travel, travel, travel

so....I have been travelling a lot! Sunday night I flew into Saskatoon and came home on Monday. This morning I flew into Fort McMurray and will go home tomorrow evening. Next weekend Jordan and I drive into BC for my grandmother's 75th birthday and then Monday/Tuesday I'll be in Burnaby for work....that...

House Update Wednesday

As of Tuesday September 20, 2011, the pluming is being done in your home today. A simple update, but a beautiful one! We probably won't be able to get inside to have any more pictures for a while, but here's one from last week that I don't think I shared...

Debt Update

So far so good in that we're sticking to the plan, as of today we're under $10,000 - here is the debt breakdown: This is what we have left for payments: You can see that Jordan and My credit card are now under their 1/3 balances and we're half way their for the joint credit card.  We've received...

House Update Wednesday

It has been a very exciting week for the house!  Last week they had started framing and so we've got some great photo's to share.  They finished the four walls on the main floor and the interior framing on the main floor on Saturday this week. Yesterday the builder got...

Wedding Budget

Two days before the wedding I lost my life. That's right, the little USB that I carry around with me everywhere - it's always in my purse, always.  and...I.Lost.It.  Thankfully my mom and my Maid of Honor helped keep my head on straight and we figured out who I owed money too and what the...

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House Update Wednesday

We went out to see how things were progressing over the weekend and were a bit sad to see that the fifth house in the row of five that they are currently constructing was being framed, but the others were not.  We did see however, a huge pile of lumber in the front and in the back of the house. I'm...

Little Things

As part of 'the plan' Jordan and are are going through recent credit card transactions as well as our checking accounts and looking for auto transactions that may be adding to the debt load with out us being fully aware.  In the last two weeks we've found and cancelled the following things: The...

Fish Tacos

My best friend and I have decided to get together once a week and cook dinner together. The only rule is that it is supposed to be something new and interesting and we'll try to rotate houses and who picks what we're making. Last week we made Fish Tacos - they were amazing! Here's the receipe: Recipe...

September Budget

...no surprises here: September is a three pay month for me which is giving our debt repayment plan a significant boost!  This month we'll see all three credit card balances dip below the 1/3 mark of their total available credit limits as well as see Jordan's nearly paid off. I...