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And on the 13th day – I got the bill. (sung to the tune of the 12 days of Christmas with apologies)

January 10, 2012

-And on the thirteenth day of Xmas, the mailman gave to me, a credit card bill for free . So Happy New Year! You thought that you recovered from your New Year’s hangover. Then you open your mail. Everything was good in December and then you decided that you would buy a few things. Besides [...]

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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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This holiday season, Canada’s ho ho holding on debt.

December 1, 2011

I have to say, I’m already feeling pretty joyous about the holiday season. There are real signs that many Canadians will not suffer from those post-Christmas-spending blues come 2012. Ulcers resulting from debt created by the purchase of video games, iPads, fuzzy bears and the like will for many be a thing of the past. [...]

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Passport, check. Camera, check. Cultural differences with regards to money management, double check.

November 3, 2011

Having lived abroad for quite a few years, I’ve had the good fortune of immersing myself in a number of different cultures.  When it comes to managing money I noticed that different cultures can hold very different attitudes and ideas.  In some cases I was inspired and in others I was warned of what to [...]

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Santa never sleeps.

September 29, 2011

Sorry to bring this up but (achoo) cold, wind, sleet and snow will soon be upon us, and you know what that means – a rotund, white-bearded fellow in an outlandish red outfit will be crawling down chimneys to deliver gifts under evergreen trees in living rooms across the land. The old boy never sleeps. [...]

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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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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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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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$1.50 ain’t much but I’d rather spend that on a KAWFEE.

September 6, 2011

On August 18 I embarked on a short but amazing trip to New York City. Aside from all my last minute jitters and the weeks of planning and stressing …everything went according to plan.  I enjoyed every moment of my adventure in the Big Apple. Everything from the food, the people, the energetic and uplifting environment, and [...]

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Food For Thought!

August 30, 2011

Statistics Canada recently trumpeted in the news, that food prices are getting higher around the world and that this is finally affecting us. Food inflation is alive and well in Canada and at its highest level in 2 years. As gas prices are beginning to soar they are having an impact on consumer’s shopping patterns [...]

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