I'd been a little panicked because I needed to buy insurance for my trip down to the States this weekend, and most places close at 5 or 6. I wasn't sure how much it was going to cost either! But I went to my usual car insurance place, and they charged me only $15! And even though I only needed 3 days, the cost covered 6. Sweet! But I'd rather not need medical attention while in the USA ;-)

And since I am no longer driving to work, I had to update my car insurance. Prorated, I was able to get a a couple of hundred dollars refunded. YEEEEAH! I decided to increase coverage in other areas, and I still got money back. Woo!

It'd been a few days since I'd been home, but I collected my mail. I finally got a cheque back for money I paid into our Medical Services Plan back in April. However, my new work doesn't cover this cost and I will have to start paying again next month. I'll probably just put the cheque back into MSP.

My AMEX bill came, too. I had only charged one Costco trip on it, and from my last bill, I overpaid. So woo! It was like I had a discounted bill. BWAHAHAA

I also got an update from my bank about my property taxes. I pay a little bit with every one of my mortgage payments. They estimate that my property taxes will be lower next year, so my overall payments decrease starting next month -- leaving me with more money to pay down the mortgage! Woo!

This all makes up for the pay cheque I did *not* get last week from my new employer. Apparently, I didn't start in time to make payroll?? WTF??

Soon, I can do some budgeting.