With school coming soon, many parents will be back to school shopping for supplies and new clothing for their children. Here are some tips to get you through this busy time and also save money! Make a list of the items you need and stick to the list. No different than grocery shopping, there will…
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Monthly Archives: August 2009
How To Calculate Your Adjusted Cost Base (ACB)
Calculating your adjusted cost base (ACB) is necessary to determine the true cost of your investments for capital gains and losses. Perhaps more importantly, the CRA requires this calculation to be used for income taxes in relation to capital gains and losses. The adjusted cost base is calculated by of adding all of your investments…
Dividend Funds That Don’t Pay Dividends
There are many great dividend stocks in Canada. I personally have about 30 that I’m watching for when I begin my Smith Manoeuvre. However, if you’re looking to mutual funds to fill the Canadian dividend portion of your portfolio, you may not be getting what you pay for. First off, since these funds have Management…
Canadian Home Resales Set Record For July
Home resales hit a new July record with 50,270 properties sold in Canada through the Multiple Listing Service. That is an 18.2% increase over the same month last year. Most interesting may be that this year over year increase is the largest in the past 2 years. In the Canadian Real Estate Association’s press release,…
Friday Links
The Simple Dollar discusses seven ways to save money with your refrigerator and freezer. Four Pillars looks at calculating the true cost of your vacations. My Findependence Day shows why increasing cash flow is the key to wealth. Fiscal Fizzle lists 55 ways to simplify your finances. Wallet Pop provides the truth about dollar stores. Money Energy asks if you…
Backup Your Important Documents And Files
After having a bit of a scare with the database that contains every post for The Canadian Finance Blog, I thought it might be a good time to remind everyone to regularly back up their documents. While your first thought may be the My Documents folder on your PC, another worthwhile project is scanning any…
Welcome Readers From The Financial Blogger
Thanks to The Financial Blogger for allowing me to write a guest post for his site. For regular readers of The Canadian Finance Blog, please go check out Improve Your Productivity By Organizing Your Home Office. If this is your first time visiting The Canadian Finance Blog, you might enjoy the 10 Ways To Save…
