As a young, naive high school student applying to colleges, hopes and dreams for the future rifle through young people’s minds. Will you be accepted into the Ivy League school your father went to? Even if you are accepted, how will you pay for it? You certainly don’t want to be seen at the community…
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Monthly Archives: September 2010
Find Free (or Cheap) Exercise
I’ve always been skinny. It’s not that I don’t eat a lot of food, or I always eat healthy food, and it is not that I hold to a rigorous exercise schedule. I was just naturally born that way. I’m also quite tall, I’m about 6’3″, so my skinniness has always been quite obvious. To…
The INs and OUTs of RESPs
If you think about it, Registered Education Savings Plans (RESPs) boil down to two really big functions – putting money in and taking it out. Let’s look at RESPs from these very important perspectives: Putting money into the RESP Should you put money into a RESP? The big carrot for RESPs is the Canada Education…
10 Ways To Save Money On A Birthday Party
My wife and I don’t usually make a big deal about our birthdays, we normally just have some family over and have dinner and open presents. But coming up is a special birthday, our son Christian turns 1 year old in a couple weeks! So even though it’ll be a memorable day, we plan to…
Canadian Finance Carnival #2
Thanks for coming by to check out the 2nd edition of the Canadian Finance Carnival. We have more submissions this week than last week, so it’s nice to see it continue to grow! Budgeting Miss T at Prairie Eco-Thrifter presents Bust Out of a Financial Rut, saying “14 ways you can get out of your…
The Other 8 Hours Determine Your Happiness and Net Worth
The following excerpt is from The Other 8 Hours: Maximize Your Free Time to Create New Wealth & Purpose, written by Robert Pagliarini. Six years ago, Mark and Sarah were on a cruise ship touring the South Pacific when a violent tropical storm damaged the ship’s hull. Several passengers were knocked overboard and into the…
Friday Links
Bloggers, thanks to those you took part in last week’s Canadian Finance Carnival. You have until 5PM EST to get your submissions in for Sunday’s edition of the Canadian Finance Carnival! Squawkfox tells you the real reason you’re broke. Financial Highway has the insider perspective on how to handle a tax audit. Free From Broke…
