Give Me Back My Five Bucks

I found the perfect dress to wear to my friend’s wedding in Maui. Except that it’s $70. I’ll have to think about it, because that’s a lot to spend and I’m already going all the way to Hawaii. I do have another dress that could work, but it’s really plain and not in the least bit dressy. It also has spaghetti straps, which I don’t like wearing to weddings (prefer wider straps for more coverage). That being said, this week I should bring in about $450 from selling my shoes on eBay and from a contract assignment. So I technically … Continue reading →

Well I registered for field hockey tryouts at the end of this month for a competitive club team. I’m nervous, because even though I’ve played the sport for 20+ years of my life, I haven’t really picked up a stick or played in a real game in about 2 years. And nobody knows who I am here in Vancouver. In my home town, I’ve never had to tryout for a club team before. Competitive/elite teams, yes. But just a club team? Never. So these tryouts will be interesting. I know I’ll make a team, I just don’t know at which … Continue reading →

Monday 24th $18.04 A&W (my treat since BF bought lunch on the ferry on Friday) $73.20 ferry – $35 BF (for his half of ferry) Tuesday 25th $110.54 Superstore (bought BF’s share of groceries too) Wednesday 16th No spend day! Thursday 27th No spend day! Friday 28th No spend day! Saturday 29th $130.46 car dealership (6-month check-up) $10.79 groceries Sunday 30th $33.10 beer store (for the BBQ we didn’t end up going to) TOTAL: $341.13 A bit out of the ordinary because I took my car in for his 6-month service. That $$ will come out of my Car Fund. … Continue reading →

Okay, so BF’s birthday is coming up fast (next week!). I bought him his present (can’t say how much or what it is – although I did mention on Twitter). I’m kind of kicking myself because if I had planned it better, I could have purchased it cheaper online or even during my last trip across the border. But I waited until the last minute, and that’ll generally kill it every time. We are also going for all-you-can-eat sushi (our go-to dinner when we’re celebrating something – about $45 after tax/tip for the both of us). And then after that, … Continue reading →

So I booked my car’s 6-month (10,000km) maintenance check-up for this weekend. I wanted to buy a few accessories for my car (would have totaled about $275), but decided against it. I have the money in my Car Fund, but would rather that go towards my car insurance (due in November) or an extra car payment (my goal was to make 3 extra payments this year). I also booked an appointment with my doctor. I will have to renew my BC prescription next month, but am extremely pleased that with my new health coverage, I will only have to pay … Continue reading →