The Writer’s Coin

I was tagged by GradGirl for this and so I’ll dutifully pass it along.

What was I doing 5 years ago?

In May of 2003 I’m pretty sure I was in Paris, having one of the greatest times in my life. I had French class every day from 9–1, and then I’d just walk around different parts of the city, read, and write. It was my first taste of an actual “writer’s life.”

Five things on my to-do list today ( or things I did today):

1. Set up posts in advance for the coming week. That way I can write fiction instead of blogging.
2. Register M and I’s new joint bank account, the wedding is coming up.
3. Called my buddy.
4. Watching the Cubs kick the Cardinal’s ass.
5. Get my baseball stuff ready for tomorrow’s practice.

Five snacks I love, regardless of cost or nutritional value :

1. These buffalo chicken flavored pretzel bits. Oh god they are so good.
2. Grapefruit, healthy and tasty.
3. Twix.
4. The Hershey’s Sundae Pie from Burger King.
5. Slim Jims.

Five things I would do if I were a billionaire, assuming I had to spend it on me:

1. Buy a place on the Seine in Paris.
2. Buy a place in Chicago, on the lake. Top floor.
3. Buy a place in California or Arizona.
4. Travel between all my new places.
5. Buy a ridiculous, unnecessarily advanced computer.

Five bad money habits I have:

1. Checking my accounts every single day. All of them.
2. Trying to find out ways to cut costs every minute of the day.
3. I’m horrible at dealing with unexpected expenses. Just not ready. Ever.
4. I don’t have enough of it to relax.
5. I think about it too much.

Five (four) places I have lived:

1. Guatemala
2. Chestnut Hill, MA
3. Chicago
4. Paris

Five jobs I’ve had:

1. Newspaper reporter
2. PR part timer at a bank
3. Blogging about investing
4. Copywriting and editing at a Publishing company
5. Intern at the Boston Globe

Five PFers I am tagging:

1. Brip Blap
2. Frugal Dad
3. Lazy Man
4. Trent at The Simple Dollar
5. JD at Get Rich Slowly

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