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My dinner with Santa. An exclusive interview.

December 15, 2011

I would like to thank a colourful, wee elf named Undlin Neldth for arranging dinner last week between me and Father Christmas himself, St. Nicholas Claus (aka Santa). Undlin, who is in charge of Santa’s publicity department, recommended me to his boss for an interview after surfing the Net and chancing upon a blog I [...]

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Student loans: Lessons in debt.

September 13, 2011

There is the horror story about the 20-something fellow who, after receiving his post graduate degree in psychology, could only find a job as a clerk at a convenience store paying him little more than $1,000 a month. He has a wife and two small children, and the family’s household debt amounts to $80,000, most [...]

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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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Christmas tips for those with less jingle

December 2, 2010

Don’t let less jingle in your pocket get you down this Christmas. Tell yourself, “I’m gonna have a great Christmas this year come hell or high snow drifts.” Come to think of it, let’s all hope for some good snowfalls this year anyway – you know, the ones with the big feathery flakes that create [...]

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You may know my husband Colin Farrell…

September 22, 2010

I met him last year at TIFF.  I locked eyes with the back of his head at the screening of his film, ‘Triage’, and it was love at first sight.  He did a question and answer period after the film and is hilarious.  Hilarious and extremely handsome.  An eagle eyed friend and I managed to [...]

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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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