Wow, time flies – our fourth annual Grocery Tracking Challenge has finished. For anyone who’s not familiar with this project, every year we spend one month doing a very detailed analysis of our grocery spending, including everything we buy and cook. Our costs have stayed very consistent over the years, despite the constant barrage of “Food prices are skyrocketing!” hysteria we all hear about constantly. And this year’s results are in! Continue reading
Co-op housing is a hot topic in Vancouver these days, with a lot more people interested in snagging a spot in one. As a long-time co-op resident, board member, and huge fan of the system, I’d like to shed some light on the process, explain a bit about the inner workings of co-ops, and give some tips for making it through the sometimes arduous application process. Continue reading
One of the key pieces of getting your spending down to 30-40% of your income is doing things yourself rather than paying other people to do them. But how do you learn how to do this stuff…
… in the first place? Well, there are lots of methods, some more well-known than others! Continue reading
This is not going to be an exciting post, so here’s an exciting photo:
Parachuting off Grouse Mountain a few years ago. Fun! Continue reading
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