17 November 2010 According to Forbes.com , Geneva is the 5th most expensive city. As a stay-at-home Nanay, living here means finding ways to get inexpensive necessities for our girls. Of course, there are times when I tell myself not to be too stingy, but I guess I want more for my family, so I spend less. I mentioned here my ways of finding bargains and saving. 17 August 2026 Looking at the date, my eldest just turned three. During this time, I have already discovered the Bourse aux vêtements and the vide grenier/la rue est à vous. Along with discovering the joy of thrifting , there's a sense of liberation in not succumbing to fast fashion, and I do value simplicity. As I learned about the hazards of plastic present in the clothes we wear and what it do to our health and environment, my choices became more obvious. I organized my wardrobe and opted for cotton and wool gradually eliminating polyester,nylon and acrylic fabrics. I thrifted most of them and reminded my girl...
05 November 2010 I adore the book sale in this library , and every year I look forward to it. I mean, where can you get a book that recently came out in Payot and buy it for only chf 5.-? As I have become an expert on this matter, I have listed some practical help on book sale. Here goes... Be on time- or better yet, be ridiculously early; remember, the early bird catches the worm. Don't take a child with you--granted that I want my girls to learn to read and experience the world, taking one to a book sale is just not for me. I want to quietly enjoy my finds while having tea and some cakes. Pen and paper- arm yourself with these to down the books' prices. You would save a ton of time. 16 August 2026 Having moved to Grand-Lancy , I have stopped going to the book sale. Instead, I scour La ville est à vous for English books. Though, it's very rare to find the ones I'd like to have. But because our library has its English corner, I sometim...