Do you, or your parents, have a stash of family videos that are still on VHS? Perhaps your grandparents do? A crappy thing about VHS tapes is that they degrade over time, really anything over 10 years. Not a lot of people have been using VHS in the past ten years. Most likely, those tapes […]
Anyone Want to Split $35M With Me? Dreaming of Winning the Lotto
On the drive home the other day, we got to talking about an unclaimed $35 million lottery ticket in Ontario. After a discussion about people doing crazy things to get a divorce after learning they won the lottery, we moved on to the natural topics of “what would I do” and “retirement.” We settled on […]
How I Use Tangerine to get FREE Money at Tax Time
If you have been hanging out in the realm of Canadian personal finance for a little while, you will have heard of Tangerine, previously known as ING bank. There’s a reason these folks are so ridiculously popular in the personal finance world. Yes, even a bank without physical locations is wildly popular. They offer free banking, […]
Free Audio Books!
Hi, friends. Quick post today: Amazon is giving away two free audiobooks as part of a FREE 30 day Audible trial (their audiobook site.) That’s pretty darn swell. Try Audible and Get Two Free Audiobooks I love listening to audiobooks (when I bother to download them) on my commute and sometimes at work when I’m […]
4 Ways to Save Money at Whole Foods
Whole Foods is a wonderful store filled with a variety of delicious, fresh foods of all sorts. But that variety comes at a high cost– at least it may seem that way at first. The prices of certain items in Whole Foods can be staggering. With ostrich eggs for $39.99 and some bottles of […]
The Cost of Living in Winter – Heating and Such
Last time, I ran through some of the costs of living in winter, on the clothing front. Today we’re going to look at the cost of living in winter for heating and such. You can layer yourself up in clothes, that is definitely one option, but nice thick sweaters do not keep your pipes from […]
An Airbnb Host Experience: Tips & Thoughts from Toronto
Today I have the pleasure of interviewing a good friend of mine from university, Adam. Adam and his spouse have now been renting out their place in Toronto for a few months and are happy to divulge some Airbnb host experiences and tips with us. This is a fantastic addition to our series on […]
The Cost of Living in Winter – Clothing
I, unfortunately, though not according to most, call a part of the frozen great white north, home. Most folks who live in my particular town, live for the outdoors and that white stuff that falls from the sky for far too many months. My feelings on the matter aside, it is quite expensive to live […]
Making 2015 Your Money Conscious Year
Making 2015 Your Money Conscious Year There are many things to be excited about in 2015, with the current trajectory of the U.S. economy at the top of the list. Unemployment dropped consistently over the past year, with 200,000 new jobs added to the economy each month for 11 straight months. For many, 2015 […]
Drawbacks to Using the Library
How can that be? Many personal finance bloggers, including myself, LOVE the library. Getting a library card and using it to borrow, rather than buy books is a great way to save money. Books aren’t cheap. In my honest opinion, they’re pretty darn expensive. Especially the hardcover books. It boggles my mind that people will […]