Give Me Back My Five Bucks

The last few days have been a bit stressful. We’re going through a debacle with ICBC right now, which stems all the way back to that car crash back in April 2009. Our car insurance has been fine up until a few weeks ago, and now we are getting the runaround from ICBC, and nobody seems to be able to give us a straight answer or help us solve our problem. That’s all I’m going to say about this for now, as we’re still in the middle of everything. Hopefully we can get it resolved by tonight. It has cost … Continue reading →

A few weeks ago I taped a short interview segment with Dale Wolfe of 103.5 QM/FM about Moneyville and my new blog with the Toronto Star, 20-something & Change. Anyway, I just found out that it will be airing tomorrow (October 29th) at 7:12am PST. For those of you not located in or around Vancouver, you can listen to their live feed online. So tune in if you can! :)

I was asked another question to my Formspring account: So do you still keep in touch with friends from your high-spending days? The answer is yes and no. I do stay in touch with my old friends, but there are two distinct differences: 1) we don’t talk about money unless they specifically bring it up, and 2) I’m not around as often anymore. This is partially because I don’t live in the same city, but also because I can’t justify spending money on the things that they like to do. Good for them if they can work it into their … Continue reading →

One of the biggest changes in my life since I’ve gotten out of debt is the ability to travel. Before I was out of debt, I never traveled anywhere. I couldn’t afford to! Now, whenever I take a trip somewhere, I am comfortable in the knowledge that my trip is 100% paid off before I even board the airplane. It makes me feel free; like I can go anywhere and do anything because there isn’t this weight holding me down. Over the next few years, I want to do a lot of traveling, and here are the places I hope … Continue reading →

Someone asked this on my Formspring account: Did you “come out” to your co-workers? If so, what was their reaction and do you feel overly financially exposed now that your numbers are connected to your true identity? A couple of my co-workers know about my blog and my new Toronto Star blog. My boss knows as well – because I wanted to make sure that having a part-time job on the side was going to be okay with the company. Although I don’t think that anybody reads either of my blogs on a regular basis. But if they did, I … Continue reading →