Give Me Back My Five Bucks

Well, as you all know, unfortunately, I failed in the April Budget Challenge. :( But just because I didn’t hit my target doesn’t mean I’m going to give up. I’m still going to try as hard as I can for the rest of the month not to spend any money on dining out. I find that sometimes when I’m not able to meet my target, or my credit card bill seems awfully high one month, I seem to get into this whole “it doesn’t matter if I spend a few dollars more” mode. I feel like when I don’t hit … Continue reading →

I haven’t gone grocery shopping in 2 weeks, so I expected today’s trip to be a fairly expensive one. Even with a few extra treats (3 mangoes, package of strawberries, and juice), I still only spent $32.95! :) Asian Grocery Store $1.00 – 1 can of chickpeas $0.42 – 1 red onion $0.82 – 2 Braeburn apples $0.65 – 2 Pink Lady apples $1.29 – alfalfa sprouts $1.39 – 1 mango $0.37 – 1 orange pepper $0.23 – 1 hot pepper $0.96 – bag of mushrooms $0.39 – 1 zucchini $0.49 – 1 bunch of green onions TOTAL = $8.01 … Continue reading →

Well, I’m out of the April Budget Challenge. And it was all in the name of sushi. Delicious, face-stuffing sushi. Damnit.

Today could not be going by any slower, and I have no motivation to do anything here at work. Nobody is in the office, and I’ve been here since 7:30am … so I think I’m going to leave early. Even though, technically, it’s not really leaving early, as I’ve already put in 8.5 hours. A group of girls from the office have invited me to go to a local restaurant with them next Thursday. Apparently, reps from this popular restaurant came by with a huge goodie basket, and offered to treat 5-7 of us to dinner (including booze) for free! … Continue reading →

I feel really happy about my decision to stay in Vancouver. Thank you to everyone who commented, made suggestions, and posed questions. That really helped me determine what I value right now in my life. I feel really confident going into my 3-month review with my boss on Monday, and I’m hoping that I will be able to bargain for what I believe I’m worth. Last night, I went over to BF’s house, where we watched the new episode of The Office, and rented Juno. He also made some yummy Indian food for dinner, since for some reason we were … Continue reading →