Give Me Back My Five Bucks

I haven’t gotten a SPOT message from BF since Tuesday. It’s Friday now, and I’m a little worried. He said that they would send a message out every day. BF’s mom wrote me a nice little e-mail though and told me that BF is experienced and knows what he’s doing, and not to worry. She thinks that the weather is probably bad up on the mountain or something, so maybe they just haven’t moved from their last spot yet. Hmm. I had a great hike yesterday with my friend, and we’re going to try to get in an evening hike … Continue reading →

Well it’s Week 4, so that means we’re done the May Grocery Challenge! Hoorah! How did you do this week? Did you learn anything from this challenge? I learned that without even trying very hard, I was able to shave my monthly grocery spending from around $150 down to under $125. $25/month may not seem like much, but over the course of a year, that’s $300 that I could be saving instead of (literally) flushing it down the toilet. :) So I’m going to keep on trying to spend $125/month on groceries from now on … but if one week … Continue reading →

Ugg. I can’t find my Visa card. I know it’s here somewhere. I remember throwing it in my purse or in a pocket or something, and thinking to myself that I must remember that I put it there, and not in my wallet! And now I can’t find it. It’s been about 3 days. Damnit! Nevermind, I found it in the pocket of my hoodie. The hoodie that I’ve worn every single day since I misplaced my Visa. I’m a dork. :) On another note, I grabbed a tea, and then went out for dinner with my old high school … Continue reading →

May Goals (end of month review): Make an extra $100. Check! I made $88.44 through my PT job, and $53.78 from PPP opps, for a grand total of $142.22 of extra income this month. $200 into Travel Fund. Check! I reduced my contributions from $150 bi-weekly to $100 … but I will increase it again once my raise comes into effect. $400 into Retirement Portfolio. Check! $200 into Emergency Fund. Check! I was able to deposit $350. $200 into Condo Down Payment Fund. Check! I really need to start saving up more for this … but I just don’t know … Continue reading →