2009 Archive

  • Keeping my “Eating Out” monster in check

    Tweet I actually don’t enjoy eating out. I’ve done it so much as a consultant when I was on contracts, that the idea of going to a restaurant every breakfast, lunch and dinner makes me slightly nauseous. See, as a consultant, you end up excitedly […]

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  • New Years’ Resolution(s): Past, Current and Future

    Tweet Merry Christmas!! I thought it’d be a fun exercise to review my resolutions. I’ve found that the top resolutions people make usually center around: losing weight getting out of debt quitting a bad habit (smoking/drinking) enjoying life more As I don’t really have a […]

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  • Unemployment rates over the past year or so: August 2009 – September 2010

    Tweet FOR THE UNITED STATES Is it wrong for me to quickly mention how pretty this graph is? I know it’s dealing with unemployment (boo!), but they did a great job. Via Flowing Data AS FOR CANADIAN DATA This just released on The Globe & […]

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  • The Fabulously Broke in the City Year 2009 in Review – $55,516

    Tweet THE DECEMBER 2009 BUDGET The last one for 2009. BF is slow in getting me the numbers for groceries and utilities, so I overestimated them just to be sure. I spent under $1000 this month with around $48 to spare. A real improvement from […]

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  • September 2009: Budget End

    Tweet I won’t post my budget for each month any longer. I’ll just post at the end with what I spent. While I still keep track of all my expenses & budget, I find that once I put the money aside for my fixed expenses, […]

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