Give Me Back My Five Bucks

Well, some of you know that Nic and I now have a place to live! :) Last week we went to view a unit, and as of February 15th, we will be living in a small 215 sq. ft. one-room apartment. It’s on the top floor of a 5-floor building, located in a beautiful neighbourhood about a 20-25 minute walk from downtown. In fact, I wrote an article on Moneyville earlier this week about it - but boy did I get slammed for that idea! I even did a radio interview on NewsTalk1010, but instead of it actually being a story on … Continue reading →

We only spent about 40 hours (2 nights) in Paris, but I think it’s safe to say that we made the most of our time there. It’s a beautiful, romantic city – and we definitely want to go back before we leave Europe this year. One day just wasn’t enough time to see everything we wanted to see. But maybe next time we’ll go when it’s a little bit warmer. :) Here is a breakdown of our trip – in terms of money that I spent, as well as the things that we did. (It should be noted that we don’t … Continue reading →

Today I leave for Paris! :) Couldn’t sleep at all last night. I’m finally excited, and finally ready to believe that this is actually happening. After my round-the-world-trip plans got canceled a few years ago, I was devastated. So I’ve been really conscious about not getting my hopes up about travel. Even though we booked our flights and accommodation, received our travel visas, and I quit my job, something inside of me told me just to back off and not get too wrapped up in planning something that might just fall through. Anyway, I have posts scheduled here, and on … Continue reading →

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 →

Well, I got back from my 1-week trip to Quebec over the weekend, and even though it was bitterly cold while I was there, and even though I didn’t have the guts to speak French (instead, relying on Nic to speak for me), I can’t help but wish I were still there. The province is beautiful, and I really enjoyed my time in Quebec City. I didn’t create a specific budget for this trip, but in my head I was thinking I’d end up spending around $1,500. So based on what I actually spent, I did pretty well. Although, we … Continue reading →