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Ka-ching. Ka-ching. Ka-ching. Happy birthday.

February 28, 2011

Planning an intimate birthday party for your young son or daughter? For that special day, why not give your child and a few of his or her close friends $100 each, take them on a shopping spree, then wrap up the event at a rented venue with a feast that’s fit for a monarch. Or, [...]

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$10 + Imagination = Merry Christmas

December 10, 2010

Let me tell you about my financially challenged, forty-something friend Bob – an imaginative guy – who is already well on his way to completing his Christmas gift checklist. Many of the gifts he will give this year are already in hand and ready for wrapping. He spent no more than $10 on each of [...]

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Stop the gravy train….

November 5, 2010

…in YOUR  budget!  Torontonians have been furiously discussing the election results over the last week.  Comments ranging from “we’re screwed!” to “we’re saved!”  are being exchanged all over the show from work place kitchens to Facebook status updates.   I’ve never seen you so passionate!  No matter what your take on our new Mayor one thing’s for sure, we [...]

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Ready, set, save for Black Friday shopping.

August 31, 2010

John Hussman (The Money Demand Blog, July 30, 2010) on Recession Warning – “Based on evidence that has always and only been observed during or immediately prior to US recessions, the US economy appears headed into a second leg of an unusually challenging downturn”. Recession or not Americans feel the tradition of holiday gift giving [...]

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Cute nephew seeks new aunt. Must love losing, spending and the park.

July 19, 2010

Last weekend my nephew flew into a fit of embittered rage after I beat him three games straight at table top hockey.  Not once has he beaten me at anything, not even hide and seek because that’s the kind of aunt I am.  He’s five.  Maybe I should let him win once in a while [...]

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