Give Me Back My Five Bucks

Inspired by Fabulously Broke’s post, “How much would you pay for…” I decided to take a look at what I would be comfortable spending on certain things (prices are in CAD $ and before tax). Purse: $200 Wallet: $100 Winter jacket: $350 A pair of knee-high boots: $250 A casual but not formal dress: $100 Formal dress: $300 Pants (inc. jeans): $150 Computer: $3,000 Runners: $250 Of course, there’s always wiggle room. I scoff at most clothing/shoes/purse priced over $50 anyway. So I’ve got to love something if I’m going to spend more than $50 on it. That being said, … Continue reading →

I am drooling over the new 27″ quad core iMac computer. Lusting might be a more appropriate word. But, I can’t justify it unless I start to take on a lot more contract work (which isn’t going to happen right now). I bought my current 24″ iMac about 2.5 years ago and it still runs fine. Although, admittedly it’s barely fast enough to run some of the current games out there on the market (Sims 3), and it’s not the greatest when I’ve got multiple design programs opened at once. When I bought my current iMac, I had just started … Continue reading →

When I logged into my PC Financial account this morning, this is the message I got: (You can click on the image to make it bigger.) So, they basically slashed the bonus rates in half. Damn. Not that it makes a huge difference to me because I’m still in the 1st balance category of $1,000-$10,000 but still! Eventually I’ll be up at a higher tier. I bet the people who have more than $10k in a savings account with PC are going to be PISSED. But you really had to see this coming. That’s why most of my $$$ is … Continue reading →

I am very excited to announce that thanks to the wonderful people at Vibram Five Fingers, I will be reviewing the VFF Sprint (it’s being shipped to me!). I am going to try them out rock climbing, running, walking, fitness (indoors with my Wii), and as general everyday shoes. I’m a little sketchy taking them as light hikers, even though the website says they can be used for light hiking. Also … I may or may not be giving away a pair of VFFs too … :) So stay tuned!

So this is the beginning of Week #2 of my Lunch Challenge (not buying lunch or snacks during the work day until the end of the year). Week #1 went well, although it was only a 4-day work week due to Thanksgiving. I had soup all 4 days. So in an effort to change it up, last night I made tuna salad sandwiches for both BF and I to bring for lunch today. I used to bring dinner leftovers for lunch, but I find that our dinners are usually the heaviest meal of the day, so I just ended up … Continue reading →