Give Me Back My Five Bucks

Monday 13th $5.25 (€4) falafel Tuesday 14th $2.75 (€2,10) transit Wednesday 15th + $121.35 Great Canadian Rebates $9.18 (€7) pizza & pop $15.72 (€11,99) micro-USB cable $13.38 (€10,20) household items Thursday 16th + $400 freelance income $1.12 (€0,85) pretzel $27.07 (€20,64) groceries Friday 17th + $350 freelance income $36.88 Etsy (bought a scarf) $15.74 (€12) curry wurst & beer $3.20 (€2,44) beer Saturday 18th $13.12 (€10) household items $112.57 (€85,83) flight (roundtrip to Malaga, Spain in April) Sunday 19th $7.02 (€5,40) transit $260.99 (€199) flight (roundtrip to Athens, Greece in June) WEEKLY EXPENSES: - $523.99 WEEKLY INCOME: + $750 (+ 121.35) TOTAL: + $347.36 This … Continue reading →

Monday 6th $45.18 (€34,19) groceries Tuesday 7th No Spend Day! Wednesday 8th + $55.96 freelance income $18.27 (€13,80) Mulan Wok restaurant (yep, we ate Asian food) $13.24 (€10) laundry Thursday 9th + $400 freelance income $17.85 (€13,48) groceries Friday 10th No Spend Day!  Saturday 11th - Tübingen + $400 freelance income $19.86 (€15) Stuttgart Library $32.45 (€24,50) roundtrip train ticket (2x) $66.22 (€50) BahnCard 25 (2x) $18.08 (€13,65) office supplies Sunday 12th $3.44 (€2,60) transit $121.82 flight (roundtrip to Amsterdam, Netherlands in May) WEEKLY EXPENSES: - $356.41 WEEKLY INCOME: + $855.96 TOTAL: + $499.55 This was a better weekend in terms of spending, but we did learn … Continue reading →

Monday 30th $19.78 (€15,10) food for train ride $170.32 (€130) hostel (5 nights) $103.49 (€78,99) Macbook Pro power adapter Tuesday 31st $2.40 (€1,83) snacks $26.53 (€20,25) groceries $13.82 (€10,55) 2x sim cards – one for Nic $39.30 (€30) cell phone credit $3.40 (€2,60) transit Wednesday 1st No Spend Day!  Thursday 2nd + $700 freelance income $25.26 (€19,40) groceries Friday 3rd No Spend Day!  Saturday 4th – Esslingen $9.11 (€7) transit $9.11 (€7) transit $14.32 (€12) Mercedes-Benz Museum Sunday 5th $14.97 (€11.50) lunch WEEKLY EXPENSES: - $632.59 WEEKLY INCOME: + $700 TOTAL: + $67.41 Well it was a pretty expensive week for me. But I knew it was … Continue reading →

Monday 23rd $15.79 groceries $40.80 deposit on hostel in Stuttgart (5 days) Tuesday 24th No Spend Day!  Wednesday 25th + $528.97 freelance income $5 shipping $8.61 gas Thursday 26th + $350 freelance income $60 East is East Restaurant Friday 27th $10 taxi $3.75 SkyTrain $20 beers at airport Saturday 28th – Paris $12.13 (€9,25) Metro (airport to hostel) $45.89 (€35) Au Royal Couscous Restaurant Sunday 29th – Paris + $20.48 Amazon.ca book sale $2.22 (€1,70) Metro $26.20 (€20) ferris wheel $13.63 (€10,40) Eiffel Tower (x2 tickets) $12.45 (€9,50) Bonne Journee (snacks) $2.22 (€1,70) Metro WEEKLY EXPENSES: - $278.69 WEEKLY INCOME: + $878.97 (+ $20.48) TOTAL: + … Continue reading →

Monday 16th $17.37 Pearl Hot Pot $44.91 gas Tuesday 17th + $760 freelance/side income $1 parking $16.73 Canada Post Wednesday 18th + $350 freelance/side income $7.95 Fraser Park Restaurant Thursday 19th + $750 freelance/side income No Spend Day!  Friday 20th $135.62 The Keg Saturday 21st $4.71 convenience store Sunday 22nd No Spend Day!  WEEKLY EXPENSES: - $228.29 WEEKLY SIDE INCOME *: + $1,860 TOTAL: + $1,631.71 I spent a ridiculous amount of money on going out to eat this week. But there were so many people to see before we leave in a few days. The $135.62 I spent at The Keg was because … Continue reading →