What’s your favorite season? Beach season? Ski season? For many residents of Metro Vancouver, it’s spot prawn season! Tara Lee from the 365 Days of Dining blog (disclosure: I write for them too) has put together a list of five ways to enjoy spot prawns. The simplest and most basic would be to steam or boil them, but chopping off the heads and eating them raw like sashimi is certainly increasing in popularity too. Don’t forget to deep fry the heads!
It’s the perennial question: do you enjoy your life today or do you sock away as much cash as you can for tomorrow? Holly Johnson and Jon Gorey tackle this question with viewpoints on either side of the argument. I’m inclined to think you should strive to strike a balance. Neglecting to save for retirement is foolish, but being miserable today isn’t exactly ideal either.
Running your own business from home has its perks and its disadvantages. If you’re having trouble focusing on what needs to be done, Noemi Tasarra-Twigg has some tips to be more productive when you’re working from home. As comfortable as it might be to work in your pajamas, you should still get dressed each day. I also really like the first tip about getting a pet… or you can just visit the local cat cafe for some therapeutic kitty time.
Keeping track of all that spending (while still saving for retirement, of course) can be a bit of a challenge. I try to put as much as I can on my credit cards, since the statements become automatic records. Charles Aquino offers a different approach where you can easily organize your receipts by using Google Drive instead. Remember to rename your receipt images with a consistent scheme, like YYYY.MM.DD-Company-Item.jpg. Then, organize those images into simple folders for ease of access.
Finally, in addition to the arrival of spot prawn season, spring has sprung and that means it’s time to engage in some serious spring cleaning. Pearl Lam of District Local has compiled a list of where you can donate everything in Vancouver. It might be clutter to you, but those old clothes, books, electronics, and baby items can certainly find a new and useful home with someone else.
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