Give Me Back My Five Bucks

March has been a weird month for me. We are slowly starting our property search, so I’m really excited about that. Physically, I haven’t been able to work out as much as I wanted because I’ve been trying to rest a suspected fractured foot (injured it in January, but it’s getting better now that field hockey is done for the season). I went over budget (as you can see), and while I did reach my freelancing goal for the month AND I managed to save around $2,500, I feel like I’m slacking a little bit. There is more I could … Continue reading →

So we are progressing on our property search. I have contacted a Mortgage Broker that I used about 4 years ago during my first (unsuccessful) property search when I lived in my hometown. I liked working with him, so have asked him to help us with our pre-approval. We also are meeting with a Realtor today who, funny enough, I connected with on Twitter. I like that he specializes in condos in the area that we’re looking in, enjoys working with first time buyers, and is young so he can relate. I’m hoping he works out, but I have a … Continue reading →

The first quarter of 2011 is almost over, so I’ve decided to review my goals for the year. As usual, the goals I made for myself late last year might be changing altogether with the idea of becoming a homeowner AND deciding to get braces ($7,000). I think that I will still be able to achieve all of the goals I want to achieve, it just means I will need to work that much harder! ON PACE! means that I’m on track to achieve the goal this year PENDING means that I haven’t done anything with the goal yet CHECK obviously … Continue reading →

BF and I have been having some serious discussions about buying a condo in the next few months. Which is perfect timing, because it looks like our living situation will probably come to an end in the next 6-8 months. Our goal has always been to buy a townhouse in the next couple of years … but when it came down to it, we realized that we didn’t really need the space of a townhouse. So why should we pay for it? What could 2 people possibly fill an entire 3 or 4 bedroom place with? Where we live right … Continue reading →

Monday 21st + $438.96 freelance/side income $46.25 gas Tuesday 22nd No Spend Day! Wednesday 23rd No Spend Day! Thursday 24th No Spend Day! Friday 25th + $950.00 freelance/side income $1.29 iTunes Saturday 26th $14.79 T&T Supermarket Sunday 27th $4.47 groceries $47.87 gas $53.98 Costco $4.70 McDonalds WEEKLY EXPENSES: – $173.35 WEEKLY SIDE INCOME*: + $1,388.96 TOTAL: + $1,215.61 How come, no matter how hard I budget or try to stay on track, we always come out of Costco spending way more than we intended? But, for the essentials it’s so much cheaper to buy in bulk. Plus we only go … Continue reading →