Monthly Archives: January 2010

How To Protect Your Online Banking Info

Banking online can make bill payments convenient and keeping track of your finances a snap. However, you should be aware of what software you can use and what choices you should make to keep your financial data secure. The first step towards online security should be making sure you have an anti-virus program installed and…

Auto Insurance Discounts

TD Insurance Meloche Monnex is an insurance company that saves drivers money. They keep the road safe and vehicles insured with different benefits and savings. Insurance premiums through the company can be lowered with deductibles that decrease over time. Every year that drivers stay with TD Insurance and do not have any claims filed means…

Friday Links

Get Rich Slowly shows us the best time to buy almost everything. Being Frugal lists 101 ways to cut your spending this year. I Will Teach You To Be Rich looks at the 3 easiest ways to earn more money. Frugal Dad has four lifestyle tweaks for the new year. Redeeming Riches has a post…

How To Maintain The Balance Between Work And Your Personal Life

More and more, the amount of time that people dedicate toward work has increased while the amount they spend at home or pursuing personal interests has decreased. Canadian Social Trends published a study that found that “on average workers spent 45 minutes less with their family during workdays in 2005 than they did two decades…

What’s Yours Is Mine: Consolidating Your Debts After Marriage

The phrase “What’s yours is mine” is especially true when you get married. Not only are you joining together two separate lives, merging two households and sharing one another’s hopes and dreams, you’re also becoming the proud co-owners of each other’s debts. From here on in, your spouse’s debt is your debt, especially if you’ve…

Top 5: December 2009

December was a surprisingly good month for Canadian Finance Blog. While the traffic was slightly less than November, I was impressed that it came so close with everyone enjoying the holidays in the final week or two. The maximum daily RSS reader count came in at 398… so close to 400 but not quite there….

New Year’s Resolutions For Your Personal Finances

While we all hope to have our personal finances in order all year long, a new year can give us a fresh start to change some of the areas that need improvement. This first post of the year should give you some ideas of what you can do to make 2010 the best year yet,…