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Here’s your financial tool kit

August 4, 2010

For many of us, it’s not January but September that qualifies as the start of the new year in Canada. Come the end of the Labour Day weekend, there’s a feeling the whole world is getting back into gear. Schoolrooms, boardrooms and businesses come alive; social and cultural events start ramping up; hockey season gets [...]

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Household credit growth slowing: CIBC

June 29, 2010

Here is an interesting article by Derek Abma in the Financial Post on a  CIBC World Markets report about household debt slowing. It seems that for the six months that ended in March there has been a slowing of household debt.  This is good news but are we out of the water yet? I would [...]

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Panic Attack – A Cautionary Tale

June 28, 2010

You’ve finally put a savings plan together.
No more DVD’s and concerts or weekend trips.
Then you open your mail…
 The credit card balance is a little bigger than expected. That weekend trip turned out to be a bit more expensive than planned. It seems you owe some taxes this year? That’s right you took out that mutual [...]

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What happens in Vegas…shows up on your credit card.

June 21, 2010

One of the hardest things to do is control spending while on vacation. I mean, you’re on vacation! Reality does not come into play when on vacation. Well more accurately, reality should come into play so you can keep having vacations. The last thing that should occur is regretting the amazing vacation that happened two [...]

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How about, “My big fat, cheap wedding.”

May 28, 2010

As I write these words, a glorious golden sun is setting over Ontario’s horizon. The brilliant orb is slipping into a pale orange mist beneath big, baby blue skies that are fading into the beautiful navy of night. A slight breeze brings whispers from nearby trees and a flower garden where a few birds chatter [...]

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