Hi welcome to my channel! My name's Carter and I'm from central Canada. I'm a recent post-grad trying to tackle this new phase of 9-5 life while also navigating life in my 20s- from buying a house, getting a puppy & more . My channel consists of working 9-5, lifestyle videos, budgeting, fitness, home organization and trying to tackle life as a young adult💞
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I really think it just depends on the company you work for. I’m in the US, and it’s scattered whether or not you get a bonus at your job. Some places you do and some places you don’t.
in healthcare specifically? I know other industries do bonuses but have never heard of anyone in healthcare getting them but I know the US healthcare system is way different with money (I've seen those travel nurse rates) 🤣
My fiancé and I spend between $50-100 each week on groceries by planning meals around what we have on hand (in the freezer, fridge and pantry). We’ve been doing this since the beginning of the pandemic and haven’t been impacted by the price hikes. We plan for takeout nights and snacks but have really honed in on spending in order to save.) It’s just the 2 of us living in rural ON, too. Recs: The Lazy Genius Kitchen (book), a meal planner or notebook, Flipp app)
Wow that's awesome, good for you! We've seen major price surges here in the Ottawa area on groceries 😅 We also don't have any grocery stores that price match here which makes it abit more difficult to save on groceries! I miss being able to use the Flipp app lol. We roughly spend about $125/week and that feels like a comfortable number for us and our eating habits. We tend to also buy higher quality/more "treat" items because we prefer to eat at home vs eat out. For example, I'd rather spend $20-30 on steak at the store and cook it on the bbq than go out and spend $150 on dinner ya know? So we definitely do "splurge" in a few areas grocery shopping since we don't have many eating out options out here! ☺️
I would love to know how to keep groceries down as well because when I look at my expenses I’m spending around $1,000 a month in food without kids (mainly groceries, but includes eating out when we do) 😅 I live in the states but I’m sure you’ve experienced inflation as well. Thanks for sharing these monthly budgets! I love watching them bc I’m really trying to track things better myself and figure out what I want my payday routines to look like. Much love! 🤍
This is a long winded reply, sorry in advance! We buy our meat in bulk twice a year from Costco and freeze it or we buy clearance meat that's about to expire. We only shop whatever is on sale for fruits/veggies (if it ain't on sale we don't buy it). We stock up on non-perishables on sale as well: pasta, sauces etc. We are also creatures of habit and eat the same breakfast/lunches most days. We make large servings of meals so I have lunches to eat all week- I'm a big leftover person. We try and just plan our meals really well. This week for example, we found a 10pack of sausages for $7 on sale at Walmart. One night we had sausages on the BBQ, then sausage pasta and then I had it as leftovers throughout the week. We try and make our meals/ingredients last multiple days. We also don't mind eating repeat meals. Matt and I also take turns buying groceries and I only share what I pay so our household grocery cost per month is probably close to $500-$600!
I defintely think knowing your spending and just mindset type is important when deciding! For me I don't do well with any sort of restriction so a no spend challenge isn't sustainable for me but for some they like the challenge of it! I think whatever works best for you is important! And for me thats a low spend!!
Carter I am watching your vlogs since years ago and I really really appreciate you so so so much you are my inspiration and I wish you have a blessed weekend🥹🥹❤️
I literally said in the beginning of video this was a VERY high income month because it was a 3 paycheck month..... no where did I say very low income... i said variable income 😅 My monthly take home for my corporate job is typically around $2200-$2800 since I work part-time in corporate role.
YES! Honestly that's the way it should be- I love being a gentle productive gal. Like yes I have big goals but I also have fun goals that kinda force me to slow down and enjoy the moment!!
Yes. It's typically $50 with tip however I got chrome on top which was an additional $10. It's not something I do all the time, they were for a special occasion! I don't spend much on myself so getting out of the house to get my nails done is something I budget in💕
Come back to your videos every couple months.. just not a big RU-vid gal but found you when you were riding horses ❤️❤️ unbelievable proud of 100k. Huge early congrats girl
Is this house temporary or permanent because excessive renovations in temporary houses feel unnecessary . But if the house is permanent, yes, everything is worth doing👍🏼 You really worked hard on the backyard ⛏️🛠️🌾🌾🌳🌳and it looks great now. I wonder what the newly sprouted 🌱🌱🌱🌱flowers will be like.🤗
We plan on being here long term! However, even if it was a mid length period of time we'd be here (2-5 years) a lot of the renovations that we're doing our pretty necessary to the integrity of this home so we'd have to do them no matter what! But doing renovations, obviously Reyes is the value of your home, so even if we were to sell in a few years, which were not, overall, we would just be making money in it. It is a fixer upper after all!
I really resonate with your fixer upper. It can be so stressful. I have no advice as i feel so overwhelmed and as soon as something is done its like on to the next .. what i feel i need to do is to celebrate the small wins and the things that get completed. Your doing that here by vlogging .. your doing amazing live watching you . Very comforting
Yes, definitely take the time to celebrate the winds no matter how small they are! I've put off painting our closet for months and so I finally did it this week and had a big glass of wine to celebrate!! Positive reinforcement 🤣👏🏻
Ikea's food and all its products are great, I go there every month. I think Ikea products are very useful. I use their pillows, pillowcases and blankets all the time at home. Even though I wash them in the washing machine frequently, they always look new. And I have a chocolate from there . I buy all the time and it's great. If you like it, I'll tell you what it is, you can try it. The little flower patterned pillows are so cute, you can actually buy them for your garden. I need a big wine glass too. My husband and I love wine, just like you and your hubbie. We are people of joy, aren't we? lol. Thank you very much for this beautiful video, it is very enjoyable to watch such videos 🙋🏻♀️🌼🌺
Love the International Delight cold foam! Saves me from getting Starbucks. But how do you open that lid?! I always break it! Also, where are your other sunglasses from? The ones that have a bridge connecting both lenses.
@@CarterSullivan I'm not a fiction reader like at all. So the differences between fiction genres are very blurred to me. Maybe if I watch enough book tube, I'll learn the differences
We've actually never been to any of the East Coast but it's definitely on our list! If I had longer in Newfoundland this fall from my work trip, I definitely would've explored the other provinces but hopefully next summer! It's just hard because we don't need to travel in a summer since they're so short lived and that's really the only good time to travel to other Canadian provinces😂
