2013 Budget Planning

It's the time of the year where I get to do one of my favorite things - make the 2013 Budget!  I know...what a geek!  But what did you expect on a personal finance blog?! I started by reviewing our spending habits in 2012 - the summary is below:  Variable Spending The image on...

Updated Tracking Bars

Just a note that I've updated my Mortgage, Ford Escape and Christmas tracking bars. We actually own 2% of our house!!  Somehow that's more exciting that owning 22% of our vehicl...

Bringing Chemo to our Community

Today's post diverges from the typical. Today I'm asking for a favor. Through the AVIVA Community Fund, my little hometown is trying to win a competition that would bring funding for trained medical staff to visit our community twice per month to enable them to provide cancer related treatment/services to those in need.  Currently, there are no qualified professionals in Golden, BC to provide...