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A collection of things I sometimes write about. Comments? Questions? Get in touch.

Ringgits & Cents: Costing for the Meraki Project [Updated Dec 2018]

How much building a house (and an eventual farm-slash-orchard) is costing the wallet. Since I first published the costing for this...

Zero Waste Dental Care [+ GIVEAWAY]

Eliminating, substituting and reducing the waste from our twice-daily (or more) dental hygiene routine. A few items that consistently...

Installing Solar Power in the Meraki House

Let there be (sun)light (to power up everything I need in life). Throughout this entire process of conceptualising, planning and building...

Zero Waste Feminine Hygiene [+ GIVEAWAY]

Eliminating, substituting and reducing the waste from our monthly, female-only, menstrual ordeals. Source [This topic concerns only the...

How to Start Investing

Baby steps to investing for those who don't know how and where to start. Investing is such a complex and wide topic, with everything...

Meraki Tiny House: What I Would Do Differently

All the things I would do differently if I were to build a house again Last week marks the anniversary of the start of the Meraki Tiny...

Cover Your A** (With Insurance)

For those rainy, thunderstorm-y, hurricane-y days that lie ahead. Insurance is one of those things that nobody really wants to think...

Zero Waste Shopping & Dining Out [+GIVEAWAY]

Eliminating, substituting, reducing and/or recycling the waste from our shopping and dining trips. While I like to think that, as an...

Dealing with Debt

The best way to deal with debt is to have none of it. In a world where loan opportunities and credit cards are offered every time you so...

Zero Waste Stationery [+GIVEAWAY]

Eliminating, substituting, reducing and/or recycling the waste from our stationery drawers. At this stage of my life, I have less need...

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