Give Me Back My Five Bucks

Monday 26th No Spend Day! Tuesday 27th No Spend Day! Wednesday 28th + $628.89 freelance/side income $82.87 London Drugs  Thursday 29th – Chicago $20 American Airlines (checked baggage) $35 taxi Friday 30th – Chicago $15 dinner Saturday 1st – Chicago $10 taxi Sunday 2nd – Chicago $25 American Airlines (checked baggage) $150.39 Marriott hotel $36 Bellingham airport parking $62 miscellaneous (food, drink, tip – for the 3 day trip) WEEKLY EXPENSES: - $436.26 WEEKLY SIDE INCOME *: + $628.89 TOTAL: + $192.63 Not much to report, other than my trip to Chicago for the Financial Blogger Conference. Other than the trip, I kept my expenses … Continue reading →

Well, like I mentioned in my September Goals Recap, I have two weekend trips planned for this month – Thanksgiving long weekend back in my hometown, and a weekend trip to Seattle with my boyfriend. October also marks the last month of my 6-month Shaw Cable promo package. Right now I’m paying $80/month for internet/cable, and I believe it will go up to around $125/month in November. I’ve been debating whether to even keep my cable package, because I never watch TV anymore. But I know that as soon as I get rid of it, I’ll want to watch something. Especially … Continue reading →

Well, I thought September was going to be a better month for me in terms of spending, but instead it was like I extended my summer spending into the fall. And I don’t expect October to be much better either, with another two weekend trips planned. I also  messed up my September budget because I didn’t account for having 3 pay cheques in the month. I also didn’t budget in a lot of obvious stuff – like my business cards or my website redesign. Oh well. OVER BUDGET Mortgage – I messed up when I created my original monthly budget. … Continue reading →