Give Me Back My Five Bucks

I was tagged by Young and Thrifty to participate in the “My 7 Links Project,” which was started by Katie from Trip Base. The purpose of this project is to get each blogger to reflect upon some old posts, and dig them up so that they can see the light of day again. I think this is a great idea because I have a ridiculous amount of content on this site – over 2,200 posts, written over the course of 4.5 years. Too much crap to wade through to get to anything decent. :) So here you go! My 7 … Continue reading →

Financial independence. It’s the overall theme of this blog, but what does it actually mean? I’ve been wrestling with this topic for a few weeks now. After I wrote Confessions of a PF blogger, I was replying to comments, and found myself writing: I wonder if “financial independence” is just a phrase I use to describe a goal I might reach financially, but might never reach emotionally. “Financial independence” is such a vague term. I’ve always thought that it meant living a comfortable life where you don’t have to rely on anybody else, or allow yourself to be limited by your … Continue reading →

If you follow me on Twitter, you might have noticed that I’ve been planning a last-minute road trip to Oregon for this coming long weekend! We will be spending one night in Portland, and one night on the coast. I’m super excited because I’ve been wanting to do a road trip to Oregon for years … yet I feel a little bit guilty for not spending the whole weekend working or being productive. Still. I think a few days away from any sort of work is just what I need to recharge. It just means I have to work extremely … Continue reading →

Monday 18th No Spend Day!  Tuesday 19th No Spend Day!  Wednesday 20th + $400 freelance/side income $10 field hockey ticket (x2) $4 parking at UBC $2.74 groceries Thursday 21st No Spend Day!  Friday 22nd + $300 freelance/side income $4 parking downtown $40 Ap Gu Jung Saturday 23rd $14 Mongolian Grill $4.42 gelato Sunday 24th $6.61 Starbucks $5 field hockey ticket $4 parking at UBC WEEKLY EXPENSES: - $94.77 WEEKLY SIDE INCOME *: + $700 TOTAL: + $605.23 It was a pretty good week in terms of spending. I kept my expenses relatively low and was able to bring in a decent amount of freelancing … Continue reading →

In a recent Moneyville post where I discussed how it’s more expensive to be single, I received a lot of feedback – not only in the comments, but my inbox was flooded with messages from people offering their own insight. In fact, I probably received more e-mails from that one post, than all of my other articles combined. What I talked about just scratched the surface of what seems to be a sensitive topic. A quick scroll through the comments, and it’s obvious that people have strong opinions. But still, the numbers don’t lie. It is significantly more expensive to … Continue reading →