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Getting the finances back in order

February 25, 2009

Over the Christmas break and summer holidays I made a conscious effort to let go of some of the restrictions we place on ourselves during the rest of the year.  Schedules pretty much went out the window and, to a certain extent, so did any sort of budgeting. Now that the new year is well […]

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Side effects of saving

June 5, 2008

We have been watching our spending for a couple of months now. For the most part we have been doing a good job and sticking to our budget. In all, we’ve cut our spending by about $500 a month. We’ve managed to do that by stopping the impulsive purchases, becoming more efficient at grocery shopping, […]

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Budget Review for April/May

May 21, 2008

The Engineer was paid on the 15th, so on the weekend we sat down and reviewed our budget to see how we had fared. Overall, we did well. We made it through the month without a credit card. Woo Hoo! This is the first time in years that we have not relied on our cards […]

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