Give Me Back My Five Bucks

So today after work we’re going to go get our new (used) couch. BF was going to borrow his friend’s truck, but the truck broke down. So now we have to rent a cargo van. There aren’t many places that are open after hours, or many places that had anything to rent on such short notice, so we didn’t have many options. We decided to rent a U-Haul. It’s $20 for the rental, and $0.49 per km. Plus tax and fees and all that other crap. Total rip-off, but there was nothing we could have done, aside from give up … Continue reading →

Today I made BF his own personal version of my budgeting spreadsheet (his request, not mine). With just over 1 year to go before our big trip (it seems so far away, doesn’t it?), we both realize that we have to cut out unnecessary spending from our lives. I can’t imagine my life without using my budgeting spreadsheet. How would anyone be able to manage money without one? We haven’t done much planning for our trip. Not that we need to. It’s still a long ways away. Our starting point and general direction has been figured out, but other than … Continue reading →

So over the past couple of months I’ve slowly shed about 8 or 9 lbs. But now I’m stuck. This is my natural weight, and no amount of exercise will get me past this hump. Back when I was a collegiate athlete, I used to work out 5-8 hrs. per day (weights, running, every type of cross-training possible), every day of the week for years (AND with the help of the team nutritionist) – and I still looked exactly the same as I do right now. Maybe a little bit more toned, but basically the same. The only thing that … Continue reading →

My Landlord just called me and said that the apartment will probably be rented out for June 1st tonight. :) He has one more appointment, which I think is a second showing. I’m not surprised that the apartment has had so much interest. I’m relieved that we won’t have to go through all the contracts and legal stuff, and I’m happy that I will be getting my damage deposit back as well (which will go straight into my Emergency Fund). Such a relief! I don’t know why I stress myself out all the time. Stressed about the apartment, the car, … Continue reading →

Tonight BF and I (and his brother’s family) have been invited to his aunt and uncle’s house for dinner. I’ve briefly met the uncle before, but I don’t think I’ve ever met his wife. It will be a nice quiet evening … which is good, because it’s been pretty chaotic ever since BF has been back. And the past 2 days I’ve gotten up before 5:30am in order to catch the bus to get to work in time from his house. Ugg. Which leads me to this conclusion: I’m probably going to use my car to commute to and from … Continue reading →