If throwing a Guerrilla Wedding isn’t your thing, read on! Ahh, a wedding- that most special of days when all that matters is the love that is shared between 2 people. Of course, getting to that point means going through months of extensive planning and spending. Wedding costs can quickly get out of control, and […]
Save Money with a Guerrilla Wedding Ceremony
Let me tell you a secret when it comes to weddings: You can get married anywhere you want to (at least in North America). All you need is your partner, a marriage licence, a witness and an ordained officiant. That’s it. You don’t need the fancy dress, flowers or chair covers. You also don’t need […]
Boxing Day Murder Mystery Dinner
This year, my spouse and I spent Christmas at my parent’s house. A few weeks before we left, I got an email from my Dad, telling us that we needed to bring costumes with us, because we were going to have a Boxing Day Murder Mystery Dinner! This particular murder mystery was set in a […]
6 Gadgets you can live without
This post contains affiliate links. Smartphones It may be convenient and handy to have a smartphone but you can certainly do without one, in fact it might even be something great to not have to answer to your phone and be constantly on call even after work hours. Instead of a smartphone, just a cellphone […]
Tips on How to Avoid Scams for Selling your Goods Online
Cleaning out your home and your closet is sometimes one of the best ways to make money. It can be pretty easy to sell online but there are a few things you should keep in mind if you are planning to do so. You should always at least take a picture or post a […]
Save Money with a Morning Wedding
Morning weddings are becoming more and more popular these days. It was, after all, suitable for a Royal Wedding. (The ceremony for Prince William and Princess Kate commenced at 11am on April 29, 2011.) While the Royal Wedding wasn’t cheap by any means, costing over $33.5 million USD, most people opt for morning weddings as […]
How to Get (Mostly) Money instead of Gifts when you are Getting Married
Engagement season is upon us! You may even be the one getting married this year, in which case, congratulations! Let’s say you don’t really need anything and would really rather prefer it if someone gave you cash as a gift to use to pay down the wedding or for the honeymoon, but are a bit […]
3 Reasons You Should Reconsider Private Schooling
If you were asked whether you would prefer that your child attend public or private schools, you could probably respond pretty quickly and certainly – one way or the other. No matter where you fall on the debate, there are some things you might not have considered. Private schools can be expensive. With tuitions ranging […]
How to Do Housework More Efficiently
Scrubbing toilets, vacuuming floors, sorting through the pile of mail, these are all chores. Sometimes, I don’t mind chores. Most of the time, I hate them and they always seem to be outstanding, never completely done. I’ve heard about people swapping houses with a friend, in order to clean. Doesn’t that sound weird? On the […]
Top Two Bad Financial Behaviors of College Students
College is a great time in a person’s life. The relationships you form, the lessons you learn, and the life that you live helps to shape you into the person that you’ll be for the rest of your life – and a major part of that person-you’ll-be involves finances. Are you savvy with money? Maybe […]