Give Me Back My Five Bucks

Monday 21st – New Orleans $22.78 souvenirs $40 cemetery tour $40 tarot card/palm reading $10 Cafe du Monde $20 Market Cafe Tuesday 22nd – New Orleans $50 swamp tour $30 The Old Coffee Pot Restaurant $25.57 souvenirs $30 Coop’s Place Wednesday 23rd – New Orleans No Spend Day! Thursday 24th + $419 freelance/side income $38.76 groceries $46.82 gas Friday 25th No Spend Day! Saturday 26th $20.15 sushi $4.60 bakery Sunday 27th No Spend Day! TOTAL EXPENSES: – $378.68 TOTAL EXTRA INCOME*: + $419.00 TOTAL: + $40.32 Someone commented that since I’m bringing in a significant amount of side income now, it’s … Continue reading →

So yesterday, I tallied up my expenses for New Orleans. My flight and 5 of the 7 nights of accommodation were paid for by my company, as well as all meals for the first 5 days of my trip. Because of this, I had budgeted $600 for my trip. This included $200 for 2 nights of accommodation, and $400 in spending money. What I actually ended up spending was $175.32 on a hotel for 2 nights, and $321.56 in spending money. Meaning I am $103.12 under budget, and that 7-day trip cost me a grand total of $498.88! :) I … Continue reading →

This blog turns FOUR YEARS OLD today! The personal finance blogosphere sure has changed since I first started blogging. A few of my favourite blogs have disappeared over time, but in their place have popped up so many personal finance blogs written by new, interesting and eager bloggers. It’s actually kind of exciting knowing that all of a sudden, personal finance has become cool. :) For long-time readers, you know that things have changed a lot since I started blogging! In the past four years, I’ve gotten out of debt, gotten a new job, got fired from new job, gone through a break-up, … Continue reading →

Well my week in New Orleans is over. The weather was beautiful the entire time I was here (20-25 C), and between such an exciting time with work, and sightseeing with my sister, I feel like I had such a special and unique experience here. For those who are interested, here is my recap of the city and my trip: Accommodation Staybridge Suites (5 nights) This was where I stayed for work. It is on the edge of the Warehouse District, and a good, central location to the area – right across the street from Mother’s Restaurant. This is a … Continue reading →

Monday 14th + $60.40 freelance/side income $40.72 gas $5.14 Dairy Queen (2-for-1 blizzard coupon!) $4.21 groceries Tuesday 15th No Spend Day! + $17.08 Great Canadian Rebate Wednesday 16th – New Orleans No Spend Day! Thursday 17th – New Orleans No Spend Day! Friday 18th – New Orleans No Spend Day! + $1,100 freelance/side income Saturday 19th – New Orleans + 3.00 casino (I’m clearly a high roller) $12.00 drinks on Bourbon St. $3.75 snack shop Sunday 20th – New Orleans $21.46 CVS $11.00 snacks $5.00 casino TOTAL: + $1,077.20 This was a great week. I brought in quite a bit … Continue reading →