Monthly Archives: February 2012

February 2012 Networth and Goal Recap

February Expenses Over budget – Epic FAIL Groceries  – I’ve been cooking a lot and have even had a few friends over, instead of going out to eat. Clothing – I bought a pair of winter boots, 2 pairs of … Continue reading

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Tagged …and a Profile Picture :)

For those of you who read my blog via reader, I’ve recently made a small change to blog, including tweaking the background image and added (gasp!) a profile animated image of me (via Yahoo!).   I was really exciting, and have … Continue reading

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My Job Analysis

Special shout out to Shopping to Saving for posting this job analysis up! Truth be told, I’ve been thinking about this for a while, in a random-rant-kinda-way.  Like most people, I have my good days and my bad days at … Continue reading

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Reflection on: The Role of Appearances in Women

Image via This week’s of TLC’s What Not to Wear episode was on the lovely Beryl of NYC really resonated with me and stirred up a lot of emotions and reflections for me. To say that I was a little … Continue reading

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Link Love (powered by the Grammys)

I’m not a huge fan of watching award shows, but I just can’t help and ogle at the celebrities all glammed up on the red carpet. My favourite look was Jessie J and Gwenyth Paltrow, and least favourite was Fergie. … Continue reading

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Horror Story: Refusing RRSP Employee Matching aka Free Money

Image via My Dad One of the most outrageous stories, I’ve heard was from my dad. Even though my dad is an immigrant and English is not his first language, boy, can he navigate his way around tax documents well. … Continue reading

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Happy Valentine’s Day

Image via Isn’t this the sweetest thing? Wishing all my readers a wonderful an amazing Singles Awareness Valentine’s Day.  No matter what you are doing, I hope that you can be silly around with the people in your life – … Continue reading

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A Friendship I Let Go

Image via This post was inspired by My Money My Life’s post on Toxic Friendships. The Wedding I was a part of my high school friend’s wedding. We were good friends in high school, but lost touch in university. But … Continue reading

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My Experience Buying “pre-owned” from Kijiji

In my January Recap, I mentioned that I bought my new-to-me winter jacket from Kijiji. Kijiji is an online classified website similar to Craigslist where people can list items to sell. The last time I bought something off Craigslist/Kijiji was … Continue reading

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February 2012 Budget and Goals

Image via February Budget Better late than never right?  Seeing that I already dropped $500 bucks this weekend.  Eeeeks!  Can I make it through the rest of February? February Goals Update my resume – I haven’t done this since I … Continue reading

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