Give Me Back My Five Bucks

I’ve been spending a lot lately on food. I really really need to stop, but it’s only going to get worse in the next week or so … and for that, I feel really guilty. But not that guilty. Oh, and I also requested to transfer the $239.45 from my emergency fund over to my chequing, so I can pay for those sunglasses. Then when the claim comes back from my health care, I’ll put it back in the EF. What I’ve spent so far: $5.29 (Sunday) – bought a large blizzard at Dairy Queen for the BF and I … Continue reading →

This will be a tough month because my part-time job with the hockey team has ended for the season. Today I’m submitting my application for an usher at the arena, but I doubt it’ll bring in the $250-300/month I was making with the hockey team. Granted, that’s not a lot of money either, but it’s more than the $100-$150 I plan to pull in with the ushering job. I still make a comfortable amount with my full-time job to not really need a part-time job when it comes down to it, but every dollar counts! May 2007 goals: Pay off … Continue reading →

Today was pay day, so I updated the sidebar. I put $800 towards my line of credit (almost have that paid off!), $150 for rent, $50 into my RRSP, $150 into the Emergency Fund, and $175 into the Condo Down Payment Fund. I also had to pay my cell phone bill of $42. The rest of my money went to pay off the charges on the credit card that I’ve spent over the last two weeks, but that was only $158.05 – and that was ALL of my spending for two whole weeks, including groceries. I think that’s pretty good! … Continue reading →

Damn! I was checking Quicken last night, and I’m already $1 over my dining out budget for April. And it’s only the 14th! Okay, I know, it’s only a buck. But still. Being over budget already makes me think that it’s already a lost cause, and it doesn’t matter how much I spend on food anymore, because I’m already not going to achieve my target. I even adjusted my dining out budget to $50 this month too, so it makes me sad. It was one of the challenges I set for myself this month: don’t go a single dollar over … Continue reading →

I’m going to try and be a hardass this month, what with me being so close to being debt free. The only difference this month is I anticipate going out for my friend’s birthday, so I’ll up my $30/month dining out budget to $50. I might not need the $20 breathing room, but at least it’s there! April 2007 goals: Pay off the rest of my student loan (!!!). I will achieve this by April 13th. HOORAH! $1,200 towards my line of credit. I will try to contribute more, if possible. $100 towards RRSP. I want to up my contributions … Continue reading →