Last night I found out that our economy sucks, and I don't mean hypothetically (as I previously thought), I mean it's in the crapper. When I was 15 I bought a $1000 GIC at 3.5% interest. YOU CANT FIND THAT RATE AT ANY BANK ANYWHERE ANYMORE let alone the 5% interest you NEED to make a dent in retirement savings ( Read more... )

Turns out I was wrong and right, kinda shorta... While spending within the budget wasn't the issue, I had some problems with figuring out what came out of where; Does new cork material for my school wall count as 'fun' or is it 'misc' or is it 'entertainment'? Because of this confusion I've downsized to two jars (deviating from Gail's plan) to 1. ( Read more... )

Gail Vaz-Oxlade (of Princess, and Till Debt Due Us Part) has inspired me to take a good long look at everything expense-wise and savings.

If you're not familiar with her shows, Gail's plan is that you find out how much money you make, deduct everything you HAVE to pay (rent, insurance, etc) and divide what's left according to your personal spending ( Read more... )

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