House Update Wednesday

 Gah!  This is the first week where nothing has changed....waiting is hard.   Tuesday's Update: Construction is still waiting on the city to complete their inspection on the back fill.  They are planning to commence framing within the week; however, if it continues to keep raining...

New Book!

On a side note... I'm reading this book, and it's amazing! The H...

Honey Moon Spending

This picture is like straight out of a postcard stand...but we actually took it with our new fancy camera. Jordan and I planned on spending about $3,000 while in Vegas (not including our flights)....here's how we did: The shows category includes tickets to see the Blue Man Group, Penn & Teller...

Credit Card Spending Check In

As part of our 'the plan', our credit card budget for the month of August is $500 for gas and groceries.  This is just a quick check in to see how we're doing: It's August 29th and we're at $543.47...oops.  We made it so so so close!  The budget for August was a bit of a  guess,...

Debt Update

As of today (Jordan's pay day) we have made our last large payment for the month of August towards our debt and have so far only used our credit cards for gas and groceries as we committed.  I know it's only been a week...maybe less, but I think it's a win! I've made a couple of slight adjustments...

House Update Wednesday

Every Tuesday Jordan and I receive an email with an update to the progress of our new home, I've decided that each Wednesday I'll do a post update you on what's going on. So far the property was excavated and our foundation was poured here's a picture from this past weekend: Update: Currently, your...

Downsizing

Part of our plan to prepare to take possession of our new home is based on financial goals, the other part of that plan is to downsize significantly.  We have accumulated a lot of 'stuff' in the last four years in our rental.  Some our own, some past roommates items that have been left behind....

'the plan'

If you missed our omission of debt guilt, check out Friday's post...it's a doozy. Here's 'the plan' to get out of the $18,860 debt hole that we're in. 1. Stop using Credit for 'entertainment' Jordan and I agreed on step one before the wedding.  2. Get all balances below 30% of available credit. This...

CC Debt

We owe.... $18,860...combined on three credit cards don't judge us..... okay, maybe judge for a minute. it's okay, i'll wait... http://www.worldquest.org/?p=2218 okay...enough judgement. Come on, we just bought a car, adopted a dog, got married and had a honeymoon. (excuses, excuses....we...

July Spend Report

July was an irregular spend month because we were so wedding focused I think - there were a lot of trips into BC so our gas expenditure was higher than normal.  We did well on groceries and eating out - so that's a big win! Interest and our credit cards annual fee kicked our buts on banking fees...

We're Back!

...and there is so much catching up to do! We got in about 1:30am on Monday night (or I suppose Tuesday morning) - the next day I made the three hour drive to my home town to pick up Aries (our giant puppy) from the kennel and Jordan stayed in Calgary to unpack.  I didn't get back until 10pm last night - needless to say (but I'll say it anyways) - we're both so tired! Jordan's back to work...

How to share chores, Spousonomics style

While Jordan and I are honeymooning in Vegas, I've asked a few of my favorite bloggers to help me out by writing a few guests posts.  Obsessive Compulsive Daniela, a 20 something Canadian blogger, has written two - thank's again Daniela!  Tims Stobbs from Canadian Dream recently reviewed Spousonomics: Using Economics To Master Love, Marriage, And Dirty Dishes by...

Top Posts of all Time

While Jordan and I are honeymooning in Vegas, feel free to enjoy my tops posts of all time: New Home Purchase Budget Budgeting for a Mortgage CPP & EI - Do you max out? Mortgage Help Favorite PF Blogs We're Engaged! Wedding Bar Help! Building our House - Upgrade...

Mirrored Rules Of Personal Finance

While Jordan and I are honeymooning in Vegas, I've asked a few of my favorite bloggers to help me out by writing a few guests posts. This is a guest post by Rafiki. He is a 20-something blogger from the island of Barbados.  He writes on personal development and finance at Upendlife. When I first began my personal finance journey I learnt a rule which would go on to become my golden personal finance...

Marriage - What Does it Mean to You?

While Jordan and I are honeymooning in Vegas, I've asked a few of my favorite bloggers to help me out by writing a few guests posts.This is a guest post by eemusings. She lives in New Zealand and blogs about personal finance, career, relationships, food and 20-something life in general at Musings of an Abstract Aucklander. With Jessie and Jordan off celebrating their newlywed status, I thought I'd...

Etiquette on Returning Gifts for Cancelled Weddings

While Jordan and I are honeymooning in Vegas, I've asked a few of my favorite bloggers to help me out by writing a few guests posts.  The first comes to us from Obsessive Compulsive Daniela, a 20 something Canadian blogger. This past spring I received two wedding invitations from girlfriends. I used to be super tight with both of them, but due to physical distance, busy schedules, and a bit...

VEGAS BABY

Today my HUSBAND and I are heading to Las Vegas for a week to celebrate!!&nbs...

Happy Wedding to Us!

We're getting married....TODAY!!! ...

Jordan's Raise

Most of you know that in mid June Jordan was advised of a career advancement opportunity and was promoted during the first week of July.  His second pay in July showed his full pay increase.  I asked Jordan to send me his paystub so I could work out his new gross pay. They had told Jordan that he would receive between $200-300/month increase in salary (don't ask why they talk like that,...

Upgraded

I haven't written much about it because I've been trying to stay calm - but as of July 27 we hadn't received Jordan's wedding band yet.  It was weeks and weeks late when it arrived on July 28th - but when it arrived....it was too small. I got the call at work from the sales consultant who realized...

Getting Handy

Recently we had a dryer malfunction....not so good anytime but especially in the weeks leading up to a wedding (*eek).  Most of you know that we rent, so it should be easy right?  Just call the landlord and they'll get it sorted out. Not so easy when we have a secret...a big secret: Given...

August Monthly Budget

August's monthly budget is pretty simple - with a MEGA credit card payment.  Take that BMO!   When we get back from our Honeymoon we're going to evaluate the debt load and the allowances may disappear for a while - we're planning on taking from September to November to nail our...

Heritage Day

Happy Heritage Day! Heritage Day is celebrated in Alberta on the first Monday of August each year. Although it is not a statutory holiday, many Canadians in Alberta use this day as an optional holiday to celebrate the province’s herita...