Give Me Back My Five Bucks

This weekend BF and I are going back to the island for a wedding. I haven’t figured out when we’re traveling, what to wear, or exactly what to get for a present. Since I am on a shopping ban, I will probably just wear a skirt and cardigan. It’s a lunch reception so it won’t be a formal affair. I have also made an appointment to get my hair cut. I usually go for the junior stylist who is around $35, but this time I’m paying for a senior stylist (I think $55) because I’m going to try something different … Continue reading →

The last few days have been a bit stressful. We’re going through a debacle with ICBC right now, which stems all the way back to that car crash back in April 2009. Our car insurance has been fine up until a few weeks ago, and now we are getting the runaround from ICBC, and nobody seems to be able to give us a straight answer or help us solve our problem. That’s all I’m going to say about this for now, as we’re still in the middle of everything. Hopefully we can get it resolved by tonight. It has cost … Continue reading →

So I announced last week ago that I was on a shopping ban until after Christmas. I haven’t bought anything since mid-July, and I’m pretty pleased with that. Except for now, I need to buy a white dry fit long sleeve top. Why? For my field hockey uniform. Our jerseys are short sleeved and during the winter, it will get a little cold to just be wearing a t-shirt and skirt. So I’d love to get a dry fit top to wear underneath. Can’t be cotton, because I sweat a lot and cotton isn’t exactly moisture wicking. Has to be … Continue reading →

Monday 3rd $5.25 Subway Tuesday 4th $182.57 groceries (for 2 weeks) $34.28 gas Wednesday 5th No Spend Day! Thursday 6th No Spend Day! Friday 7th $34.46 gas $23.50 pizza Saturday 8th $2.13 Starbucks Sunday 9th $13.70 ferry $8.18 Starbucks (for BF and I) TOTAL = $304.07 It may seem like a lot, but it’s not that bad. We hadn’t bought groceries since September 17th, and we won’t need to buy anything (except fresh produce) next week either. Our goal is to have a big grocery shop every 2 weeks, and during the in between weeks, just buy produce. We’ve been … Continue reading →

BF has convinced me to shell out $309 for an early bird ski pass to Mt. Seymour (that’s 60% off the regular price). At first, I was completely against the idea, but I know I’m going to be upset with myself and super jealous come the winter when BF goes off to ski 2-3x/week, and I can’t go. Cost-per-use for the pass will be completely worth it, because this year I won’t have to shell out any money for gear. I have everything that I need. Previously, we’ve split the cost of my pass since he gets his for free. … Continue reading →