Happy Friday!

Even though I got up at 5:30am, it’s already a great day. I got paid $1,434.39 today (updated the sidebars and my NetworthIQ), it’s Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals (go Wings!), and oh yeah, it’s Friday!

Here’s what I was able to save:

• $100 Emergency Fund
• $500 Travel Fund
• $25 TFSA
• $150 RRSPs
• $200 Savings

TOTAL = $975

I don’t know how I feel about saving $500 bi-weekly into Travel. I know my goal was to hit $10k by the end of this year, but I hate to see the rest of my savings suffer as a result. That being said, I think I need to wrap my head around the fact that my EF is currently enough for my living situation (around 4 months of bare-bones living expenses). As long as I keep adding to it and it keeps growing, I’ll be okay.

I’d like to be able to put more into my Savings. That houses the everyday savings – for my car, for my LASIK surgery, for gifts, etc. I need to start dumping way more money into it. I should be saving $250-$300 bi-weekly.

So I lowered my RRSP contributions from $200 to $150 bi-weekly, and I’ll keep with what I’m doing for at least another 2 or 3 pay cheques just to see if I can adjust to it and if what I’m saving is a comfortable amount for me. Only time will tell!