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From Canadian Personal Finance Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 20, 2020 at 7:10 am ET
I was telling my daughter that comment and she looked at me like I had five heads. I tried to explain that building up debt rarely happens overnight, just like building up your body mass ... ( more)
From Canadian Personal Finance Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 19, 2020 at 6:52 am ET
Yes it is a holiday finally, and I get to enjoy the first long weekend since Easter (which seems a long way away). No stores are open around me, but Ottawa has some benefits ... ( more)
From Canadian Personal Finance Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 17, 2020 at 7:39 am ET
Some of you may remember last year I did a case study on which was cheaper replacing the burner on my Bar B Q or buying a new one? This story is an Epilogue to ... ( more)
From Canadian Personal Finance Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 16, 2020 at 7:19 am ET
Finally a long weekend, it has been months since Easter (ok it feels like that), and we finally get our long weekend in, whoo hoo! It has been an interesting week (read tomorrow’s humorous story ... ( more)
From Canadian Personal Finance Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 15, 2020 at 7:07 am ET
Security of your financial information is essential, for many reasons. Identity theft is the main issue, in that if someone can get enough information to re-create your identity in some fashion and get credit cards ... ( more)
From Canadian Personal Finance Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 14, 2020 at 6:58 am ET
My major tool in my Financial Planning activities is my computer. I use it to track my spending, I use it to make up financial plans for the coming time, and I use it to ... ( more)
From Canadian Personal Finance Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 13, 2020 at 7:09 am ET
Last year, we bought a shredder because I kept taking stuff to shred to work, and felt I had enough stuff that appears in my house that I do not want to leave my ... ( more)
From Canadian Personal Finance Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 12, 2020 at 8:15 am ET
Given that for now I am still a telecommunications employee I can join the Telecommunication Technologies Credit Union (this is not a promotion for them, nor am I being paid to mention them, this is ... ( more)
From Canadian Personal Finance Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 11, 2020 at 7:28 am ET
Yes, it is Mother’s Day, a day to celebrate our Mother’s and the good works of all Mother’s that we know. My mom’s works always amazed me growing up, and now my wife’s tireless works ... ( more)
From Canadian Personal Finance Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 10, 2020 at 9:46 am ET
This post was originally posted as Cheaper Day Alternatives last year, but I found it doing some clean up on my site and it still made me laugh, so here it is again for a ... ( more)
From Canadian Personal Finance Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 9, 2020 at 6:54 am ET
Random Thoughts
It is Friday again, and it has been yet another interesting week financially in this world.
There is now serious talk of Gasoline going for $200 a barrel, which would mean it’s price in Ottawa ... ( more)
From Canadian Personal Finance Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 8, 2020 at 6:35 am ET
No that is not my pet name for the guy who stuffs my super mailbox, however, I do get some very interesting e-mails and 1 yesterday I felt I had to make a comment on.
Art ... ( more)
From Canadian Personal Finance Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 7, 2020 at 6:41 am ET
The Canadian Government is a mega-business in terms of size and jurisdiction, and to keep this monster organization in line there is the Office of the Auditor General. Yesterday the Office of the Auditor General ... ( more)
From Canadian Personal Finance Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 6, 2020 at 7:20 am ET
Our friends in Stats Canada put out yet another interesting article yesterday comparing the income of Canadians and specifically Canadian families. Being a member of a Canadian family as usual I find the numbers fascinating ... ( more)
From Canadian Personal Finance Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 5, 2020 at 7:15 am ET
The topic of what my household spends money on has been discussed before, but here is as a percentage of my entire expenditures, what my family spent it’s money on last month (April 2008)
Tax 25.24%
Recreation ... ( more)
From Canadian Personal Finance Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 4, 2020 at 9:40 am ET
Wealth gained hastily will dwindle,
but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.
Proverbs 13:1
Don’t remember this in the bible, but it is a very good thought. Our society seems bent on quick gain tactics to ... ( more)
From Canadian Personal Finance Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 2, 2020 at 6:45 am ET
This week I had some very good feedback and discourse with my readers about the high price of post secondary education and how it pertains to Family Finances and Personal Finance. This topic was suggested ... ( more)
From Canadian Personal Finance Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 1, 2020 at 6:08 am ET
Netfile Tax Reprieve
Freedom from having to pay taxes, for 5 more days, if you Netfile. This extension only applies if you are going to use Netfile to submit your return, and it only applies if ... ( more)
From Canadian Personal Finance Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 30, 2020 at 7:05 am ET
Is there a right way to deal with the question of whether a parent should pay for a child’s post secondary education or whether the child should be left to pay for a University Education ... ( more)
From Canadian Personal Finance Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 29, 2020 at 7:05 am ET
Yesterday we talked about the valuable lessons that can be learned if a student pays for their education themselves, today we look at the alternate view that it is the parent’s duty (or a relatives ... ( more)
From Canadian Personal Finance Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 28, 2020 at 7:31 am ET
This is a topic that my family has been talking about, and I suspect this is not just a one post topic, so it may stretch out over the week.
In my case I was very ... ( more)
From Canadian Personal Finance Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 25, 2020 at 7:08 am ET
Some interesting stuff this week starting off with good-ish news for those with debt:
The Bank of Canada lowered it’s interest rates, but why aren’t Mortgage rates following suit? That same article talked about the importance ... ( more)
From Canadian Personal Finance Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 24, 2020 at 7:07 am ET
As has been pointed out by both Canadian Capitalist and Michael James the Bank of Canada’s 1/2 point rate drop has not been reflected by the major banks yet, in terms of Mortgage rates (especially ... ( more)
From Canadian Personal Finance Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 23, 2020 at 6:46 am ET
With Earth day passing yesterday my wife asked me the question, “How expensive is it to be Green?”, I wanted to consult with Kermit the Frog, but I figured I’d look at my life and ... ( more)
From Canadian Personal Finance Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 22, 2020 at 9:05 am ET
Holy cow, interest rates dropped by 0.50% as set by the Bank of Canada, which means it is even easier to borrow money in Canada.
The recent price-level adjustments for automobiles and the effect of ... ( more)
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