Category: finances
I think I’m in love with hot yoga. I mean, it’s only been four days since I started, so we are still in that “honeymoon phase” and maybe I’m willing to overlook hot yoga’s short comings, like how I have to get up at 5 a.m. to be there for the 6 a.m. practice, which […]
Beth can’t come to the blog right now because she’s in a sugar coma, having discovered a store in Surrey that sells vegetarian marshmallows. Let me repeat that: Beth found a store that sells freaking vegetarian freaking marsh- freaking -mallows!! For the uninitiated, you may want to read the blog posted entitled “The Tale of […]
So lately I’ve been reading a fair bit about the real estate market. As a kid, I was brought up to believe that when you grow up, you buy a house – after all, it makes more sense for the money you spend on housing to go into an asset you will own, as opposed […]
So, remember how I was looking for a no fee chequing account for paying off my students loans and it was a great big pain in the butt to find and eventually I decided to open up a President’s Choice Financial chequing account? Well, would you believe that ING Direct, with whom I already have […]
So, yeah, I’m still paying off those damn student loans. But student loans aren’t what I’m bitching about today. Today I’m bitching about the Royal Bank. As I’ve mentioned previously, I keep a separate bank account where a portion of my paycheque goes every month, which is used to make my student loan payments. I […]
So, we’ve all heard that buying coffee is one of the big ways that a lot of people blow huge amounts of money without even realizing it. Drink a coffee a day? If it’s simple $2 coffee, that’s $730 a year… and if it’s a $5 fru fru Starbucks drink, you’re talking $1,825 a year! […]
I just read on the blog of Wesabe, the free online financial management software I use, that they are closing down at the end of the month. Boo-urns! I’ve really liked using wesabe! It’s helped me create a budget and to keep track of my spending and saving. And now I’ve only got a month […]
Because I am a glutton for punishment, I filled out the “how much of a mortgage can you afford?” calculator on the Royal Bank’s website. This is what I got: So, the bank is willing to lend me somewhere between $68 and $71 to buy a home. I feel so honoured that they feel I […]
So, I’ve found a new place to live. I have to tell you I was ridiculously stressed out when I got the news that I had to move. Like stressed out enough that I couldn’t eat for two days ((well, I did have about three things to eat in those two days, but I had […]
So remember how I blogged about the house I live in getting sold and the new landlord said I could stay? Yeah, apparently not so much. The new landlord called tonight and said I have to get out. Sigh. Anyone know of any cheap places for rent in Vancouver? Oh yeah, and to add insult […]