ING Savings Update 09/04/2012

Our last ING savings update was back in February – a lot has changed in our plans since then. We are not going to Bali anymore in June. As much as we want to go on a mid-year holiday, we have to be realistic and save up for a much bigger holiday in October. So … Continue reading

March Goal Round-up

I’ve been postponing doing this but here it is… Financial Goals: 1. Pay $1500 off our personal loan & bringing it down to $5,000 – NO! We paid off $1017 but the loan is now down to $4882. 2. Have $1800 in our Emergency Fund – YES! 3. Have $2000 in our Bali Fund – … Continue reading

Savings Priority

I liked Serendipity’s post on what to focus on when there are a lot of savings goals. And also a lot of savings accounts to go with it. Last year, hubby & I had a LOT on. To the point where our finances got messy in the end. We took a holiday to my family … Continue reading

Frugal Food: Chicken & Bean One Pot

One pot meals are often easy to cook & also inexpensive. It’s basically gather all ingredients (mostly already available from the pantry), mix it all up & serve. I cooked an easy & cheap one pot dinner tonight. Apologies for not taking a photo, eating got in the way. Ingredients: 500g chicken breast, diced 1 … Continue reading

March Notes

Since our internet connection died in the middle of March, my blogging mojo has died down. It’s working perfectly fine now but I’m only just getting back into it again. Here are some highlights & lowlights from the long month that was March: Life: – finished my two-week work course successfully. I didn’t realise how full-on … Continue reading