Give Me Back My Five Bucks

Oh, I am so sad! I’m a huge Russell Peters fan, and I’ve been dying to go to a show since the last time he was up here (I tried to get tickets, but it was sold out!). I just found out that he’s got shows here in Vancouver on September 11th & 12th. But both shows are now sold out (I could only go to the one on the 11th anyway) … and on Craigslist, tickets are going for more than $150 each. Not that I could have even afforded the tickets at regular Ticketbastard prices ($100 before all … Continue reading →

The trip to Alberta was really rushed and short, but it was a lot of fun. In Edmonton, we stayed with BF’s parents and I also met a lot of his relatives. Sunday afternoon, we drove down to Calgary to stay with his brother and his brother’s wife for the night, then Monday morning, we drove home! On the drive back to Vancouver, we talked a little bit about our idea about going traveling around the world. We figured that if we left in 20 months (spring/summer 2010), in order to save up around $10k each, we would both need … Continue reading →

So, I’m finally on my company RPP plan. So on my pay cheque today I contributed $65.52, which means with my employer’s 4% match, I put an additional $131.04 into my Retirement Portfolio. Plus, the $400/month I already contribute to my RRSPs, that means I’ll be contributing $662.08/month into my Retirement Portfolio – which is about 25% of my net monthly income. Perhaps that’s a little too much. Bi-weekly, in my RRSPs I’m currently contributing:$50 Canadian funds$100 International funds$50 US funds If I scale the International funds back down to $50/bi-weekly, that will free up an additional $100/month I could … Continue reading →