Where are the Jobs?

June 30, 2011 | Posted by Jason Drummond

On Tuesday I spoke about how I’d go about finding a job. I talked about the sheer amount of work it would take and the thousands of resumes I’d have to pepper the streets with in my hopes of landing … Continue reading →

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I Need a Job!

June 28, 2011 | Posted by Jason Drummond

Everyone has had that moment in their life when that thought crosses their mind. I need a job! What does it take to get a job? How much work and effort does it take to get hired these days? Maybe … Continue reading →

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Follow-Up Monday???

June 27, 2011 | Posted by Jason Drummond

Hello Everyone. The last Challenge Friday was to get our financial house back in order before Monday.I had left the budget alone for about a month. These things don’t fill themselves out and if I wanted to see where we … Continue reading →

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Challenge Fridays – Just for Me

June 24, 2011 | Posted by Jason Drummond

I’ve been working away at the budget, but there is still more work needed. I want to have the budget fully up to date by Monday, so this is just a weekend challenge. The challenge is simple get it finished … Continue reading →

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Wilbur’s Wallet – Helping Jason

June 22, 2011 | Posted by Jason Drummond

Sometimes help comes from an unlikely source. I’ve been trying to help Wilbur get a handle on his debt and get his finances under control. At the same time I haven’t been paying as much attention as I should to … Continue reading →

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What is the Plan?

June 21, 2011 | Posted by Jason Drummond

We know we have a budgeting problem. It might just be the motivation to get it done that is the major issue, but needless to say, we aren’t budgeting like we are supposed to. Where do we go from here? … Continue reading →

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Confessions of a Budgeter

June 20, 2011 | Posted by Jason Drummond

Maybe it is time I start to talk about this. I got into budgeting my life back when I wanted to get out of debt the first time. I then went so far as to continue budgeting well into getting … Continue reading →

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Wilbur’s Wallet – Meeting Mabel

June 15, 2011 | Posted by Jason Drummond

I’ve heard that Wilbur has been working away. I haven’t spoken to him recently due to work dragging me out to fix this or that on the days where I’d normally spend a minute or two speaking with my buddy. … Continue reading →

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Question Period – Me

June 14, 2011 | Posted by Jason Drummond

Yesterday I posed the question, where do I go from here? Getting out of debt was fun and exciting. Building up an emergency fund was also something that I could see grow. The big question was is this it? Am … Continue reading →

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Where to go?

June 13, 2011 | Posted by Jason Drummond

Where to go? I’m not asking about tips to a vacation hot spot. I’m asking about finances. We’ve been debt free for over a year now and we have built some wealth. But where do we go from here? Is … Continue reading →

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Question Period – Emergency Funds

June 7, 2011 | Posted by Jason Drummond

Everyone needs to define an emergency for themselves. Is an emergency just a job loss? If so what do you do when your car’s engine explodes into tiny pieces? Is an emergency just something that isn’t in the budget? What … Continue reading →

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Tax Freedom Day

June 6, 2011 | Posted by Jason Drummond

Today is Tax Freedom Day 2011. This is the day when the average family has earned enough money since the beginning of the year to pay all of their taxes for the entire year. It is not the day you … Continue reading →

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Canada Stop! – You Are Moving in the Wrong Direction

June 2, 2011 | Posted by Jason Drummond

Stop! Do not take another step forward. Haven’t you heard? We as Canadians are moving in the wrong direction. I’ve been telling people to take the plunge and work at getting out of debt. I’m serious. The quicker you start … Continue reading →

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Wilbur’s Wallet – Make a Sport of No

June 1, 2011 | Posted by Jason Drummond

Getting out of debt I think is easiest when you have two people who wish to get out of debt together. If you are single and working on this alone, it is just that, you have a feeling of being … Continue reading →

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