The final quarter of 2023 was met with more illnesses, as was standard for us through 2023. We were hit with sinus infections, strep throat and regular old colds. Thankfully we enjoyed a healthy Christmas break. We did get out for one road trip to visit family but other than that we stayed close to… Continue reading Oct, Nov, Dec 2023
Today is Monday. I was laid off on Thursday morning. I have never been laid off before. What a way to start the year. The company I was working for had not been doing well financially so I was definitely concerned about my position and had started applying for jobs prior to the holidays. There… Continue reading Laid Off
September was fairly uneventful. We returned to our home at the end of August after being evacuated due to a wildfire. The skies were still smokey so we didn’t get out a whole lot. September should have been more expensive as we had a roadtrip vacation booked, but we cancelled at the last minute due… Continue reading September 2023 Recap
It’s November, and I’m just writing about August now. Truthfully the last few months (August in particular) have been challenging and I haven’t wanted to look back on it in much detail. In mid-August we were evacuated from our home due to a nearby wildfire. We were supposed to be going on a short roadtrip… Continue reading August 2023 Recap
We’re definitely in Summer mode now (as you’ll see from our alcohol spend). July was fairly eventful. We made two road trips to the City to see family and we bought a new car. I’ll post about that later. We made a decent-sized down payment on the car but I did not include that in… Continue reading July 2023 Recap
June was fairly uneventful. We stayed closed to home, had some visitors over and got into Summer mode. Financially it was also fairly uneventful. We did have an awful property tax bill but other than that it was pretty status quo. How did we spend our $$… House Stuff – $3,214: This category includes anything… Continue reading June 2023 Recap
As I mentioned in my last post, we basically spent the first couple of months of my return to work from Maternity Leave sick. Daycare is a real bitch for that. However, aside from an aggressive stomach flu at the beginning of May (my 2nd one in 3 weeks) that ripped through our family and… Continue reading May 2023 Recap
The last few months have been hectic. We went on a vacation to California at the end of February before my Maternity leave ended. My parents snowbird so we stayed with them except for a couple of nights when we stayed in a Hotel in a different city. The kid started daycare in mid-March and… Continue reading Feb, Mar, Apr 2023 Recap
I can’t believe it’s 2023. There is less than two months remaining before I head back to work. I am excited to start making money again but also nervous for our new routine of taking Baby to daycare. We are fortunate we found daycare for her as it is a nightmare finding daycare in our… Continue reading Jan 2023 Recap
Canadians have the worst cell phone plans. Seriously – it’s terrible. When we lived in the US, I think we paid $50 each for unlimited EVERYTHING. Unlimited data, talk, text, and the best part is that we could use our phone while we were in Canada or Mexico just like we did at home with… Continue reading PSA: Check in on your Phone Plans!
