Category Archives for 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
