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Monthly Archives: February 2010
Tax Software Review – UFile 2009
Earlier this week we looked at QuickTax, which is the top selling tax software in Canada. But there is another well known program that has been gaining momentum. UFile is a serious contender in the Canadian tax preparation market. The interview process in UFile works well, though not quite as comfortable to use as the…
Spending Money Wisely
I don’t know if you knew this, but I happen to be living in Vancouver, BC, the current city of the Winter Olympics. I work in downtown Vancouver, so I’ve seen first hand the result of having the world come to your doorstep. Vancouver has always been a busy city, but when you double the…
How To Become A Coupon King (Or Queen)
My friends laugh at me sometimes for using coupons in almost every situation. This includes paying for an oil change, eating out at a restaurant, or purchasing some food at the grocery store. I have a friend named James that has even nicknamed me the ‘Coupon King’! I enjoy using coupons and I look at…
Tax Software Review – QuickTax 2009
QuickTax is the first of four different tax programs that we’ll be having a look at over the next 4 weeks. I entered my tax info into all four programs to get an idea of how each one works, and while they have many similarities, each one also has it’s own strengths and weaknesses. QuickTax…
Friday Links
Thanks to everyone that took the time to enter Canadian Finance Blog’s 1 Year Anniversary Giveaway. The winners have been contacted, three were upgraded to premium PocketSmith accounts and another ten picked out which book is heading out to them! Check back over the next two weeks as I’ll be reviewing a variety of tax…
Budgeting Tools Online And Beyond
One of the biggest obstacles to making and keeping a budget is not knowing where to begin. Thankfully, the Internet age has brought with it some wonderful tools designed to help you keep an eye on your spending. Here are just a few. 1. Wesabe.com: A lot of Web-based budgeting tools are similar, but one…
