In an attempt to declutter and become more of a conscious consumer, I started saving all my empties in the last half of last year. This has made me more aware of how much I was using and how fast- I don’t feel that I wasted anything, but it did act as a reminder to … More A Year of Empties- 2016
Today marks the end of the first month of 2017! How is everyone feeling? Are you feeling accomplished or do you feel like you want to start all over? This is my favourite thing about having a difference challenge every month! Just when you get tired of doing one thing, you get to switch it … More January Challenge Recap
I celebrated my 26th birthday this past week. Since my birthday fell on the tuesday, I basically had a whole week of festivities. I started my birthday off with a free Starbucks Caramel Macchiato and a sprinkled Krispy Kreme donut. Tuesday evening my best friend brought over sushi burritos !! SOO yummy! And we had … More My 26th Birthday- Brunch in the City
Last March my then fiancée, now husband and I purchased a pre-construction house from a builder. Dreaming of a house of our own, we weighted the pros and cons, deliberated, talked to others and decided that this was the right decisions for us. The house came with a thick contract, over a year wait and … More Dealing with Disappointing News
One of the easiest ways to reduce stress is to stay organized. Whether it’s your daily life, your finances or your meals, having a plan to deal with the chaos helps to stay on track. Over the summer I came across the Bullet Journal method of journaling and organizing an agenda. The author and developer of … More How I Stay Organized
I don’t even know where to begin…so I’m going to keep this short. It’s been a whole year since I wrote last and some time before that post as well… I have been thinking about the blog the whole time. I want to get back here and progress my blog in whatever direction it takes, … More Let me Start all Over
I’ve been off in my little offline world for a few months. Lots happened… than lots slowed down. Life wise- things have been exciting. Money wise- not much has been going on. But then again, money affects a lot of things, so that’s not completely true. So to update on my life; some exciting things … More It’s Been a While…
I got charged interest on my credit card…. Oooops. I messed up the due date and got charged interest. #financialconfession Do you guys have any financial mishaps that have happened lately? -R.
Such nice surprise when I got a notification that Saving Without Scrimping nominated me for the Libster Award. The Liebster Award is a small blogger award that gets passed around to recognize smallish or newish blogs that deserve to be recognized. The rules are: 1. Link back to the person who nominated you. 2. Answer the questions … More Happy Friday! I got nominated for a Libster Award!
Hope all my Canadian friends had a nice and relaxing long weekend! One thing I changed this month in my budget is basing my actual percentages on my actual income, not my budgeted income amount. This amount isn’t much higher, a few dollars most months, but includes things like any interest earned, gifted money or … More July Actuals and August Hopes
Red Lipstick, Black Budget 