Category: Finance

Loose Money, Trudeau-mania II, Nut Bags and Friday #ShoutOuts

With continued slack in the Canadian economy, the muted outlook for inflation, and the constructive evolution of imbalances in the household sector, the considerable monetary policy stimulus currently in place… read more »

Is That Really A Solution to the Problem?

I have noticed that the tank seems to always run out about 10 minutes into cooking either chicken or pork, I am not sure how this happens, but it just… read more »

14 Things Your Health Insurer Wants to Keep from You

Most people understand that health insurance is a necessary financial tool to help control out of pocket health care costs. What is not always apparent is the intricate ways that… read more »

5 Financial Tips You Can Learn from Gordon Ramsay

Fox’s American version of the British Kitchen Nightmares TV reality show is probably one of the most successful programs it runs, because the show teaches the average person how to… read more »

Investing and System Backups the same?

That is my premise, that if you do back up your computers and such, it is much like investing your money in the market. I know you are thinking maybe… read more »

Inflation Back to 1.0% for March in Canada

Our friends at Stats Canada published their monthly Consumer Price Index (for March 2013) Report, and with Gasoline prices moderating, we are back to inflation of 1.0% for the year… read more »

Where is My Money ?

Say you go to your financial advisor and he (or she) only is sending you “invoices” or “reports” on their own forms, and you are starting to wonder what is… read more »

Credit card applications – how to reduce the headaches

As handy and convenient as credit cards are, the same cannot be said of credit card application forms. Here is your guide to avoiding headaches when completing credit card applications. read more »

5 Things Students are Going to Do With Their Tax Refund… But Shouldn’t

Instead of subjecting you to the same boring list of “what your tax return should be used for” I figured I’d point out what most of you will do instead. read more »

11 Outrageous Cases of Insurance Fraud

These eleven outrageous cases of insurance fraud were instances where the criminals were caught in the act and suffered the direct results of a life of crime: read more »

Numbers are the Enemy

we find in the U.S. a Republican Senator who believe that the U.S. Census is far too invasive and they want it changed. There is a segment of the U.S.… read more »

$ 29 Billion in Arears ?

The outstanding balance in undisputed unpaid taxes was $29 billion at 31 March 2012. Each year, the Agency writes off a certain amount of debt that it considers uncollectible (sic).… read more »

Best of: Best Financial Advice Ever

My Dad told me this story after we discussed payments schemes for money he was loaning me to buy my first house. What was he telling me? I’ll leave that… read more »

Cash-back credit cards – how to choose a winner

But there are so many credit cards offering cash-back rewards. How do you pick a winner? How do you pick the one that will leave you with the most cash… read more »

Credit Card Blog – Cardguys.com » 8 Credit Card Benefits That Will Save You Time and Money

Find helpful information on choosing and using credit cards at CardGuys.com read more »

How Do You Eat an Elephant?

This is one of the new catch phrases some Financial Advisors have used to try to lure those who have large debts to use their services. The Elephant is a… read more »

You Aren’t Poor

Many times I hear from folks how poor they are, and how hard their lives are, then I talk to them and realize that their net income is nearly twice… read more »

Sometimes Never is Better than Late

In investing being “late to the show” sometimes it is better to just ignore it, and try to find something else. If you bought into the Tech Boom in 1999,… read more »