Give Me Back My Five Bucks

Monday 19th No Spend Day! Tuesday 20th No Spend Day! Wednesday 21st $5 lunch w/boss (pho!) $142.50 MOH dress ($115 + shipping) $169.64 hotel for wedding (2 nights) Thursday 22nd $100 cash withdraw (for camping weekend) $7.40 groceries Friday 23rd No Spend Day! Saturday 24th No Spend Day! Sunday 25th No Spend Day! TOTAL = $424.54 (ouch!)

So, my sister found my blog a couple of days ago. She said that she was Googling for Shaw Cable’s student promotional rates, and since I just blogged about it a few weeks ago, my post came up in her search. At least I know that Google is indexing my blog properly! :) This is the first time a family member has seen my blog (that I know of). It’s a little weird, but I don’t really mind. I’ve asked her to keep it a secret until I stop blogging anonymously (sometime next month). I still don’t really know how … Continue reading →

Wahoo! I made an additional $270, bringing my extra income total for July to $1,250! I *would* be happier if I could be saving all of that money, but most of that is going to pay for the trip to Hawaii (and my new MOH obligations), as well as the August wedding. On a positive note, that means I won’t have to dip into my savings or pay for any of it out of my monthly budget (since my monthly budget only reflects spending out of my FT income). Also, in an effort to get back on track with saving … Continue reading →

I am on a savings roll! After buying the Maid of Honour dress yesterday (for Hawaii), I realized I had to book a hotel for the other wedding I’m going to in 2 weeks. I booked us in a Days Inn/Travelodge caliber hotel because I didn’t want anything fancy. But even then, the cost for 2 nights was $217.19 after tax/fees. :( The great thing about the hotel we booked with is that if you find a cheaper rate anywhere else, they will beat that rate by 10%. So I scoured the internet for a better rate, and ended up … Continue reading →

I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned it yet or not, but when I was in Seattle, my friend asked me if I would be the Maid of Honour for her wedding in Hawaii. Of course I said yes, and we proceeded to look at dresses I could wear to the wedding. We checked online, as well as shopped for hours in downtown Seattle. In the end, she really liked the J.Crew Taryn dress in Spiced Wine. She didn’t offer to pay for it (and I didn’t really expect her to), so at a price of $215 US + shipping + … Continue reading →