Give Me Back My Five Bucks

Earlier this week I noticed a strange $75 charge on my American Express card. I keep all of my receipts and track my spending through Quicken, so I was positive I had never made that purchase. I Googled the name of the company, and found out that they were selling dedicated server hosting. Clearly I did not make a purchase through them. So I called them up. They were very helpful and were able to tell me that someone used my credit card to make the purchase online – using a different e-mail address than mine, and a different billing … Continue reading →

Monday 24th $40.37 gas $35.48 groceries Tuesday 25th No Spend Day! Wednesday 26th + $305.96 freelance/side income $1 parking for orthodontics appointment Thursday 27th No Spend Day! Friday 28th No Spend Day! Saturday 29th $22.40 sushi dinner $9.27 corner store (dessert) + $14.96 Amazon.ca (book sold) Sunday 30th No Spend Day! TOTAL: + $212.40 Another really good week of spending for me. It helped that I was out of town for Thursday and Friday, but I’ve really been making a conscious effort to cut back on my spending. And getting into the habit of curbing my spending is going to … Continue reading →