Give Me Back My Five Bucks

For the most part, not having extended health benefits through my work isn’t that big of a deal. It would definitely be nice, but I’m young and in good health. I’ve never been away sick from work for more than 2 days, and I don’t have any medical problems. It just hurts when I have to renew my BC prescription. Instead of my normal 3-month supply, I just bought out my entire 6-month prescription to avoid another $8.60 dispensing fee. Total damage? $84.11. Yuck. Although, I suppose $84.11 every 6 months is nothing compared to, you know, how much a … Continue reading →

Hooray! Today is pay day and Friday. It’s been a long week, and I’m excited to go home and see my family (and for a belated birthday dinner). Meanwhile BF is off to Montreal/Toronto until Monday night on an NHL extravaganza with his brother – Habs/Leafs game and the Hockey Hall of Fame. Jealous! (Although, not so jealous of the HHoF – I went there last year and it was just okay.) Here are my weekend expenses: Friday night $0 – Nothing planned. Maybe going to see a concert (free). But probably not. I won’t get home from the ferries … Continue reading →

For those who are curious about myCELLmyTERMS.com, I got this e-mail yesterday: We would firstly like to thank everyone for their support. As you are all aware we secured a deal with the Dragons for myCELLmyTERMS. We are currently in BETA in Ontario and we are expanding rapidly across Canada. Look for us in Alberta, November 15th, British Columbia by November 30th, and in Quebec and Eastern Canada by mid December. We are constantly revising and improving our site to get the best cell phone deals for our customers. Many of you have already created a proposal for wireless service. … Continue reading →

I forgot to mention that BF has informed me he is going to install a stove in our place now that we’re here for a while. A STOVE! Finally!!! I can’t wait until we can say goodbye to that skillet and cook up some real food. He says that we’ll have it by the New Year, since he has to save up to buy the stove and then figure out the venting (that’s why we currently don’t have a stove – no venting for one). But the point is that the wheels are in motion. They’re turning! Pretty soon I … Continue reading →

Has everybody have their fill of drama from yesterday’s posts? Yes? Okay, moving on … :) Here is my November budget and goals. The first one with my new car purchase. I net about $2900/month, so as you can see from the spreadsheet below, I have the potential to save $1,300. Not too shabby! Note: Car insurance – My car insurance is fully with ICBC at the moment. My plan is to drop down to basic coverage with ICBC and go with a private company for everything else. I just need to do more research and get quotes. I’ve heard … Continue reading →