Give Me Back My Five Bucks

So yesterday at the gym, I ran 4 miles in 36 minutes. I was running at a pace where I know I could have run the last 2 miles, but since I was at the gym and was already over the allotted time on the treadmill, I had to get off. I was probably going at about 80% effort – a comfortable pace, never getting too fatigued or cramped up. That’s a 54 min-10km pace. Not great. Not bad, but not great. I set my “rest” pace at 6.0 (since that means I would at least be running at a … Continue reading →

Monday 24th $18.04 A&W (my treat since BF bought lunch on the ferry on Friday) $73.20 ferry – $35 BF (for his half of ferry) Tuesday 25th $110.54 Superstore (bought BF’s share of groceries too) Wednesday 16th No spend day! Thursday 27th No spend day! Friday 28th No spend day! Saturday 29th $130.46 car dealership (6-month check-up) $10.79 groceries Sunday 30th $33.10 beer store (for the BBQ we didn’t end up going to) TOTAL: $341.13 A bit out of the ordinary because I took my car in for his 6-month service. That $$ will come out of my Car Fund. … Continue reading →

Nothing out of the ordinary with this month’s budget. I’ve decreased my Food and Entertainment categories to account for the fact that I’ll be in Mexico for the last 5 days of the month. I’ve increased my Clothing budget, and added some money into my Travel fund because I’ll be going to my hometown for one weekend, and BF and I will be going to see a Mariners game with a couple of my friends this coming weekend. Note that this budget DOES NOT include spending money for Mexico. That will come out of my Travel Fund, and right now … Continue reading →

I didn’t end up doing too badly this month. Yes I did go over my budget by -$192.35, but I also brought in an additional $337.15 through my side business and through this blog. Notes: Food – The sad thing is, the overage doesn’t even include the camping food that we bought. Or any going out to eat. That was straight up just groceries. Granted, I did take on more of the grocery costs than normal because BF is in school right now. Miscellaneous – This includes BF’s birthday present, which I completely forgot to budget for. Whoops! May Goals: … Continue reading →

So BF and I are now planning on a trip to Calgary in February. Why? Because it was just announced that my Calgary Flames and his Montreal Canadiens are playing against each other in the Winter Classic (happens every year, an NHL game played outdoors in a football stadium). Brrrr!! It’s going to be cold, but so much fun. Tickets probably won’t go on sale until regular season tickets go on sale later this year. We’ll be able to stay with his brother’s family, and we do try to make it out to Alberta at least once a year (since … Continue reading →