James and I typically like to keep things pretty tidy, have discovered a new way to keep things ship shape.
Now I already subscribe to the minimalist school, having less stuff means having less stuff lying all over the place making it untidy. But certain things you might have considered essentials?
Take a dish rack, for [...]
The thing that has been occupying my mind the most is housing. It’s really not the first priority (that would be getting visas) but I’ve started spending ridiculous amounts of time combing through housing ads. Here are some things British housing ads feature that Canadian ones generally do not:
rents are generally listed weekly; the monthly [...]
As you may or may not know, studying and/or working in another country involves getting a visa. I need a student visa, and my husband comes along as my dependent - odd, since *I* won’t be making any money, and his official job description is now Sugar Daddy. In any case, the British [...]
I am not afraid to admit that I’m a huge tightwad. I really dislike spending money, and saving is really important to me. There are a few reasons for this, but I can boil it down to two.
1. I want to be financially secure and comfortable. Save as much as you can while you have [...]
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Today I was telling James about this stupid promotion I saw at Mantique. You can join their “club” for $50 a year and get 10% off your purchases. It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that the break-even point, so to speak, is $500 (and then it’s not like you broke even, [...]
Today I am going to mail my last student loan payment. This will make me debt-free. LOVE!
I am eating some veggie curry I made, and it is STUPID hot.
I’m sitting here looking at my credit card statement, trying to figure out what this $11.95 charge is with a description of a bunch of random letters and numbers. NCIC ########## BC 800-5959694 TX? What the hell is that? It took me a few minutes to notice that ########## is James’ phone [...]
but not FOR work. For myself! I am taking advantage of having nothing to do, and spending the afternoon setting goals. Mostly financial. Right now I’m just jotting them down willy-nilly, then I’ll sort them into personal/financial/career/etc. and micro, short, medium or long term. Once I have that I’ll go [...]
Monday, December 18, 2006
Both fine cultures, known for their, uhh…. thriftiness? Tight-fistedness? BEING A CHEAPARSE?? James and I met at our favourite coffee shop, and they have a sign that says “Bring a handmade Christmas tree ornament, get a free coffee!” Free stuff eh? I brought a handmade ornament. I don’t even [...]
My pockets are now lined with another $932.68. w00t!