A show of hands. Who loves treasure hunts? Who loves good deals? Most people know about the obvious flea market rules such as bring cash, come early and do your research. These are things that will raise the odds of you finding something, but they're not guarantees. The game has changed over the past ten … Continue reading 10 flea market tips you didn’t know about and how they taught me business
Category: Personal
The value of an image
"Images have no value" Those are my words that sparked a heated discussion between my colleagues and I in a LA hotel lobby at 11pm a month ago. I said it to provoke the others to prove me wrong. In a world where digital content is sharable and free for the taking, with minor risk … Continue reading The value of an image
Anna ♥ Jonas – a timeline
Oh Anna, what a sad puppy I would be without you. A year has past since we married and what a grand year it has been. In my speech to you on our wedding day, I named three things that I value most in you - that you make me believe, that you broaden my … Continue reading Anna ♥ Jonas – a timeline
A short story of how we bought our apartment
I and my wife bought our first home together in Helsinki last year in August. I had previously been part of buying two other apartments but it was in my hometown of Vaasa where the situation is quite different from the overheated market of Helsinki. We had planned to move for close to a year … Continue reading A short story of how we bought our apartment
The American roadtrip – Do It Yourself
Some people have been asking us about how we planned our 2009 cross America roadtrip and what to think about when driving from coast to coast, so here´s a few tips from us based on our experience. We got the idea for our roadtrip when planning a vacation to the US. Neither of us had … Continue reading The American roadtrip – Do It Yourself
Hesari gone digital
We cancelled our 69 euro / 3 months subscription to the printed edition of Helsingin Sanomat a few weeks ago and we've been testing the iPad version since then. It is less expensive (54 euros) and the weekend breakfast table is certainly less crowded. I have however found some drawbacks. The navigation works well and … Continue reading Hesari gone digital
The Min Morgon sessions
During the first half of 2011, I will be presenting the decades 1950-2010 and its design on the Finnish morning show Min Morgon. I love these sessions and I hope people will get something out of it. The images and videos embedded here are of course the property of Cityportal and YLE but I hope … Continue reading The Min Morgon sessions
The bare essentials – on living small
Me and my wife live on about 43 sqm or 460 sqf so we have to make the most of it. When we moved to Helsinki in the autumn last year we knew we'd have only half of our original living space and so we could only bring less than half of our stuff. The … Continue reading The bare essentials – on living small
Turning the page
And so the year draws to an end. But an end is also the beginning of something new, providing a fresh start and a new perspective. For me it has always been about doing what I feel is right - right for me and right for something bigger than me. It's as simple as this … Continue reading Turning the page
What are you grateful for?
I took to writing short reflections on gratitude via Twitter half a year ago. I'm using the hashtag #TodayIamgratefulfor and with them I try to show that it's not the big things but the small moments that matter. Take a moment each night before you sleep and think about what the day brought you. It … Continue reading What are you grateful for?
Forthzine - Jonas Forth 