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
After the weekend
Who went out and spent extra money because it was a long weekend? Who went out and spent extra because it was a nice long weekend? I know I did. Our long weekend started on Thursday afternoon with a trip … Continue reading
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Wilbur’s Wallet – Vacation on Debt?
I really like Wilbur but sometimes I just don’t get the ideas he gets into his head. For example today he comes over and asks me about visiting Europe and seeing the world while he is still in debt. This … Continue reading
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Wilbur’s Wallet – The Price of a Vacation
Wilbur: Jason! There is no hiding now. The people want to know! What did your vacation cost? How much was it to lay out in the sun and soak up some winter rays? I want to hold you accountable to … Continue reading
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Travel Monday
We are heading home. I miss home. I miss my friends. I miss the Gail club friends we have. I actually miss my job. We have been gone for the past 3 weeks. This has been a vacation of a … Continue reading
The Vacation so far
The vacation is going great. We walked into Hamilton yesterday and enjoyed picking up some bus passes we needed and seeing a town completely quiet due to the holiday. Sure we were hit upon by some riff-raft for money but … Continue reading
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On Vacation – Finally
Yesterday, while everyone was reading about the question I’ve been sent. I was travelling with my wife to the island of Bermuda. We have started a vacation we had been planning for a long time. I first met my wife … Continue reading
Adding It All Up
I did state on Tuesday that the Montreal trip did come in under budget. The budget was $5,000. I never backed that claim up with some hard numbers. I also wasn’t called on it. The reason I didn’t post numbers … Continue reading
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Back At Home
We are finally back at home. I know I didn’t post yesterday, I was still in Montreal and getting ready to leave was more hectic then I thought it would be. Needless to say we made it home. I however, … Continue reading
Montreal, After The Train Ride.
We are nicely settled into Montreal, Yesterday we ate dinner at a restaurant called Zero8, which had a really cool concept. The Restaurant is based around the premise of not using any of the top 8 allergens, for example, milk … Continue reading
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The Purse Strings
It has been 2 years since I got married. When we first got married I brought a bunch of debt into the marriage. We had the goal of paying it off and making due however we had to with what … Continue reading
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The Land is Finally Done With
Yesterday we got the check and it is in the bank. We are finally done with the land. The cash is now in our pockets. in the end we got $12,140.91 from the sale of the land. I’m going to … Continue reading
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Heat Wave
This heat wave is really sapping my energy. We don’t have air conditioning and it is becoming unreal. The heat is affecting everything from my ability and drive to get stuff done at work, to my desire to actually keep … Continue reading
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Vacation Planning
I’m looking for advice today. I’m turning the tables around and instead of giving out advice I’m looking to get some. My wife and I are planning a summer trip to Montreal. Everything is working out great, except for the … Continue reading
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And the Grand Total Is…
Last week I spoke of our blow out weekend. We went to Niagara falls and had a really great weekend. We visited Tourist traps and ate out and had a great time having family come over. When I wrote about … Continue reading
Best $50 Spent
I mentioned on Monday that we had a blow out weekend. I’m still totalling up the results from that weekend. One thing I do know however, is that we spent just under $50 on some wax hands at Ripley’s believe … Continue reading
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A Blow Out Weekend
This past weekend we travelled to Niagara Falls. We spent a boat load of money. Of course this was all money we had budgeted for in our vacation fund. It was a really great weekend doing things we don’t normally … Continue reading
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Working Overtime
Maybe I’m trying to make up for last month, maybe this is just that time of year. Either way I worked 11.5 hours yesterday and I’m on track to work extra today and extra on Thursday. Working overtime is a … 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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