So I'm stealing this from a few other PF Bloggers that I've been following lately, My Pretty Pennies & Always The Planner, whose blogs I really adore!
Hi my name is Bank Gal . I currently have .83 cents in my wallet. When I started managing my finances I was worth -$48,480, and now have a net worth of -$45,066.78. I currently work at a large bank and have been doing it for 5 years. I make roughly $55k per year. I want to have $2 million waiting for me when it comes time to retire. Aside from learning about finances, I really enjoy The Sims 2 & reading. I think the world would be a better place if child abuse didn’t exist. I had broccoli & tomatos for dinner last night and it was yummy. I have had 8 significant others over the course of my lifetime (counting awkward middle school relationships). One thing that makes me different is I'm distantly related to Marilyn Monroe. Now that I’m done with this mad lib, I think I’m going to get back to work.
If you want to do the mad lib, here it is:
Hi my name is (blank) . I currently have (blank) dollars in my wallet. When I started managing my finances I was worth (blank), and now have a net worth of (blank). I currently work (blank) and have been doing it for (blank) years. I make roughly (blank) per year. I want to have (blank) waiting for me when it comes time to retire. Aside from learning about finances, I really enjoy (blank). I think the world would be a better place if (blank) didn’t exist. I had (blank) for dinner last night and it was (blank). I have had (blank) significant others over the course of my lifetime (counting awkward middle school relationships). One thing that makes me different is (blank). Now that I’m done with this mad lib, I think I’m going to (blank).
I do have an update to make, but I keep putting it off because I had some personal emergencies and basically had to drain all my savings, including my Christmas accounts and Vegas accounts. Plus, some other things have come up that are making me re-think this "pay off all my debt" instead of saving. I think I'm going to be saving more now, but I'll go into depth later.
Home: Portland, OR
About Me: I'm a 20-something girl working as a Personal Banker for a large bank. This is my blog to document my goal of being financially independent and perhaps a peek into my world as a banker. Although I am in banking, I want to say that I am NOT a licensed investment representative, nor have I had any formal education in finances. All I know is what I have learned during my 5 years in the banking industry.
posted by Bank Gal at 11:10 AM
Sunday, July 05, 2009
Thursday night, my co-worker Jessica, my friend Kim, and some other girls from the company we work for went to Portland's PGE Park to watch a Beavers baseball game... or so we thought. Before I elaborate, Thursday nights at PGE Park as always "Thirsty Thursday". Cheap $2.50 beers and really expensive $6 hotdogs and $8 hamburgers. I, however, don't drink beer so the cheap beers didn't matter to me. I was going to have some fun with my girlfriends.
We get there and the parking is $10, but because Jessica is riding with me, she offers to pay for half, which was a-okay with me! Then we go to buy the tickets, which were normally supposed to be $8. But instead of it being a baseball game, it's some fancy exhibition soccer game and it's $16 for general admission.
It's 7:15pm, it's bright and sunny. It's also 92 degrees outside. I immediately buy a bottle of water... which was $3.75. Within an hour I've drank the whole thing. So Kim and I go back for water and food. I opt for a $6 chilli-cheese dog and another $4 water. By the time we finished our food and got back to the stands with Jessica and the other girls, the game was almost over. I had no idea soccer games were so much shorter! I'm used to baseball where it can take 4 or 5 hours for it to end. 20 minutes later, we're back outside and leaving.
Jessica wanted to hit one of the local, trendy bars, but I politely declined, telling her I had a headache (which I did). But truthfully, I couldn't think of spending anymore money. I expected parking to be at least $8, as it is usually expensive in Portland and I planned on the $8 for a ticket. But that's only $16. I ended up spending $35 on evening that I thought would be closer to $20 or $25. Not that $10 or $15 makes a huge difference, but I hate those little surprises.
Not to mention it was soooo hot outside. I'd much rather have spent my $35 in my favorite air-conditioned sushi joint (with no fee to park) right by my house. And after 8:30pm, the sushi is all 20% off, too! But oh well, it was still fun to get together with the girls. :)
The next time we plan to hit up Thirsty Thursday, I'm going to eat a big, cheap meal before we go. And it won't be 90 degrees.
We get there and the parking is $10, but because Jessica is riding with me, she offers to pay for half, which was a-okay with me! Then we go to buy the tickets, which were normally supposed to be $8. But instead of it being a baseball game, it's some fancy exhibition soccer game and it's $16 for general admission.
It's 7:15pm, it's bright and sunny. It's also 92 degrees outside. I immediately buy a bottle of water... which was $3.75. Within an hour I've drank the whole thing. So Kim and I go back for water and food. I opt for a $6 chilli-cheese dog and another $4 water. By the time we finished our food and got back to the stands with Jessica and the other girls, the game was almost over. I had no idea soccer games were so much shorter! I'm used to baseball where it can take 4 or 5 hours for it to end. 20 minutes later, we're back outside and leaving.
Jessica wanted to hit one of the local, trendy bars, but I politely declined, telling her I had a headache (which I did). But truthfully, I couldn't think of spending anymore money. I expected parking to be at least $8, as it is usually expensive in Portland and I planned on the $8 for a ticket. But that's only $16. I ended up spending $35 on evening that I thought would be closer to $20 or $25. Not that $10 or $15 makes a huge difference, but I hate those little surprises.
Not to mention it was soooo hot outside. I'd much rather have spent my $35 in my favorite air-conditioned sushi joint (with no fee to park) right by my house. And after 8:30pm, the sushi is all 20% off, too! But oh well, it was still fun to get together with the girls. :)
The next time we plan to hit up Thirsty Thursday, I'm going to eat a big, cheap meal before we go. And it won't be 90 degrees.