Give Me Back My Five Bucks

So BF and I were all set to hike Mt. Sampson this past long weekend. It’s located north of Pemberton and south of Bralorne. At 2,811 m (9,222 ft), it would have been the tallest mountain I’ve ever climbed. Sadly, we didn’t end up doing it. Instead, BF read a trip report of a scramble up the side of a waterfall to an area with a few mountains we could climb. (See photo – I didn’t take this one – I stole it from the trip report link). BF really wanted to do it, and I LOVE scrambling (it’s a … Continue reading →

August is going to be another weird month. That means spendy. BF and I have an out-of-town wedding to attend, his family is coming for a week, and I’m hoping to go home for a weekend because I haven’t been back since June. That will depend on my money situation, of course. Also, as you probably know I plan on buying a MacBook Pro this week or next week. I did not include this into my monthly budget because the money isn’t coming out of my FT job cash flow (which is what my monthly budget is based on). It’s … Continue reading →

Well, I went over this month on my budget. But I’m happy to report that the only reason why I went over is because my friend asked me to be her Maid of Honour at the wedding in Hawaii, so I spent $142.50 on a dress. July Goals: Work out 2-3x/week (even in Las Vegas). FAIL! Work was insanely busy, and I just didn’t have the energy to do much. Still. I should have done better. I’m hoping to make amends in August. Make an additional $100. CHECK! I am so happy to report that I made an additional $1,250!!! … Continue reading →

Monday 26th $18.83 farm market $11.52 bakery $13.94 meat shop $22.95 groceries (Safeway) $27.40 groceries (Superstore) $37.35 gas Tuesday 27th $47.50 Mountain Equipment Co-op $15.53 Superstore (personal care items) Wednesday 28th No Spend Day! Thursday 29th $6.71 Subway $27.05 Chinese food (whoops!) Friday 30th No Spend Day! Saturday 31st No Spend Day! Sunday 1st No Spend Day! TOTAL: $228.78