05 Jun 2013 6 Comments
Remember last month when external influences were telling us to eat out more? Boy, we sure did! I was a bit nervous doing up the numbers as I knew it was pretty bad. Check it out below. The following is my combined expected and actual household expenses for the month of May. Fixed Expenses Expected [...]
by Vicky in Level 1: Cash Flow, Personal Finance, Spending Plan updates
21 May 2013 2 Comments
I debated whether or not to do an April update as I haven’t made any moves yet, but figured they could at least see how well the market has been performing recently. Unfortunately. I do like a sale! They have received their notice of assessment after completing their taxes for the year, which shows how [...]
by Vicky in Case Study 2, Level 4: Investing
18 May 2013 4 Comments
The May long weekend in Calgary is notorious for being COLD. So hats off to those who are heading out camping this weekend, as the fire ban will keep things nice and brisk for everyone! Check out the posts I enjoyed this week: 1. Mr. CBB had a post about “Working Towards a Debt Free [...]
by Vicky in Weekend Links
15 May 2013 4 Comments
I have two screener passes to the movie the Internship that is happening tomorrow (Thursday) night at Cineplex Odeon Theatres Westhills Cinemas in Calgary. Boy’s name is on the tickets, but I doubt that will be an issue. If you want it, just message me your email address and I can email the tickets over. [...]
by Vicky in Favourite products
11 May 2013 10 Comments
It is a common idea among the investing world where people will dump their stocks in May and then go away, resulting in prices in the stock market lowering in May. It’s almost the middle of the month and the market is still chugging along pretty nicely. Unfortunately. I am finally caught up and organized [...]
by Vicky in Personal Finance, Weekend Links
08 May 2013 4 Comments
April ended up being a decent month for us, although boy’s favourite thing to say these days is “we can afford it now.” For some reason, he seems to think that because I am back at a full-time job, my spending habits would automatically change overnight. Silly boy. AND there are some exterior influences that [...]
by Vicky in Level 1: Cash Flow, Personal Finance, Spending Plan updates
03 May 2013 12 Comments
Our first ultimate game was interesting; nothing like running in blowing snow to get your lungs pumping. Even with the weather, it was nice to get back into it. It’s been 3 weeks at the job and so far so good! I’m excited to go to work, they got me my own calculator so I [...]
by Vicky in Personal Finance, Weekend Links
01 May 2013 6 Comments
So after completing my taxes, I found myself with a bit of new RRSP contribution room. Thing is, it might make sense for me to wait until next year to contribute, as I will be earning a full year’s income instead of only 8 month as I will be this year. Decisions, decisions. I haven’t [...]
by Vicky in Level 4: Investing, Portfolio Updates
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