Nickel by Nickel

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 »