10 Essential Tips for Getting Out of Debt
$1 Million by 40
Goal: $1,000,000
Start: $0
Current: $146,841.31
146,841/1,000,000
It Wasn’t As Bad As It Seemed
I mentioned how far behind we were in updating the budget due to all the Olympic coverage we were watching on the donated TV from Opal. Yesterday I got my chance to catch up. I thought I’d have a massive … Continue reading
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Olympics Coverage Stops Budget Tracking
Olympics coverage, only happens once every two years. Maybe it’s having the Olympics in Canada. Maybe it is the excitement of watching Canadians play. Whatever it is, it is interfering with our ability to sit down and enter numbers into … Continue reading
Bonus Tax
Well I look at my pay stub this morning for my pay check on the 19th. Once again I’m going to highlight that I hate taxes. I’ll be bringing home a lot more than I normally do, however with taxes … Continue reading
Budget News
Well we’ve managed to screw up our budget once again. A week has passed since I last updated it and this time it wasn’t pretty. On the weekend we spent some money on new pillows and sheets for our bed, combined … Continue reading
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January 2010 – Monthly Wrap Up
Once again here are the numbers and where we stand: Net Worth at End of Month: $87,498.91 Net Worth Change: $3,856.76 Working Income for the Month: $3,521.41* Over Runs in Budget: 1 Amount of Over Runs: $19.84 Total Remaining Debt: … Continue reading
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…And Then It Rained Money
It rained on Monday. Then it snowed. Then it rained some more. During this downpour of H2O, my wife and I made two visits to the bank. we of course had only planned one visit. I’m going to describe my day … Continue reading
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February’s Budget – Responses
Last Thursday, I posted my budget. For those of you that don’t wish to go hunting through my blog to find the information I’m talking about. I’m going to do it again. Here is my budget, as posted on last … Continue reading
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February’s Budget – Not The Best
Well it is time for me to admit that I really need to bring in more cash during these leaner first few months of the year. With EI and CPP being deducted again my pay is lower that what it … Continue reading
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The Funny Money Express – The Decision
Day one of this topic I tried to explain what it was that I was trying to do. Day two, I realized that I needed to clarify this idea. Today I’m going to talk about the decision that I made … Continue reading
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The Funny Money Express – Part 2
It would seem clear to anyone reading my blog post yesterday that I have gift for not making much sense. Most of the people who commented looked at the idea and then had to try to explain it back to see if … Continue reading
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The Funny Money Express
I’m generally just a little nuts. What I’m about to describe here is very risky and I don’t recommend it for everyone. I feel it is important to state that before I detail how I’m going to pay off our … Continue reading
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Still Planning a Honeymoon
Well last week I got the most comments when I stated that come December of this year, we are jetting off to sunny Bermuda and we are flopping down on the beaches there for 3 weeks. I’d like to discuss … Continue reading
Building up for a Honeymoon
When my wife and I got married, we took a road trip as our honey moon. Basically we got on Hwy 11 and Hwy 17 and travelled to Thunder Bay and Dryden. We went there so that I could sit … Continue reading
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2009 – Yearly Wrap Up
I’m hoping that by showing some numbers this will be an interesting post. The last thing I’m looking for is an accounting post. Anyways, how about we start with some of the numbers and go from there? Liquid Net Worth … Continue reading
December 2009 – Monthly Wrap Up
Well, This time the Wrap up is right on schedule. Here are the numbers: Net Worth at End of Month: $83,642.15 Net Worth Change: $5,976.74 Working Income for the Month: $5,082.46 Over Runs in Budget: 0 Amount of Over Runs: … Continue reading
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Looking Back: The Good and the Bad
Today I want to look back on the past year financially and look at some of the good things that happened to us and some of the bad. I’d like to highlight some of our successes and point out where … Continue reading
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The Christmas Shopping
Our plan this year was to put $50 aside each month till December hit and then go and buy everyone Christmas presents that are on our list. Our list was rather long, as we have 4 sides to our family to … Continue reading
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Ignoring a Problem
I ignored the issues with the car. It is still not repaired. When you ignore issues they grow in magnitude. Debt is like this. If you ignore it, it doesn’t go away it just grows bigger and bigger. It’s the … Continue reading
The Decision Has Been Made
Last week I talked about the amount of money we were throwing towards debt. I had mentioned that I wanted to reduce the amount and have some more fun. In the end my wife and I made the decision to … Continue reading
Weekly Wrap Up
Today I start a new friday series. Each and every friday I’ll try to share with my readers some of the more interesting posts I’ve seen on the web in the world of personal finance. I’ll also try to clarify … Continue reading
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