Give Me Back My Five Bucks

I’m staying at BF’s tonight, and tomorrow after work, I’m heading back to the island. I’m excited to be going home, but like usual, it’s going to be a busy weekend. As soon as I get home around 9:30pm, I’m going to pick my sister up from work, and we’ll go out for coffee (we haven’t hung out in what feels like forever). Saturday morning, I have to play 2 hockey games, then I’m meeting a friend for lunch, another friend for coffee, and then I’m meeting my sister again to run errands (get pants and coat altered, etc) downtown … Continue reading →

This past weekend was very very tiring. I worked Saturday evening from 5-10pm, and then Sunday from 7am-5:45pm. Today after work, BF and I might go up skiing since it’s cheap night for women. I’d really like to go, but I hope I’m not too tired. I’ve practically passed out from exhaustion the last 2 nights after getting home from work. Plus, that’s $25 that I don’t really need to be spending. Especially because on Saturday morning, we drove down to Bellingham. I bought a microwave plate cover for $1.99 and a sugar bear (to keep brown sugar soft) for … Continue reading →

Well, I updated the sidebars and my NetworthIQ. I’m not as bad off as I thought I was, but I know I’ve been spending a lot more than I should be spending. It’s such an expensive pain in the butt, this whole moving thing. I’m glad it’s over, so I can settle into some sort of financial routine. After paying off my moving expenses on my credit card (and my new glasses), I was able to put $1,300 of my EI payout back into my EF (new total of $1,514.25), and then I just shoved $200 into my Condo Down … Continue reading →

Well, Seattle yesterday was a lot of fun, and although I spent more than I had originally anticipated, I don’t feel bad. I have the $, and I considered this day trip to be a sort of “reward” for finally achieving my goal of gaining full-time employment. That being said, the next time I go down, I’ll definitely try to curb the unnecessary spending by planning better (ex. $26 for parking in downtown Seattle? How ridiculous!). Plus, we also got lost trying to get back to the highway to go home. How did that happen? Perhaps bringing a map would … Continue reading →

Yesterday after work, BF and I went out to the Sunshine Coast for the night. I forgot just how pretty it is out there. Hopefully I can get back out there sometime this summer. :) We caught the 6:20am ferry back to Vancouver this morning, and I rolled into work at around 7:30am. I am super bagged. It seems like this entire week has been one non-stop endless day of running around the city like a chicken with my head cut off. Can’t wait until I can move all my stuff over here and settle into a regular life again. … Continue reading →