Tranquility DeGure, March 29th, 2010.

Bonjour, this is Kimberly Wilson, and welcome to the 178th edition of Tranquility DeJure.

As you know, this week, we're going to be sharing our fabulous Monday, Wednesday, and Friday guest bloggers, a little post from them

and a little muse by them. So today I'm excited to feature the lovely Catherine Alberton, who

actually made her way down from New York City for the book launch touret and is just an absolute gem.

Learn more about Catherine in the show notes.

Welcome, Catherine.

Hi, thanks for having me, Kimberly.

Absolutely.

It's a treat to have you on the show,

and it's a treat to kind of share the story behind our Monday piece at Tranquility

DeJure on Sense and Sensibility. So tell me a little bit about what drew you to this notion

of kind of like living large on a small budget? Well, probably because I have a small budget at the moment.

And, you know, I've lived around the world as a student and a young professional.

And, you know, I like to enjoy life.

I like having fun.

I like going out and, you know, seeing what's in the city, what's in whatever town I'm in.

And, you know, I've learned how to do that no matter what budget I have and what income I have coming in.

So, you know, kind of sense and sensibility, having fun, having a bit of sense, having a bit of fun with or without money, either way.

And what cities have you lived in that have been, you know, like your biggest challenge on a budget?

Because I know you're in New York right now, which is a very expensive city.

Yeah. New York is a challenge on is a very expensive city. Yeah.

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