It's been birthday season for the past few months going into Christmas.
Haven't even had time to contemplate the Silly Season because of Birthday Season.
What have you been up to? Christmas shopping? Just to let you know in advance, this post has a little bit of everything to compensate for the weeks I haven't been prolifically blogging.
The Aussie Economy
Our Aussie economy is in a slump right now and it would be foolish of me to ignore the potentially darker economy heading our way. Maybe we're in a slump because we mutilate ourselves, economically speaking. We buy goods online from overseas and that means local retailers(one of the biggest employers in Oz) are struggling and this translates to cut labour hours and reduced income for retail employees. All this flow on effect leads to reduced consumption. It's the circle of economics 101.
Travelling and More Travelling
Mr SMG and I will be travelling again in a few short weeks to Singapore. We're actually driving south with a group of friends next weekend. So much happening. There was a looooong hiatus from blogging because we were in Europe for several weeks. I can't even disclose exactly when we'll be travelling because there are other third parties out there who know where I live. That's what happens when you post under your real name duh, *smacks forehead*.
I had good intentions of posting up some holiday snaps but it's been crazy busy even though I supposedly have almost all the time in the world. Over the last few months, I've been thanking my younger, sagacious self for looking after my older self. I could not be in my current position of relative comfort without my younger self prudently investing madly(juxtaposition intended lol).
Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda
Yours truly has been preoccupied with an iPhone app idea. Will that venture take off or crash and burn?
I won't even shed any tears over how my dear friend Mr Z and I could have been gazillionaires already if we had bought Apple shares back in 2006/2007. He and I could have had ten million each under our belts if we had chosen that route but when the road is forking, you never know which road to take until it's too late. Who could have foreseen the successful, phenomenal Apple product releases of the iPad and iPhones? We knew Apple's imagination and creativity was starting to ignite back then, but as you know, coulda, woulda, shoulda. Oops.
An Early Christmas Pressie For You
What can I give my readers for Christmas? Maybe a wry comment to go easy on the credit card and Christmas gifts if you think you may end up with a financial headache in January. Go through your recurring bills and find more competitive offers out there, ask for a price match and save yourselves thousands of dollars. What else hasn't been said?
New Years Eve Resolution For 2013
Okay, so I'm one month early =) Why wait?
If you've got NYE resolution from back in January, maybe reflect on those and what you've achieved?
I look back at what I posted in January 2012 about my NYE resolutions:
"a huge promise to make, a house to buy and a few travel destinations"1. Yep; the huge promise was made
2. Nope; didn't buy the house
3. Yep; few travel destinations were travelled
Two out of three ain't bad I guess. It would have been sweet to achieve all three but I'm still happy overall about 2012 =)
Got some MAJOR plans for 2013:
1. Something massive x 2 (could I be more 007 like? lol)
2. Buy a house
(Mr SMG says this is pie in the sky and I should have omitted this one >.<)
4. If time+budget+life permits, travel South East Asia (Thailand/Cambodia/Vietnam)
5. Work on side hobbies (photo props/card designs/iPhone apps) and get them launched
What about yourself? Are you happy with 2012?
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