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From Tasha Gets Money Smart - view blog entries - visit this blogJuly 19, 2020 at 4:38 am ET
We got an offer close to our selling price. We took it but J and I had a misunderstanding somewhere when we were talking about how much we could negotiate for. We could've gotten it ... ( more)
From Tasha Gets Money Smart - view blog entries - visit this blogJuly 18, 2020 at 2:09 am ET
J and I have officially been on our 3-hourly diet this week. We eat every 3 hours and introducing more healthy food into our diet.
What we eat
We eat some of the usual stuff we eat ... ( more)
From Tasha Gets Money Smart - view blog entries - visit this blogJuly 16, 2020 at 7:30 pm ET
Last night I was getting really annoyed at our financial situation. I really want to get rid of our plastic debt! Compared to others who struggle with a lot of it, ours isn't so bad ... ( more)
From Tasha Gets Money Smart - view blog entries - visit this blogJuly 14, 2020 at 8:13 pm ET
Weight giving
I'm really tired of the baby weight that I still have. Over the weekend, I was contemplating on the effort of losing the extra bulge. It's a lot. 30 pounds of stored energy everywhere....
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From Tasha Gets Money Smart - view blog entries - visit this blogJuly 14, 2020 at 4:24 am ET
Planning ahead, especially for travels, can be costly but I know that it could be more costly unplanned. Catch 22 eh?
On Friday we bought the 2nd stage convertible car seat. Our rented Plunket...
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From Tasha Gets Money Smart - view blog entries - visit this blogJuly 13, 2020 at 6:54 pm ET
I mentioned last post that we were thinking of going up north to have some snow fun and that I changed my mind. I changed my mind again! Ok, it wasn't only my decision but ... ( more)
From Tasha Gets Money Smart - view blog entries - visit this blogJuly 6, 2020 at 10:41 pm ET
Getting rid of stuff
Various PF blogs have advocated the value of getting rid of unnecessary stuff by selling them. I'm doing just that for 2 things - our small car and my breast pump with ... ( more)
From Tasha Gets Money Smart - view blog entries - visit this blogJuly 2, 2020 at 6:01 am ET
Indeed it's July! To me that means 5 months left until Christmas - my favorite holiday - and spending it with family back in my hometown. I'm excited! The baby finally got his passport and ... ( more)
From Tasha Gets Money Smart - view blog entries - visit this blogJune 22, 2020 at 4:27 am ET
For the very first time in our very young married life, J and I had a financial row.
I think I was able to express in this blog how different we are in our financial values. ... ( more)
From Tasha Gets Money Smart - view blog entries - visit this blogJune 11, 2020 at 6:59 pm ET
I'm glad that I'm back working because it shifts my focus from dwelling on debt reduction to being productive. I read somewhere about a PF blogger who needed a break from constantly thinking of ways...
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From Tasha Gets Money Smart - view blog entries - visit this blogJune 8, 2020 at 2:52 am ET
I almost forgot to post this weekend! I was busy polishing our budget spreadsheet because there are a few unplanned changes that had to fit in the budget.
Car registration
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From Tasha Gets Money Smart - view blog entries - visit this blogJune 1, 2020 at 5:27 am ET
I wish I could make more updates on this blog but I'm living a new life and it doesn't give much spare time. If it did, I'd rather use the time for catching up on ... ( more)
From Tasha Gets Money Smart - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 23, 2020 at 4:21 pm ET
Time flies so fast when you're super busy. I can't believe that it has been 3 weeks since I returned to work from maternity leave because it feels like a long time. I've just been ... ( more)
From Tasha Gets Money Smart - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 16, 2020 at 7:01 am ET
Well, I spent 3 days on training and I loved it! Not only are trainings increasing my knowledge but it also means free food! Who wouldn't love free variety of buffet hotel food? I saved ... ( more)
From Tasha Gets Money Smart - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 14, 2020 at 7:08 am ET
There are moments when I have a smirk on my face when I remember the endless days in the past when mom kept telling me to save, save, save.
She started with her nagging (that's how ... ( more)
From Tasha Gets Money Smart - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 14, 2020 at 6:00 am ET
I sure did wait to get approved. I think it was back in December 2007 when I applied but I needed 3 months because it was that month when I launched this blog. It needed ... ( more)
From Tasha Gets Money Smart - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 12, 2020 at 5:15 pm ET
Yes, you read the subject right. I think sometimes I'm just fooling myself that I have an allowance. :-P
I give myself an allowance of $100/pay period, which is a fortnight (or 2 weeks). That...
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From Tasha Gets Money Smart - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 12, 2020 at 12:10 am ET
I found a website that offers free credit reports here in NZ. Yup!
If you want your report immediately, you'll have to pay but if you can wait for 10 working days it's free. Click here.
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From Tasha Gets Money Smart - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 10, 2020 at 7:28 am ET
The Assets section in my sidebar is now only composed of the savings and investments. There was no use breaking them down at this point when every account I have is really an emergency fund. ... ( more)
From Tasha Gets Money Smart - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 9, 2020 at 10:30 pm ET
I returned to work this week after maternity leave. Let me tell you what happened to us, financially, in the last 5 days.
New Spectacles Going back to work meant long hours staring at the computer....
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From Tasha Gets Money Smart - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 7, 2020 at 4:04 am ET
Question to my readership:
Do you include the value of big ticket items (e.g. big plasma TV) and jewelry as part of your net worth?
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From Tasha Gets Money Smart - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 6, 2020 at 2:09 am ET
I just thought of this question while I was brushing my teeth one morning. There are so many rich people in the world who don't stop earning more wealth, hence not retiring early.
The only reason ... ( more)
From Tasha Gets Money Smart - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 3, 2020 at 12:41 am ET
It isn't just about the pressure to do something to be cool or to be part of a click. There are times when peer pressure is also about doing something that results positively.
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From Tasha Gets Money Smart - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 1, 2020 at 5:57 am ET
Back at Give Me Back My Five Bucks, there is a grocery challenge initiated. Funny reading it because I discussed with J (maybe a couple of weeks ago) about cutting down our grocery spending to...
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From Tasha Gets Money Smart - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 30, 2020 at 8:13 pm ET
Here are the links to the websites we find most helpful in starting, and living, our life here in New Zealand. This is sort of a "part 2" of this post.
Sorted
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