Sometimes I forget this blog started out talking about money. The almighty dolla. A lot of red this past month. Let’s break it down: For as much as March was a good month financially, April sucked on all fronts. Financial, personal (my grandfather passed away April 20th) and career-related. Whew I’m so glad it’s … Continue reading
Found while sea-gazing on the Isles de la Madeleine, Quebec. Slightly off-focus, reminiscent of a butterfly. Pretty huh.
Whew. I feel like I haven’t written anything in ages. Life’s been busy. Life’s actually been pretty good! In December I went on a road-trip to NYC with my sister and my cousin which was an absolute blast. I’ve been meaning to post pictures/travel blogs but I’ve just never gotten around to it. Early January … Continue reading
A ton of submissions this week! Here we go: Jordann @ Making Sense of Cents writes http://www.makingsenseofcents.com/2013/03/how-to-eliminate-food-waste-from-your-fridge.html – Did you know that I used to spend $800 per month on groceries? It’s true. Back when I was in school and living in the city, my fiance and I bought most of our food from the … Continue reading
Well, I skipped January I guess. I still kept track of everything in YNAB of course! I didn’t fill in the increase/decrease percentages. Lazy I suppose. My networth dropped back down under the $45k mark which is a bit of a bummer and $500 has gone missing from my emergency fund (listed as FU money). … Continue reading
So it’s been a while since I’ve written anything anywhere. 0.0 On December 7th I posted some work-related news, which you can read here, and since then my life has changed a bit. I haven’t felt the desire to write at all about what’s been happening in my life and I certainly haven’t felt the … Continue reading
Have you ever given any thought to this? What would happen to you, your finances, your living situation if you lost your job? My job is mostly contract work, I get paid a salary but that salary depends entirely on how many contracts our company has and how well the company is doing since I … Continue reading
Sept 6th marked the start of my bathroom renovation to transform it from this old layout; Which, in living colour looked roughly like this standing from the doorway: To this, slightly modified, awesomer version with all-new walls, plumbing, electrical, flooring, tub-surround (tile) paint, tub, sink & toilet. A full gut! As you can see the … Continue reading
Last week I posted on one of the latest projects going on around my little house. Check it out here. After a long wait I finally had a new bedroom built onto my house last year and this summer finally, finally was able to have a deck built on. Barbeques, sunning on the deck, backyard … Continue reading
Let’s start off with this, I had seen it before but just rediscovered it thanks to Bridget @ Money After Graduation. Guy version here. Dying yet? Alright moving on. In my last travel related post I referenced the fact that I tend to overpack (For all travel-related posts click on the travel tag above this blog … Continue reading
There are a lot of packing lists out there but I’m noticing I’m better at realizing what not to pack while I still hum and ha over what I should bring. Last year in September I went on a similar trip as my trip to Europe this past summer, and took my big 28″ upright suitcase for a … Continue reading