Give Me Back My Five Bucks

I did fairly well this month with my expenses – only notably going over on the Travel portion of my budget because I prepaid for a lot of travel due to extremely good sales. Going forward, March should see a good amount of income coming in, and less expenses since most of our future travel plans are now already paid for. We still need to pay for our train tickets to Geneva and Vienna, but after that, I believe all of our travel is paid for up until mid-June. Over Budget: Food – I’m surprised this isn’t a lot higher, … Continue reading →

February 2012 Goals: Practice and learn German every day. Moving to another country and not knowing how to speak the language is intimidating. And while I know that a lot of Germans do speak English, I want to learn the language. I think it will be hard for me, since I’m a freelancer and work alone. Nic will have co-workers to talk to and learn from. Work a maximum of 50 hours/week. My new schedule is going to take a lot of getting used to. I’ve gotten accustomed to working 70 hours/week, and I haven’t had a weekend free from … Continue reading →

This was an insanely expensive month. I went over budget on a lot of things, mostly because I wasn’t thinking properly when I created January’s budget. And although I had my best-ever month for freelance income, it still shouldn’t excuse the overage of over $750. :| OVER BUDGET: Maintenance/strata – I forgot to change the amount to reflect the small price increase for 2012. Internet/cable – I forgot to change the amount to reflect the small price increase for 2012. Car – I helped my boyfriend move all of his stuff over to my place for while we are gone. … Continue reading →

I just had to laugh when I was putting together my January budget, because I have absolutely no idea what’s going to happen. I expect everything to fall into place over the next three weeks, but it’ll all be super last-minute. And since it will all be last-minute, chances are it will probably cost more. Which will drive me insane, but it’s out of my control. Breathe. So that’s why the Travel portion of my budget is so high. Our plan is to spend two nights in Paris before heading to Germany. This part of our trip has not been … Continue reading →

Well this month was insane. Not only did I quit my full-time job, but I also decided to move to Germany. And with all of this change came a lot of expenses. See below for the results of the last month. OVER BUDGET Internet – Well Shaw Cable’s prices increased without my knowledge. That makes me mad, but I’ll be cancelling my internet next month anyway. Clothing – See note below. I broke my shopping ban by 5 days in order to take advantage of an additional 40% off sale. Travel – Who would have predicted this would happen? Overages include my flight to … Continue reading →