Category: money

  • Bad News At Work

    I found out recently that we’re not getting raises this year. My boss said that it is due to the economy however they hope that this freeze will only be temporary. It doesn’t really make me feel any better. I was supposed to have a salary review back in July; I even did all the […]

  • Financial Update

    Updated all my bars and stuff again. Things are looking better, but just barely. Everything went up a couple of points, but it really only equates to a few hundred extra. What a bummer. I can tell that the banks changed their interest rates without having to look them up. I can tell because the […]

  • Frugal Tip: Repair and Maintain

    With the US recession monster casting a shadow even on the Canadian economy, I think it’s even more important than normal to find ways to prolong the use of things that you already have. What do I mean by this? Repairing and maintaining things instead of running out and buying something cheap and new! We […]

  • President’s Choice MasterCard?

    Hey folks, I’ve become a little unhappy with my current BMO Mosaik MasterCard lately. Right now I have the freebie option where I get 0.5% of my spending in cash back. The only problem is that I’m spending loads on this card, but only got around $30 back for 2008. I’ve been shopping around for […]

  • EF Question

    I had a thought about my emergency fund: I’ve been contributing to it regularly and will continue to do so until I reach my goal of 3-6 months of living expenses. So when I reach that goal, what do I do with it? Do I stop contributing to it? Do I keep going, but with […]

  • My Face Is Worth…

    Rae at theNotice did an interesting article on how much her face costs in terms of makeup. I thought it would be kind of cool to tally up all of my regular products and find out just how much my face is worth. She did it based on what she was wearing at the moment, […]

  • Financial Update

    I’ve just updated my tracking bars on the side and have also decided to make a few changes. Primarily, I’ve decided that right now is just not a good time to buy a Vespa, what with the economy the way it is and the chance that I might lose my job. It would involve large […]

  • Birthday Money

    So this week is my birthday, but I went home to see my family this weekend so we could do the family birthday thing. I also got to open some presents and cards that family sent over. Now that I’m older I don’t expect or get very much for my birthdays, but my grandparents still […]

  • Cellphone Issues – Rogers

    *sigh*I renegotiated my brother’s cell phone bill with Rogers back in October. He’s supposed to be getting free unlimited incoming calls and the free communicate pack. That’s $21 in savings every month. In exchange I agreed to extend his contract by a year. Do you think that Rogers actually followed through with their promises? If […]

  • Bye-bye, JC

    I’ve decided to stop doing Jenny Craig for a while. There are 2 reasons for this: The food sucks I simply cannot afford to particiapte anymore, at $50-65/week minimum. I don’t know where all my money seems to be going these days, but it’s becoming obvious that I need to cut back in some areas. […]