Year of the Dragon is off to a strong start! Spendings Report: $3,412 I’m gonna be honest, it’s Chinese New Year with my sister finally being able to visit me in China after covid so I spent without looking or thinking. Food, hotels, red pocket money, I did it all. We went to multiple facials…
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Finance Review: December 2023
Happy 2024, everyone!Very nerdy fact but my favourite numbers are 2 and 4, because 2+2=4, 2×2=4, and 22=4. Very short one, it’s a new year and new opportunities to take advantage of! Spendings Report: I spent a week in Guilin over winter break so that accounted for all the increased spending. It was surprisingly inexpensive…
Finance Review: November 2023
Hard month, glad it’s over. Spendings Report: $2,017 Bought a bag because I was giving myself ~*~*Retail Therapy*~*~ which worked not terribly. I do like the bag and use it quite a bit. I also got Shokz bone vibration earphones for gymming and I love them, especially since I got a nice $80 discount on…
Finance Review: October 2023
We can all read the news and I’m more grateful than ever that I live the life that I do. Spendings Report: $1944 Confession time: I have hired an ayi (housekeeper) who comes around twice a week; once to meal-prep, and once for general cleaning. Roughly two hours each time and in a month it’s…
Finance Review: September 2023
Every penny spent was worth it. September has been such a great and fulfilling month for me; settling into a new school, getting together with friends, making this apartment into a home, and finding hidden gems around the neighbourhood. Spendings Report: $2,738 The biggest cost was a week-long trip to Shanghai to see a friend…
Finance Review: August 2023
I’m nesting! Spendings Report: $3, 541 It’s furnishing month! I moved into the new apartment before the summer and got about half of the much-needed things in such as a deep clean and basic bedding. This month I completed the rest of the big fixes like cleaning the AC units, fixing the leaking shower door,…
Finance Review: July 2023
I’m finally back in Canada! I’ve just been spending 90% of my time at home with my parents and grandparents making up for the last 4 years of covid, the other 10% is climbing with my friends here 🙂 Spendings Report: $6,146 The biggest single cost was the $2300 roundtrip tickets from China to Canada…
Finance Review: June 2023
pain.jpg Yes that is in fact a negative sign in front of the savings portion. My gods, I spent so much money this month that I had a negative savings rate of 30%! NEGATIVE! Spendings Report: $10,315 Top three most costly things in order: I’ve been dealing with dental issues for a while now, and…