How to Create a 50-30-20 Budget (Free Excel Template)
I started using the 50-30-20 budgeting method in 2011 when I began working full time in Paris. After looking on the internet, I created…
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Au Paradis des Fraises : Picking Your Own Delicious Stawberries
As the confinement softened, my mother invited us to go strawberry picking. When I asked my husband if he was interested in coming, he…
Expat: What I Miss from Canada
To celebrate Canada Day, La Presse (a Montreal newspaper) asked Canadians expatriates to send a list of things they were missing the most from…
How to Survive Summer with a Sun Allergy
Ever since I’ve moved to France, I have developed an allergy to the sun. It means that my body reacts adversely to the sun with itchy…
Weekends in Paris: the joys of idleness
Two million two hundred forty thousand six hundred twenty-one Parisians share a territory of 105.4 square kilometers, the equivalent of the entire population of…
Happy tenth birthday to the 2seconds tent
When I learned about the tenth anniversary of the 2seconds tent, I immediately accepted the invitation. To celebrate in an original fashion, Quechua had…