It’s hard to believe I came back from Queenstown a month ago, that Ive been at the Most Awesome Job Ever for three weeks, or that I’ve settled into a familiar routine here already. After six months of insecurity finally having stability in my life is a beautiful thing.
I worked on a budget for the next six months this week. Among the things I will (!) accomplish are

getting my CDN credit cards under control
saving up for a week-long holiday to Fiji, Tahiti, Samoa or Cook Islands to be …

Auckland is not a cheap city. While beer and wine are startling affordable to a Canadian such as myself, food is *always* more expensive. I’ve found that I go through money a hell of a lot faster here than I did in Toronto, something that is a little bit scary considering I do not have a steady income. After being here for almost two months, I’ve come to realize that I’ve not really done very much because Ive felt that if I spent the money on touristy things, I would …