money Posts #37: Happy Mother’s Day edition

Published Mar 10, 2013 | By Maria | Posted in Carnivals | 15 Comments

Today is Mother's Day in the UK and we are making a bit of an occasion of it. Which, as the more observant amongst you may be quick to point out, goes against my nature for two reasons. First, I am a mother and proud of it (hey, after all [...] Continue Reading...

Principled Money Posts #36: Apple vs. Samsung and the winner is…

Published Mar 3, 2013 | By Maria | Posted in Carnivals, Websites | 2 Comments

Most certainly Apple! But let me tell you a bit more about this one. Our household is divided; some people draw the division lines along basic values, established norms or even simply taste and cultural preference. In our house the division is technological - for years now there has been [...] Continue Reading...

Principled Money Posts #32: ‘feeling grand in the Grand’ edition

Published Jan 27, 2013 | By Maria | Posted in Carnivals | 9 Comments

After two flights and a short train journey I have finally arrived – in the Grand Hotel in Lund, Sweden. And before you start thinking that I am 'jumping the niche' – from personal finance to leisure and travel – this is not the case. I have always travelled rather [...] Continue Reading...

Principled Money Posts #30: end of year round up

Published Dec 30, 2012 | By Maria | Posted in Carnivals, Websites | 8 Comments

Oh, I just like this picture! Sometimes we have the kind of years that we just can't wait to see the back of - these are the years when things don't go as they were supposed to and it doesn't matter how much effort you put in [...] Continue Reading...

Principled Money Posts #29: karate, writing challenge and awesome writing

Published Dec 16, 2012 | By Maria | Posted in Carnivals | 7 Comments

Today I am running late with my 'principled money posts' edition. Why? Because I had another unique experience - I was present at the grading of a particular karate school in the UK (well, truth be told the school is Korean but it has branches in the UK). My youngest [...] Continue Reading...

Principled Money Posts #28: ‘the long way home’, frugality and writing edition

Published Dec 2, 2012 | By Maria | Posted in Carnivals, Websites | 7 Comments

Pablo Neruda's house in Santiago In couple of hours I am off to the airport in Santiago to begin the long way home. Close to twenty hours journey is awaiting me: fourteen hours to Paris and then some more to Manchester. And yes, you may have notices [...] Continue Reading...

Principled Money Posts #27: ‘Autumn mood’ edition

Published Nov 18, 2012 | By Maria | Posted in Carnivals, WTFIFL | 4 Comments

Autumn has very special significance for me now - if you remember the seasons of life I was telling you about, I just recently entered the autumn of my life. This is the deep part of it; the part where I am looking at my life, back and forward, making [...] Continue Reading...

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