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November 2012 Spending Recap

So this is about a week late, life has just been so busy and this month took a long time to reconcile. Honestly, it’s sort of a pain having to transfer money back and forth between the bf and I for...

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December 2012 Spending Recap

 And just like that it’s all over! Exams felt like they took forever, and then Christmas just happened so fast! So I have no idea why, but Money changed the colors of my pie charts… I haven’t decided...

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2012 Spending Recap

I’d say 2012 was a pretty good year. I learned a lot, made wonderful new friends, strengthened old relationships and I’d say I mad lots of financially responsible decisions. I’ve been tracking my...

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The 2013 Spending Plan

Last week I posted my 2012 re-cap and so I figured this week would be a great time to share with you my spending plan for 2013! I call it a spending plan because usually I find our circumstances things...

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January 2013 Spending Recap

I don’t know about you, but this month felt like it took FOREVER. Maybe it was the -43… Bills: So our electricity and heating bill was super high last month and I’m really not impressed with it. I have...

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When I want things

Sometimes, it’s hard being a student. You want things you can’t afford shouldn’t buy because you are too financially responsible for that. You need to live the frugal life because you still have 3...

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February 2013 Spending Recap

Hello March!  Ya, so this month was expensive. We paid for half our New York trip so my net worth is definitely going to go down. Automobile: Gas for la car Bank Charges: Stupid RBC charging me to move...

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I’ve made my first $100,000

I’ve started gathering all my things to do my tax return and I stumbled upon all my Notice of Assessments from the year I had my first job. I started adding up all of the income I’ve made in the past 4...

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Car Sharing: Car 2 Go

I really don’t want to buy a second car. Rather, I really don’t want the boyfriend to buy a car. Unfortunately, with me moving down to Calgary for work this summer it feels like it’s enievitble. I’ve...

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March 2013 Spending Re-Cap

Just like that another month has flown by. At this time next month I’ll be moving down to Calgary… gulp… it’s all happening so fast and I’m really just trying to enjoy every last bit of it. This month...

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First Quarter 2013

Is your time flying by as fast as mine is this year? I can’t believe the first quarter is over! A lot has happened so far this year and while not all of it has been great, I’m always trying to make the...

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April 2013 Spending Recap

Well you guys, April was a spendy month, like really spendy. Automobile: New license …. which still looks like a mug shot. Bills: Cable, Netflix, Heat, Water, Power etc. Clothing: New black flats...

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NYC 2013 Spending Recap

The post you have all been waiting for is finally here! We had so much fun in New York; you can read about part 1, part 2 & part 3 of our trip! We saw so many amazing things and I fell...

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The Birthday and the Bank Account

May 8th was my 22nd  birthday and while I was in Calgary for the actual day I still had tons of fun celebrating it. Maybe a little too much fun!  On my actual birthday (Wednesday) a couple of my...

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Budget Update: Semester 1

Even though May is drawing to close (seriously, where does the time go), and I’ve already done a first quarter update I almost think that for 2013 it’s more fitting to break my spending up into three...

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May 2013 Spending Re-cap

So this is what it feels like to have over $5,000 go through your bank account in a month – OMG! Clothing: Shoes, dress, skirt, belt, bow … I need to stop. Education: Had to pay for my co-op term!...

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How to: Utilize a cash windfall

Cash windfalls, who doesn’t love them? This past month I’ve been blessed with a huge cash windfall (one of the sources was a very generous tax return), thank goodness because a lot of it is floating me...

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Cell phone companies finally forced to get their act together

Last week an announcement was made that cell phone companies now have a few more rules to play by. It’s about time. Canada has the most expensive cell phone plans world wide: Source Seriously to get a...

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Why I Love Yelp

I’ve been Yelping for a couple years now and I’ve reviewed well over 350 places many in my home town but lots to the places I travel! Sometimes I have a friend ask why I bother reviewing places and I...

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Calgary Staycation

The first weekend in June my lovely boyfriend came to Calgary to visit me… and I think we ate our body weight in food. OMG IT WAS SOO GOOD. It was basically like we were on vacation for a weekend...

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