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The Perfect Price : Yoga Pants Edition
Money Sense recently featured an article on “the perfect price” of sunglasses. As someone who likes to get items that are of good quality but not too expensive, it’s important to me to make sure I...
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Friday Link Love
I spent roughly $400 this week again. I purchased some new clothing, some protein powder, and ate out twice while visiting friends. And guess what? I do not feel guilty! Even though I spent a lot this...
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October Budget Update
I had a long weekend visit with my family this past weekend, so unfortunately I did not get around to posting my spending update for the week. But that’s alright because I am here today with an update...
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What is your ideal number?
This ATM receipt was left behind at the machine in NYC showing over $3 million in someone’s account. Although there are obviously millionaires everywhere in North America it’s so strange to see this...
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Friday Link Love
Does anyone remember any of the ridiculous things they did or thought as kids? I had a random memory yesterday, of how in about grade four or so, I heard the word euthanasia getting thrown around a lot...
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Saturday Spending Update
Of course there is another unexpected expense this week. My car needs a repair and the estimate I got yesterday was for $750. I was pretty upset about it for a few hours, but then I realized that...
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The Shopping Trip That Wasn’t
Don’t worry. I was good! Last month I bought enough clothing to get myself through for many more months without needing anything. In fact, I could probably go a few years without buying more...
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Friday Link Love
Next week starts the craziness that is Christmas parties and a very busy work schedule. On the up side, it also means more money. And another up side is that it means its getting closer to Christmas !...
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Saturday Spending Update
This week wasn’t too bad for spending overall! I went for lunch on Saturday with some friends. On our shopping trip Sunday/Monday, we purchased some wine for the BF’s mom, and I managed to spend $30...
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My Big Black Friday Plans
I feel like I’ve had nightmares resembling this before. Being a Canadian that lives within a few hours of the American border, I have at times ventured across the border to do some shopping. Not only...
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy belated Thanksgiving to all of my American friends/readers. Wishing you a wonderful day featuring the 3 Important F’s : family, food, and football. Here are some great links from this week : Our...
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Spending Update
Well, I usually post my spending updates on Saturday, but this weekend we painted our living room, went couch shopping, worked, and baked 6 dozen cookies for a cookie exchange I did. Needless to say, I...
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Shopping Around for Car Repairs
A few weeks ago, my car was making very loud noises related to the exhaust, so I went to Canadian Tire to get it checked out and get a free repair estimate. I had been told by many friends that...
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Cookie Exchange 2012 : Sweet Deliciousness for Less
This year marks a very serious milestone in my life. I participated in my first cookie exchange. I kind of feel like I am turning into a 1970′s housewife but instead of Tupperware parties my friends...
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Saturday Spending Update
My computer still doesn’t have Office on it, which I am going to change next week but until then, my spending update will just be done using text. You will note our furniture expenditures aren’t on...
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My Favourite Christmas Memories : Group Post
I have been battling the flu since Saturday afternoon, and I am feeling so terrible I can barely use my computer while lying down. I apologize if I am away from the blog for an extended period of...
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November Budget Recap
November wasn’t a horrible month for my budget, but it also wasn’t amazing. Take a look at my budget : A few important notes : I’m really happy we ended up saving on groceries this month. We spent...
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The Cost of Tailgating
I know I disappeared from the blog for almost a week, but it’s been a very, very busy week here. This weekend it was my boyfriend’s birthday so we went to visit his family all weekend, then went to a...
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Saturday Spending Update
This week we had a Christmas party every single night to host at work. It’s been a lot of fun but my sleep schedule is definitely suffering. Tonight I’m going to my boyfriend’s work Christmas party...
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How We Lowered Our Grocery Bills
In the month of November we had our lowest budgeted month for groceries yet. We paid approximately $250 for two people’s groceries for the entire month, which isn’t too bad at all! I’d be happy to...
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