11/26/2009

Bi-Weekly Budget - Tomorrow is Payday

I got my paystub this morning for tomorrow's pay, so I thought I would post my bi-weekly budget.



My current balance is a little higher then usual as I transfered over the rest of my Christmas fund into my main account to pay my mom back from some shopping she helped me out with.  I also have a little bit of extra income this month from my recent participation with a research panel.


  • RRSP/Emerg/Clothes fund are as per usual.  
  • Yes I know, bank fees suck -
    • I'm in the middle of fighting with my bank about them - once it's sorted, I'll do a post and let you know how it goes.
  • I have an extra RRSP deposit this month so that I can reach my 2009, $3,000 goal
  • I've been trying to get a hold of my horse board guy to confirm December's amount, but I haven't heard back yet - so I'm defaulting to the max
  • Student loans and joint account - as per usual
  • I bumped transportation a bit b/c we are heading to BC this weekend; however entertainment/other is down a little
    • After a few comments from FrugalDreamer about her thoughts that my allotment of $150 was too much - i thought I'd see how it would go
  • Misc. item's on my credit card are also being paid back
    • I bought both of my scores and Jordan's as well (I wanted to know what it was, so I volunteered to pay for it)
    • It's Christmas, so I elect to put 'other' instead of get into specific details on the final entry

So that leaves me with a little more then $110 left over.

Let's see how it goes.

10 comments:

  1. $110.. what is the plan with that money? I'd say pay off debt!

    anyways, I can't wait to hear what you have to say about the bank fees I've just rolled over and accepted that I can't get rid of them, so I might as well keep part of my emergency fund there to have them waived.

    regards,

    Jason

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  2. The budget looks really good Jessie!!

    What is the difference with the ones that are color coded green? I've tried to piece it together but I have had too much Thanksgiving wine this evening. =)

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  3. Jessie,

    Don't worry about what Frugal Dreamer says about how much you spend for entertainment. You have a job. She doesn't. (Delivering papers doesn't count as a 'real' job either - I used to do that when I was eleven years old)

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  4. @ Jason - due to travelling around Christmas, I didn't want to budget out the extra $110, just in case - but if I don't wind up using it, it'll go to debt for sure!

    @SS4BC - Thanks!! The ones that I highlighted in green I have set up an automatic transaction for pay day. I do that so I don't' accidently pay it twice. (ex. I wrote my mom the cheque a few weeks ago, I highlighted it so I didn't forget that money was already technically gone).

    @Anon - While I appreciate the support, I did think Frugal's comment was worth considering. The best way to do that, is to adjust my spending categories for a couple of weeks. I also think that any work counts as a 'real' job, if your getting paid for it - it's great that her and her guy have found a way to pull in some extra cash.

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  5. Hey Jessie, thanks for that!

    And Anon - I wasn't trying to tell Jessie how to spend her money, I was simply saying that I personally thought that $300 was a lot. If she feels that $300 suits her lifestyle then that's great! Everyone is different. Sorry that you didn't realize that.

    And what do you consider a real job? There are about 30 ADULTS (I think H and I are the youngest) who deliver newspapers at night. It's not the same daily paper you had when you were eleven. I got laid off and we are delivering papers to supplement our income. What's the big deal?

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  6. Hi Anonymous - how is delivering papers not a 'real' job? Isn't any job where you can legitimately make money, considered a 'real' job? I think delivering papers is very resourceful of her, and it's probably something I would consider if I had been laid off too. Great way to make extra money and bond with your partner.

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  7. Wow... that was really rude of Anon...

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  8. Blog drama!!!

    *sits back with some popcorn*

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  9. LOL Ginger!

    Oh Anon.

    Definition of 'job':

    1. A regular activity performed in exchange for payment, especially as one's trade, occupation, or profession.
    2. A position in which one is employed.

    http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Job

    So uh, yeah.

    BOOYA.

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  10. Gotta love trolls who try to stir the pot!

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