New House - Not Yet

So unfortunately, Jordan and I had to let the house go that we had put an offer on.  The list was for $250,000 which was our offer but to get the house where it needed to be would have been about $90,000 in renovations (with a LOT of sweat equity).  After doing an appraisal, we found out that it would only add about $20,000 worth of market value.   We didn't think it would be 100%...

Spend Report Update

It's been a few months since I've posted a spend report update - mostly because there was a new line item 'baby' which we weren't quite ready to share yet. Now that we have, I can get back to posting these regularly. Gas is fluctuating quite a bit right now, because either Jordan or I are driving...

Other Monies on Leave

Yesterday when looking at our income while on Maternity Leave, I mentioned that I'll also be eligible to apply for the Canada Child Benefits which include: Canada Child Tax Benefit (CCTB) Universal Child Care Benefit (UCCB) GST/HST credit, and Any other applicable provincial programs. Due to income restrictions, Jordan and I will only be eligible for the National UCCB ($100/month).  We are...

Income on Leave

In the last few months I've gone through countless iterations of our budgets for when I'm on maternity leave, for the new house, for carrying both mortgages for short time until our Alberta house sells....sooooo many budgets. Before I delve into the current one, I thought I would share our income situation. With Jordan's new job in BC, he got a bit of a raise.  Of course income taxes, benefit...

More News!

So not only are Jordan and I expecting a baby, we're also moving! We've had an offer accepted on a little 1960's bungalow in my home town and are just working through financing, a renovations budget, insurance, etc. before we waive conditions.  We're going to be selling our home here in Alberta,...

Big News!

Those moccasins aren't for the dogs... Jordan and I have been keeping our lips zipped about this for a while, but now that we're at the halfway mark we wanted to share with you all that we're joining the ranks of personal finance bloggers with a ba...