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Christmas frenzy.

December 20, 2011

I found it rather coincidental that on the day I decided to start shopping (Black Friday), my Moneysense magazine came in the mail with a startling declaration. The editorial ,”Overtaking America”, stated that in the Credit Suisse 2011 Global Wealth Report that we are currently wealthier than the Americans. Apparently, our net worth median income [...]

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La Grippe proof your budget.

November 22, 2011

This morning my sister called at 6.47 a.m. She and my nephew were both home because they were sick. She felt guilty for not being at work because apparently they’re understaffed as it is. My nephew felt badly for not being at school because it was pizza day and he had pinky sworn he would [...]

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Just making things HD Clear.

September 15, 2011

After one rainy long weekend of watching one too many episodes of TLC’s show “Hoarders” I decided it was about time my room went through a major cleansing. I got rid of most of my old stuff and I wanted something new. During my cleanup process I collected a lot of valuables that I could [...]

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A close look at invisible spending.

September 8, 2011

September is a time to buck up. And by that I don’t mean it’s time to start throwing bucks around. I mean exactly the opposite. It’s time to gird financially for what to most of us is the real new year. The kids are back at school. Work places are vibrating with plans and new [...]

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Financial Diary of a 20something – My Debt Story.

August 25, 2011

Four years ago, I was 25 years old, living on my own, working my first “real” career-type job and had a commercial debt of over $11,000. This included $8,000 worth of credit card debt, $3,000 of overdraft, plus a few bills that were months past due. I knew I was at a financial rock bottom [...]

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Movies in the Park.

August 9, 2011

As the weather gets hotter you can’t help but want to have some good old-fashioned summertime fun but these three long awaited months can be a very expensive time for those of us who can’t live without a social life. I completely understand, and the ‘Bargain Queen’ aka ‘The Diva On a Budget’ is here [...]

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Sharing is caring but to loan we don’t condone.

August 2, 2011

About three-and-a-half months ago a girlfriend of mine was laid off  and had asked to borrow a large sum of money from me. Naturally, as any concerned friend would, I felt sympathetic and wanted to help in anyway possible. So without further thought I went to my bank and made a withdrawal of the requested [...]

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What has your bank done for you lately? Consider this.

July 21, 2011

You gotta love TheStar.com’s Moneyville section. Week by week, day by day, it offers a wealth of wisdom about intelligent ways to deal with your money and save. Great columnists and writers with oodles of financial smarts highlight the section, which features interesting themes of practical use to all Canadians.   Take Moneyville’s “Free Stuff Week”, [...]

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Its raining deals

June 7, 2011

Rain rain go away, little Roxanne wants to socialize! After feeling trapped inside my house for two weeks my bestie Tacha and I decided that the beautiful sunny weather meant some well deserved socializing. I, being the genius that I am, suggested we try out a new Thai restaurant downtown for some good food and [...]

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The long, hot summer.

May 12, 2011

So I’ve come to some realizations in the last month. One is that it’s the start of the summer driving season. Second, I am not Nostradamus or anything but I know gas prices will be soaring higher.  I know this because the media tells me so. In the debate, we’ve heard in all forms of [...]

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