Give Me Back My Five Bucks

Monday 17th $10.17 dinner (Taco del Mar) $4.97 groceries $20.35 groceries Tuesday 18th + $563.35 freelance/side income $40.88 gas Wednesday 19th No Spend Day! Thursday 20th No Spend Day! Friday 21st $10.52 dinner (donair) Saturday 22nd $2.61 Starbucks Sunday 23rd No Spend Day! TOTAL: + $473.85 Please note that these recaps only capture my own personal spending. I do not count what BF spends, but it’s always minimal. I’ve been really working hard at cutting down on my spending this month, and I think I’ve been doing a pretty good job. I really wish I could have brought in more … Continue reading →

I’m working this weekend to fix a few bugs with the commenting system and general functionality of this website. Basically, I hate my IntenseDebate commenting system so much and I want to get rid of it ASAP. Everything should be fine, but just in case something looks completely crazy, it’s because I’m messing around with code and I don’t really know what I’m doing. :)

For some Friday reading, here are a few of my favourite articles so far from Moneyville: From my blog: 7 financial budgeting tools worth taking a look at 8 ways to survive unemployment How Twitter helped me win my fight with Rogers Wireless Oh, and in case you’re wondering what my most popular post on Moneyville has been, well it was one I wrote earlier this month: How I hope to give myself a $25,000 raise, where I spoke about how one of my 2011 goals is to increase my income by 50%. And as a result, I received a massive … Continue reading →

Here is your chance to win a copy of Quicken 2011 – Canada’s #1 best-selling personal finance software! As you  may know from all of the Quicken contests I’ve done in the past, this is a product that I truly believe in and use on a regular basis. I’ve tried many other ways to track my personal finances before – including customizing my own Excel spreadsheet and countless free online budgeting tools – but nothing works as well as Quicken does. It keeps me organized, and at any time I can see a snapshot of my financial profile in easy-to-read … Continue reading →

Guess who might be getting adult braces? That’s right, this blogger. Yesterday I went to the dentist for my regular check-up. I also inquired about my options for orthodontics, because the past 3 dentists I’ve been to have suggested that it would be a good option for me – not only to straighten my teeth, but to prevent problems in the future. I’m kind of borderline though; my teeth aren’t that bad. Looking at my teeth, you probably wouldn’t think I’d need braces. But, I know it is in my best interest to get it done in order to keep … Continue reading →