Monthly Archives: September 2009

How To Write A Great Resume

Writing a great resume to use for your next job search will help to get you noticed and hopefully get you an interview. While you need to be qualified for the job, a well written resume can get your foot in the door. If you have at least five years of relevant experience, put it first on…

Friday Links

Where Does All My Money Go discusses protecting your mortgage and other assets with term life insurance. Wise Bread lists 9 money saving reasons to buy a food dehydrator. Million Dollar Journey shares 8 ways to simplify Christmas. Christian PF has 20 cheap and fun date ideas. Fiscal Fizzle tells us 7 ways to find…

Insurance You Can Do Without – Involuntary Unemployment Credit Insurance

Involuntary unemployment credit insurance is another type of insurance you can do without. This insurance might be offered with a credit card or auto loan and will cover your minimum payments, usually for up to 6 or 12 months, if you were to be laid off. While the price can vary from lender to lender…

What Is An Individual Pension Plan (IPP)?

An Individual Pension Plan is a type of defined benefit pension plan that many successful entrepreneurs may want to consider for their retirement as an alternative to RRSPs.  The reason that RRSPs can be a insufficient on their own is that the allowable contributions are limited to 18% of your income, up to a maximum…

Intuit Is Buying Mint.com

Just last week I wrote that Aaron Patzer, the Founder and CEO of Mint Software had stated that Mint could be coming to Canada and the U.K. in early 2010. Well, plans may have changed now that Intuit, the company behind a similar service called Quicken Online has bought Mint.com for $170 million. Buy doing…

How To Make Your Car Last Longer

A car is one of the largest purchases that most people make. The best way to get the most out of your purchase, and not need to replace it as often, is to keep your car properly maintained. While you should certainly follow the user manual and manufacturer recommendations, theses general tips can help get…

Friday Links

Man Vs Debt has a list of 42 ways to radically simplify your financial life. Debt Free Adventure gives us the modern pocketbook. Wise Bread shows how you can make your computer faster instead of buying a new one. MoneyEnergy put together a Top 20 list of the biggest canadian gold stocks. Frugal Dad shows 3 ways to smooth out big expenses….