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Financial independence
In this article I share my advice and own habits for saving, investing and being financially independent as a woman.
47 Life Lessons
The last 36 years have given me a life with many many ups and only a few bumps in the road. It’s been a great ride so far and long may it continue. Today I want to share all those life lessons that I have been able to think about and write down in the past three months since I met my dear friend Jack for lunch on a rainy Friday afternoon and decided to keep a list with these ideas.
Bowing out of #MakeoverMonday
I decided to end my involvement in MakeoverMonday as co-host. Here I write a bit more about the ‘why’ behind this decision.
#MakeoverMonday Week 15 2021: NBA Referees
A quick visualization of the number of fouls per game called by NBA referees in the regular season versus playoffs.
#MakeoverMonday Week 14 2021: Using dry beans to explain a box plot
A very unique dataset this week sees us analyse and visualise data about dry beans and their different features.
#MakeoverMonday Week 13 2021: Post-Brexit UK sees value of goods exports to the EU drop more than 40%.
This week we’re looking at the impact of Brexit on the value of UK exports to the EU. Spoiler: things took a downturn.
#MakeoverMonday Week 12 2021: The Cereal Industry Had a Very Weird Year
For week 12 Andy picked a dataset about cereal (and other food) consumption in the US, indicating a big change in 2020 due to a shift in buying habits from consumers during the pandemic.
#MakeoverMonday Week 11 2021: What is the World’s Biggest Cash Crop?
This week we’re looking at crops – what’s grown, how efficient are the crops and how popular and profitable are they. The original visualization comes from Information is Beautiful.
#MakeoverMonday Week 10 2021: Women’s Participation in the Olympic Games
For week 10, and to celebrate International Women’s Day, we look at women’s participation in the Olympic Games over time.
#MakeoverMonday Week 8 2021: Protests Against Limiting Abortion Rights in Poland
This week brings a challenging topic. One that requires all of us to slow down a bit rather than rush to work with the data. Topics that are polarising and/or taboo in society give us analysts an extra bit of responsibility treat the data carefully, check our assumptions and conclusions and be mindful of the wording we use to draw attention to a topic.
#MakeoverMonday Week 7 2021: What’s the point of Valentine’s Day?
Not a big fan of Valentine’s Day myself but this dataset was amusing to go through. It’s interesting how men and women see the purpose of Valentine’s Day so differently!
#MakeoverMonday Week 6 2021: Perceived Obstacles to Gender Equality
In all countries women more than men consider the burden of domestic duties and responsibilities to have more of a detrimental effect on equality.