Category: Show Me the Money

See January Here. Oh February. For such a short month, you packed a big wallop! We once again managed to stick within our $1000/month budget. Sortof. I did manage to sell a computer monitor we had kicking around for $75, and spent that in addition to the $1000. We’ve done the same thing in the … Continue reading Monthly Budget Wrap-Up 2

So you know how I was hoping that March would finally be the month were we wouldn’t have to deal with yet another “big thing” hit to our budget? I found out yesterday that won’t be the case. As of March 6th I no longer have a paycheque coming in. It was the typical story … Continue reading The next big thing

And boy am I ever paying for it. One of the fun bits about living in a new construction project (especially one that’s built during a construction boom and labour shortage) is the delays in setting up and billing for basic services. Like electricity. We moved in January 5th. We had power the whole time, … Continue reading I got the Power

Neil and I made it through January, the first of 12 months in which we’re aiming to eat, drink and be merry on $1000/month in order to be free of our consumer debt by the end of 2009. So, how’d we do? Biggest Win: Sticking awfully close to our goal this month, which is MUCH … Continue reading Monthly Budget Wrap-Up 1

I’ve spent a few months now living in the Land of Responsible Choices, and really, since I rescinded my citizenship to the Land of AND, I haven’t had to face any choices that I’ve found particularly tough to work through. Until now. I am not going to Germany. I’m sure many of you are now … Continue reading Large Disapointment the First

We’re talking “broke,” “poor” and “choice” here gentle readers. Get your minds out of the gutter now. Anyhow, I hate the words broke and poor. Unless you’re using the word to describe a lack of funds that is impacting one’s ability to provide food, shelter and safety, I find using those words insulting to people … Continue reading the B-word, the P-word and the C-word

In coming up with our budget, we tried a ton of different systems to capture and manage the money in and the money out of our accounts. We’ve used financial planning software, complicated spreadsheets, online banking tools – and none of them worked. Despite the alleged “real-time” nature of online banking today, things don’t exactly … Continue reading Cashola