Give Me Back My Five Bucks

The winner of a new smartphone and 3 months of service with Mobilicity is … FinanceFox!!! CONGRATS! Thanks to everyone who participated! I am working on another contest and hope to have it posted in the next few weeks. So stay tuned. :)

Today is the end of Week 1 of 52 for my lunch challenge. I did pretty well this week, packing a veggie sandwich and orange from Monday-Thursday, and today I will have pita & cucumber with hummus, and an orange. I absolutely cannot wait to meet up with Asian Pear, Ginger, Melanie and Money Rabbit next weekend when I am in Toronto on a business trip. I will also be meeting my Moneyville editor for the first time, which is exciting too! Speaking of business trips, in 6 weeks I am also headed to New Orleans for 3 or 4 … Continue reading →

Someone on Formspring recently asked me if I ever considered moving to a city less expensive than Vancouver to save more money. The answer is yes and no. Yes, in that I have considered it, but no because I don’t think I’d ever go through with it at this point in my life. My home town is less expensive than Vancouver (though not by much). I could have stayed there, but I chose to move. And just over three years ago I was offered an amazing job opportunity to be the Communications Manager for an entire city in Alberta. Granted, it … Continue reading →

With my 6-month shopping ban over, I faced a 1-week window of opportunity over the holidays to pick up a few items before embarking on another shopping ban until my trip to NYC. Here are the items that I bought: So these items are what I considered to be most important off of my list of wants. I actually had purchased another top and a jacket, but once I got home, I realized that neither of them were really on my list and I didn’t really want them – so they both got returned. I really tried to get a … Continue reading →

Well it’s a new year and I’m really hoping to hit all of my monthly goals for 2011. This will require me to plan far ahead and get extremely organized with my money. My #1 priority this year is to save up for a down payment, so every dollar counts! January will see me go on 2 business trips (one to Toronto and one to Seattle) – which will mean that I’m gone about 25% of the month. When in Toronto I’m hoping to see a bunch of different friends when I’m not working. All of my meals, transportation, and … Continue reading →