Personal finance thoughts from China

I’m in Shenzhen, China this week for work. Shenzhen is the one of the high tech meccas in China and it’s pretty crazy to consider that there are over 10 million people living in this …

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Living outside the norm

Being left-handed, sometimes I feel that I think very different than right-handed people. I like to analyze things but also put a creative spin whenever I can. I’ve long learned to not care about what other people …

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Is Japan Rail Pass worth purchasing?

Japan is a country that I really enjoy visiting, having been to this great country numerous times for business. When I went there for business, I’d usually tag on a few vacation days at end …

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Our 2 week Japan vacation

We’ve been back from our 2 week Japan vacation for about 1.5 week now. For some reason the 2 weeks in Japan felt much longer. I guess that happens when you’re on vacation. 🙂 I’ve …

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Traveling with a toddler in Japan

Baby T is no stranger to overseas travels, having made the trip to Denmark and back when he was 7 weeks old and again when he was 20 months old. Wanting to take advantage of the infant 10% …

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On the road again – some thoughts

I’ve been on the road this week for some face-to-face customer meetings. On Tuesday I had to get up at 4:15 AM so I could arrive in Vancouver airport to catch my 6;40 AM flight. …

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