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8 Questions With Jam Boy!

by Bobbi May 23, 2013 Career

Fraser Doherty is the founder and CEO of SuperJam, a range of 100% pure fruit jams sold worldwide. After learning his Gran’s jam recipe at the age of 14, he’s gone on to sell millions of jars of jam and [...]

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I loved my job. So, I resigned.

by Risha May 16, 2013 Career

I’ve always held strong opinions on women’s rights, particularly women’s sexualities and autonomies. I was determined to work for a non-profit on these issues and work towards a positive shift and change. At 22, fresh out of University, I got [...]

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Couchsurfing: Yay or Nay?

by Risha May 6, 2013 Travel

Couchsurfing is a simple enough idea: which one of us hasn’t kipped on a friend’s sofa/floor when visiting them? But what if you’re visiting a city you don’t know anyone in? You could go the hotel route, hostels are always [...]

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Voicemail Etiquette Is Not Just For Receptionists.

by Ley March 31, 2013 Career

There are very few jobs in existence that do not include the use of the telephone. It doesn’t matter if you work in construction, are an entrepreneur, or work in a restaurant -at some point, you are going to have to use [...]

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CIY: Smitten Kitchen’s Chana Masala

by Calee February 12, 2013 Cook It Yourself

Hi. It’s Calee. Bet you didn’t expect to see me here. Normally I’m your go-to gal for fitness stuff, but believe it or not, I’m a huge fan of food too. So I asked the usual CIY columnist, Kelly, if [...]

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To Gift….Or Not To Gift??

by Jen February 1, 2013 Life

Bad timing?  You and him just started dating — dating — this murky comprehensive label that could be better referred to as this purgatory of “are we?” “are we not?” “are you?” “do I?” Actually, now that you think about [...]

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Visas: The right pieces of paper

by Risha January 24, 2013 Preparation

I’ve chronicled parts of my never-ending saga with visas on Twenties Hacker before (here and here), and it’s barely put a dent in the battles I’ve waged in airports and Home Affairs offices in the last year. Through it all, however, [...]

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FYF: PSA — Safety Tips for Runners

by Calee January 13, 2013 Fitness

Normally I don’t just lazily repost content from my personal blog. I try to bring you the freshest content here. But recently, I posted safety tips for runners on my personal blog (life + running). And I think those safety [...]

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