From the monthly archives:

January 2009

To spend, or not to spend?

January 30, 2009

 

As we all heard in the federal budget, we are to get out there and spend our well-earned dollars (or well-earned credit) on home renovations to help in doing our part to boost the economy.  I am well aware of the stimulus package and the need to spend our way out of a  recession but [...]

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Do we need a reality cheque?

January 8, 2009

 
Now that the holidays are officially over a lot of us are bracing ourselves for the bills we’re going to receive this month. Overall, Canadians did pretty good in terms of spending this year, managing to decrease their spending by about 9%, but you wouldn’t have known it in the days following Christmas. Malls were crowded [...]

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