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Haggling is fun, but it is not for me.

August 25, 2010

Off on our routine 40-minute walk to our favourite coffee shop last Saturday morning, 15 minutes in and my husband says, ‘Wait a minute, let’s check out this big yard sale’. Uh-oh, what can I say, but, ‘OK, let’s go’.
He was checking out a fascinating item – a little pewter collectible.  He asked, ‘How much is this doggie [...]

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Back to school with smart savings

August 17, 2010

It’s that time of year again. Kids are getting back to the books, and if you’re a smart parent, you will take steps to keep your own books in balance by looking for ways to save while shopping. You get high marks for it in a tough economy.
Start by using the best modern tool available, [...]

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Heat wave induced savings!

July 13, 2010

Surprisingly, there was one benefit to this H-E-double hockey stick-ISH humidity heat wave that hit Toronto this past week. Being a winter person, I only ventured outside to get to work and to get home. No need for morning coffee, too scared to go outside and buy lunch, no evening adventures either. Evenings were instead [...]

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