It has officially been two months since I started “really” budgeting. Back in August, I wrote a post talking about budgeting and I mentioned a few of the budgeting options that are out there. I mentioned YNAB, Mint, Wallet, EveryDollar, and HoneyFi and at the time of writing the post, I was working my way […]
Today I’m here to talk about one of my favorite subjects, money, and how to save it 馃槈 The idea for this post came to me when I was listening to the Best of Both Worlds podcast and they were discussing money and spending habits and I thought it would be an interesting topic to […]
It’s no secret that around this time, you know- Christmas, New Year’s, time off from work and school, there is a lot of good and fun things- parties! dinners! friends! shopping! but so much of it can also leave me feeling sort of blah. Between all of the sweet treats, the endless cheese plates, large dinners, […]
Moving to Madrid is exciting and new and bold and…expensive. Granted, Madrid is cheaper than many US cities, but the cost of living is going up, up up, especially when you throw in all your travel plans, time for going out, and your desire to live in the city center. One of the best ways to make […]
Ooooof, this month was a scary one in terms of spending. The good news is that most of it was on current and future travel plans. The bad news is that I still spent a *#$@ ton of money. But somehow my bank account isn’t completely empty, so let’s go with that. For memory’s sake, […]
When friends and friends of friend’s contact me to ask about working as an auxiliar in Spain, one thing they always ask is: “is 1000 Euros enough to live on in Spain?” or “is the auxiliar salary enough?”. In general, it is enough. But you can’t do it ALL on the auxiliar salary (I’m saying […]
SO. 聽I am officially down to 299 Euros in my Spanish bank account. (I wrote this one week ago…I am actually officially down to 53 Euros but who’s counting?) 聽Don’t ask me how it happened because I’ll literally look at my hands like a little kid looks at their hands if you take a toy […]
Well, I have officially been here two months and it has taken just as long to feel like I have found “my groove” not only in my day-to-day life, but in my spending, as well.聽 I still feel #poor, but not nearly as much as before.聽 And I have since remedied that #homeless situation.聽 Life, […]
Hey, hey! How was your weekend?聽 Mine was a good one!聽 Relaxing, too productive, and fun.聽 I have a small cold, so I have been laying low, trying to get better.聽 Friday, I went with my roommate to do this voice recording this for an hour (hey 30 Euro) and then went to Retiro with […]
When you come to Madrid as an Auxiliar, you will most likely arrive mid-September and then begin work early October and THEN not get paid until mid November. That’s a long time to be #poor, #homeless, and…#poor..again. SO what can you expect to pay during your first few weeks as an auxiliar? Read below! This […]