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Intentional Spending – September

On September 18, 2017 By valentinabrenniIn Financial, Intentional Spending1 Comment

I've realised it's been a long time since I've put money into the mortgage. I've been putting money into my savings account every month but not so much the mortgage. I've been lucky that my fiance has been working a lot of overtime so he's been putting in enough to cover both our share and …

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August Intentional Spending – Wrap Up

On September 15, 2017 By valentinabrenniIn Intentional Spending, Mindfulness, Minimialism4 Comments

When I started writing this post, I thought I had massively overspent in August but looking at the numbers, my budgeted expenses weren't too far off. I did overspend a lot on extra things but again, it wasn't too bad considering some of it were bills that I didn't know were due. Here's how I …

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Intentional Spending – August

On August 16, 2017August 16, 2017 By valentinabrenniIn Financial, Lifestyle, Mindfulness1 Comment

August should, in theory be a quiet month. My jaw surgery is tomorrow (eek!) and I will be staying at my parents for a couple of weeks. I think most of my expenses this month will be train tickets to get to the surgeon for check ups. August Spending Train ticket for surgeon appointment number …

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Intentional Spending – July Wrap Up

On August 15, 2017 By valentinabrenniIn Financial, Intentional Spending, Lifestyle4 Comments

Wow, I did really bad at calculating all my expenses this month. I'm so over and I knew it around the 20th July which was 6 days after pay day. Here's how I fared in July's Intentional Spending. Lunch at the Sofitel for a friend's birthday - $110.00 Lunch ended up being $116.00. And delicious. …

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How To: Plan For Bills

On August 8, 2017 By valentinabrenniIn Financial, Lifestyle, Productiveness1 Comment

For some reason I still get surprised by bills that arrive in the mail. I've lived out of home for over 4 years now and yet I'm never prepared when my water bill comes, or when the rates arrive or anything else. It's never an issue of not having money, it's more that I want …

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