Need ideas!

Hi everyone,

I've just been told that I'm not updating my blog enough and that people will stop reading. Problem being is what to say these days. I've been sticking to my budget; having some extra income coming in is helping with my savings, and having an automatic savings amount come out every paycheque is also helping.

So....what can I write about?
I was told about this website a few weeks ago: groupon.com
The premise is that you are emailed a coupon every day that pertains to your demographic (the area that you're in, your age, interests etc.). Today my groupon is "$12 for $25 worth of fare at The Teahouse in Stanley Park". This isn't too shabby at all. I went on the Tea House website and you can actually get a nice meal for $25 (you're only paying $12). The catch being is that the coupon is only good for that day so you need to be a fly by the seat of your pants type of person.
The other day Glen received a groupon for 1 month unlimited bootcamp, regularly $140 on for $30.

I also saved money this week by listening to the Vancouver Folk Festival from the beach instead of inside. For anyone that finds the Folk Festival too expensive (believe me, it's a great event, but sometimes it's just not in your budget; like me this year), walk down to Jericho and you'll find yourself at the secondary Folk Festival. I couldn't get over the amount of people that came down with their picnics to sit on the beach and listen to the music (which you could hear perfectly).

I'll try to write more and think of new topics to write about. If anyone has any ideas, please shoot them my way.

I didn't fall off the wagon....

I haven't posted in awhile, mostly because there hasn't been much to report.

As I said in my last post, I had one pay cheque where I didn't use the envelope method and it screwed me up big time. I realize now the importance of sticking with this method for at least 6 months.

I've been writing for an online company for the past few months and had to write an article on debt counsellors in Canada (how appropriate). I thought for awhile that these counsellors were a sham, but after researching the qualifications to become one and exactly what they do, I would highly recommend getting in touch with one. There is a site called nomoredebt.org that is based out of Vancouver and is a non profit organization. If you are in a crunch, I highly recommend contacting them for some advise. These counsellors can walk you through how to properly set up a budget, what to expect the first few months (I should have paid attention to that one) and how to start to pay off your debt and still save.

I'm still having a hard time wrapping my head around the idea that I make a decent salary, but yet am struggling to stay afloat. I want to hit the point where I have money saved and it doesn't matter if I have a car expense (which I do right now) or a camping trip to plan for; at one point in time I hope that I won't be stressing about how to afford these things.


Keep saving and send me your comments. I promise to write more.