Satellite Radio

I've had Sirius satellite radio for a longggg time. My dad actually first got a family plan, and both my brother and I, himself and my mom all radios for Christmas one year when I was still in college.  It was one of my favorite gifts as I spent so many weekends driving back and forth between Alberta and BC. I didn't actually realize until several years later that there was an annual subscription...

July Spend Report

I was going back through the last few months of (few) blog posts, and realized I missed posting my July spend update. So, here it is. Our July spend, plus the average for so far this year. July is always a bit more expensive for us because there are a lot of birthdays (mine, my mom's & Jordan's...

Photography

When Jordan and I were planning our wedding, I knew I wanted a photographer. I didn't want to go bankrupt over one, but I wanted someone who's job it was to catch all the moments I wouldn't see that day. I had some people tell me I wasn't spending enough, and others tell me that their favorite photos...

Priorities

People are very quick to tell you that babies don't have to cost a lot of money.  That we, as a population, spend far more then is actually necessary. To be fair, by people, I mean people who are 20-40 years older than me - at least those are the ones in my life who generally make the comment; I'm sure others have other experiences. The first time my grandmother said it to me, I responded with...

Time is Flying By

Wow...how is time moving by sooo quickly right now. Today, I'm 31 weeks pregnant - so anywhere from 6-11 weeks left (ish) before baby arrives.  I only have four more weeks left of work before I start my scheduled vacation, which will convert to maternity leave once baby shows up.  Four more weeks, and I head to BC to join my husband and actually live together again! Wow. I'm pretty e...

EI & CPP

Today's a great day guys! We get our paystubs today for tomorrow's payday and I've maxed out my CPP and EI contributions for the year - which means each pay going forward will be an extra $200. Woohoo! For any non-Canadians... CPP is the Canadian Pension Plan .  It's required for employees and employers to contribute a fixed amount about to a maximum each year.  Once you retire, you...