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May 2025 expenses:

I saved 70% of my income this month, which is perfect :D

May considerations:

I did a lot of dog sitting this month. I came out of this experiment with the conviction that I will never be a dog owner. I found it very stressful (is the dog alright, does it have enough food, is it ...

April 2025 expenses:

I saved 40% of my income this month. It might be related to this little travel expense that I took 8-)

I will go visit a faraway country with my family sometimes later this year. I am excited to create new memories with them while exploring exotic places. I am not much into ...

Thank you so much Biscuits and Gravy!! Those are precious words to offer. I will keep it up for sure... ٩(^ᗜ^ )و ´-

March 2025 expenses:

I did exactly like last month (at a couple of dollars near), which is so surprising. I was expecting this month to be way more expensive since I went to the ...

February 2025 expenses:

I saved 68% of my income, very respectable although below my target average.

February considerations:

The month went by so fast!! I barely remember what I did. Sometimes I am glad to examinate my expenses and think, oh yes! This is what I was doing on that day. I mainly ...

brainstorm wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 01, 2025 5:46 pm

Sounds like you got those new challenges you were asking for

I am not sure why, but everyone keeps telling that to me now

Thank you, brainstorm! Sticking with a sleep schedule and good meals seems like a solid strategy. I'll try to focus on that.

January 2025 expenses:

I saved 75% of my income, woohoo! Feeling great about it, especially as it was easy to achieve.

January considerations:

I had grandiose plans of starting many projects, but I also suddenly got a great deal of responsibilities at work, which means overtime. There is a huge ...

December 2024 expenses:

I saved 70% of my income, hooray! I will try to achieve that as my 2025 average.

December considerations:

I just got back from my trip to visit my family. It was amazing, I feel full of energy and ready to face new challenges ^^

I have been trying to figure out what I ...

November 2024 expenses:

I saved 60% of my income, which is less than what I like (I like around 70% better), but I bought a bicycle (from a friend, they were selling their old bicycle) and I registered to a university class so hopefully they are good investments and worth the little dip!

November ...

Thank you Chris, thank you Western Red Cedar ʕ♥ᴥ♥ʔ


Alternate perspective: your new employer is lucky to have found you via such a circuitous route (-;


We both are so lucky!! I cannot wait to work super hard, learn so many things, make a ton of new friends and become awesome at my new job ...

October 2024 expenses:

I saved 60% of my income, which is less then the last few months. It was a special month in many ways however, so I am not too sad about it!

October considerations:

What a month! I found a new job ^^

I am so happy and grateful for it. I got very lucky -- a friend of mine ...

September 2024 expenses:

I saved 70% of my income wooooh! Still on the right track.

September considerations:

I was really tired this month... I think I overdid the job search, it has been very stressful to apply and I find myself constantly looking at job board, trying to find opportunities ...

BibblyBob wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 31, 2024 3:40 pm

Just want to say congrats on the savings rate! 75% is awesome, great job! I wish you luck on the job search, and in your interviews!

Wooo!! Thank you BibblyBob

I will do my best! ^-^

August 2024 expenses:

I saved 75% of my income wooooh! That feels very rewarding that I can do so 2 months in a row :D

August considerations:

August was really fun! I participated in a game jam, and the game turned out great. I also did a lot of game development on my own time, to improve my ...

Hi Western Red Cedar! Hi Crusader!

I didn't plan to have an update so soon, but things moved fast here.


Good luck and let us know how things turn out. Even if things don't work out with this particular company, it sounds like an excellent learning experience. It might open the door to something ...

Maybe a bit of a tangent, but I recently played a video game called Chants of Sennaar. It is loosely based on the Tower of Babel myth. You play as a person trying to reach the top of the tower. Even if the game mechanics can be a bit clumsy at times, I found it had a really interesting underlying ...

Hi Cam!

This (https://www.international.gc.ca/world-monde/study_work_travel-etude_travail_voyage/youth_internship-stages_jeunes.aspx?lang=eng) might be a possibility, if you are looking for some adventure & learning (and if you are aged between 18-30!). I participated to the International Youth ...

Based on what you wrote here and elsewhere in your journal, I'd encourage you to proactively reach out to leaders in your company and/or field and start building relationships. Do you have professional mentors?


I do have a mentor, but he's a senior on my team and there is not much he can do to ...

You can have 3 months off for every month of work.


Yay! Thanks for the reminder, delay! I love to see it that way too. Since I have started working, I made back very quickly my year of all-expenses, no-income that I went through last year. Now, that extra money actually feels like I am building ...

July 2024 expenses:

I saved 76% of my income this month! Woooooh, new record :D

It's mostly due to not going out (I've been resting more in the past few weeks) and the shift to summer activities (hanging out in parks instead of in a restaurant). Plus, I cooked only for myself and I didn't have ...

June 2024 expenses:

I saved 60% of my income again! I'm happy this seems to be consistent.

June considerations:

June went by so, so fast. I cannot believe it's already the end of the month. I did all that I expected to do (basking, picnicking, reading, celebrating, volunteering, working and ...