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Can you afford to fall in love?

April 7, 2011

Sunny days always seem to mysteriously draw-out the consumer in me, and just as the forecast predicted, I found myself taking a stroll down Queen Street West this past weekend and checking-out the shops in the area. I went into this one particular store because it had really cute dresses in the window and I [...]

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What’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever done with my money and what I learned from it?

February 16, 2011

Back in November 2010 Credit Canada hosted our fourth annual Credit Education Week.  As in the past an essay contest was held for high school students.  The theme for the essay contest (as you may be able to guess from the title of this blog) was: What’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever done with my money [...]

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A Christmas morning wake up call.

November 23, 2010

Here’s a great gift idea for Christmas, which as usual is approaching all of us at break-neck speed. This gift is wonderful. It doesn’t cost a cent, yet it’s priceless. Plus it comes with a lifetime guarantee, provided the directions are carefully followed. It’s called the gift of financial self-awareness. Of course, it’s something you [...]

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Visit moneyville.ca and go to town with smart advice.

October 27, 2010

This may seem a little unusual, but this week I’m here to promote what technically might be called my competition. I want to tell you about a very special online space dedicated to personal money management – moneyville.ca. I don’t really view the site as a competitor, more as a friend really, since any good [...]

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