Give Me Back My Five Bucks

Okay, well as you can see I went over on my budget by a lot. By about $900. BUT, $771 of that amount is for ski equipment and a pass for the mountain (for the rest of this season and all of next season) – all of which is coming out of my Travel Fund. So, when you look at it that way, I really only went over budget by $135.02 … and that’s not too bad. Not good. But not bad. February Goals (end of month review): $300 into Retirement Portfolio. CHECK! $600 into Travel Fund. CHECK! I was … Continue reading →

Here is my monthly budget for March. A few things are different from the February budget – namely I dropped my Entertainment category down to $50 since I purchased ski equipment and a ski pass. I also don’t have to pay MSP or Hydro for the next 3 months (both are billed in 3-month blocks). Also my Personal Care category is up to $90 b/c I will probably run out of face cream and eye cream. Plus I want to buy a new face cleanser and I need some feminine products as well. Fingers crossed that I don’t actually spend … Continue reading →

Not too long ago I was interviewed by Sarah Efron of Financial Post Magazine. You can read the article here, but I’ll also copy-and-paste it below. Congrats to the other Canadian PF bloggers who also got mentioned: Million Dollar Journey, Apples and Telephones, Fabulously Broke in the City, Saving4Later, and Northern Living Allowance! Trend Spotting Sarah Efron, FP Magazine Published: Friday, February 27, 2009 Krystal is a 26-year-old marketing coordinator in Vancouver. She’s trying to declutter her house, she likes to go rock climbing in her spare time and, if you go to her blog, “Give Me Back My Five … Continue reading →

I was just interviewed by FiLife (in partnership with the Wall Street Journal) for their weekly Pocket Profile. Go check it out! :)

Today after work BF and I are going to look at some ski equipment that we saw for sale on Craigslist. I’m excited to start skiing, but I’m one of those people who needs to get the most value out of my purchases. So if we don’t go as often as I’d like to go, then I’ll feel a little ripped off. Actually, I’ll feel really ripped off and I’ll probably get annoyed. No, I will definitely get annoyed. When I bought my annual rock climbing pass in January, I think we only ended up going once or twice during … Continue reading →