Off the top of my head, this is how I see how this year went.
Am not going to bore you with details.
Just the main bits.
January-June:
- Commuted 24 hours a week. (12 hours for work and 10 hours on the weekend to see BF).
- Moved back in with parents and paid rent + bought own food as to not be a parasite.
- Sold as much as I could on FB Closet (5o% of my closet sold) and raised around $1000 total which went straight into debt, save for 15% which I donated to the Canadian Cancer Society.
July:
- Completely and finally cleared my Canada Student Loans ($30,000).
- Started to get annoyed with company I was working for and their stupidity.
- Started talking with BF about moving to Dallas, Texas.
- Continued crazy commute of 24 hours a week.
August:
- Continued crazy commute of 24 hours a week.
- Had enough of company.
- Quit job in a spectacular huff to teach them a lesson.
- Started my own company, reading all the documents in French with BF’s help.
- Secured a contract that lasted until November, which helped build up my fat EF fund, cover Savings and Living expenses for the next while.
September-October:
- Failed first driving test because of nervousness.
- Had bought a car prematurely in anticipation of being able to drive it and avoid public transportation. Oops.
- Traveled the entire month on business which put a strain on me and on BF.
- Made some mad money. Kind of went by in a blur.
November:
- Cleared the last $15,000 of my student debt. Officially debt free.
- Mad more mad money. Worked insane amounts of time and almost burned out, got really tired, cranky.
- Invested $4000 into retirement fund just to make my TD fund hit over $10,000 just so I don’t have to pay an annual fee any more.
- Got my driver’s license. WOO HOO! I can drive now! Drove for a week and loved it.
December:
- Took the month off.
- Spent the month writing about 3 months worth of scheduled posts for the blog. Yes, I have posts all the way up into March 2009.
- Became enamored with “Privileged”. How? Why? I’m bored. Their outfits are cute.
- Started cooking more and became obsessed with tomatillos. Did you know they’re delish with Thai curries?
- Got yelled at by my family. WTF? Okay, turning the other cheek for 2009.
Just a girl trying to find a balance between being a Shopaholic and a Saver.
I cleared $60,000 in 18 months earning $65,000 gross/year.
Now I am self-employed, and you can read more about 
Love it! It gives me hope for the future…
Tomatillos are fantastic. I adore them. I’ve never put them in a curry before though. I’m going to have to try that.
wow.. you had a great year.. another great year ahead.. happy new year!
hmmm you just gave me an ideo.. i’m going to post someting like this too. ^_^
Congratulations on being debt free – and Happy New Year!