Give Me Back My Five Bucks

The last 3 weeks have been crazy for me financially. I’ve been spending money left and right, and if it weren’t for the fact that I’ve been bringing in some mad freelance income this month, I might have already had a heart attack. I realized that I haven’t really spoken about the cost of moving to Europe for 7 months. To make it easier, I’ll be converting all Euro prices over to Canadian dollars. Or maybe I’ll list both so you can see the exchange rate difference. Whatever you guys want to see. Thoughts? Anyway, here is what my trip … Continue reading →

When there is a discrepancy between the cost of what you love to do in life, and what you can actually afford to do, sometimes it can be a tough decision to make. What makes it easier, is the ability to plan ahead and understand what you value in life. For me, aside from loved ones and family, my passion lies in traveling. I’ve always known that, but unfortunately, what I love to do just happens to be expensive. So up until a few years ago, I just didn’t have the money to go anywhere. I was either getting out of … Continue reading →

Over the weekend, my boyfriend took me to Whistler for my birthday. We went zip lining and had lunch at a pub in Whistler Village beforehand. Well, because we were in a rush to pay for the meal, Nic was distracted and forgot to add in a tip on the receipt. Not only that, but he forgot to write in the total after tip either. So basically he left those two lines on the receipt blank. He didn’t realize what he had done until it was too late, and we didn’t have time to turn around. But we figured we’d head … Continue reading →

                        As I’m sure many of you know from Twitter, I went out and bought the iPhone 4S on Friday. Everybody was talking about those crazy line-ups. Well, I just strolled into the store in Metrotown, and 10 minutes later, came out with the 32GB (white). Now, I was originally going to agree to a contract extension with Rogers Wireless in order to get the iPhone at a discounted price. But after checking my hardware eligibility, as well as the Early Cancelation Fee for service (ECF) and the Data … Continue reading →

Well, I am squeezing one last trip out of the summer – this coming long weekend, I am headed to Tofino! I haven’t been there in a few years, so I’m really looking forward to it – even if we’re only going to be spending one night camping We also plan on heading down to Victoria to spend a night in the city. It will probably be my last time home until Christmas. It won’t be a cheap vacation – trips to the island never are. But, we will be staying with relatives one night in Nanaimo, camping in Tofino, … Continue reading →