Monthly Archives: October 2010

Canadian Finance Carnival #8

A not so scary edition of the Canadian Finance Carnival… hope everyone enjoys their Halloween! Budgeting N.W. Journey at Networth Journey presents Money Attitudes and the Family, saying “Every family thinks about money in different ways. This article helps you develop some healthy money attitudes.” Mike at The Financial Blogger presents New Ways To Manage…

How To Cut Your Grocery Store Costs

The following excerpt with tips on how to cut your grocery store costs is from Recession-Proof Your Financial Life, written by Nancy Dunnan and published by McGraw-Hill. The cost of milk, bread, eggs, cheese, and just about everything else has gone up this year. Yet you, your family, Fido, and Kitty must eat. Here are…

Friday Links

Man Vs. Debt gives us 11 reasons to ditch your television. Smart on Money suggests you take a personal day to fix your finances. Money Ning looks at the financial price of being a stay at home mom. The Financial Blogger finds out what you need to know about earning an online degree. Redeeming Riches…

How To Start An Internet Business From Home

There are two ways you can start an internet business from home to make money online (well, for the sake of this post at least); you can either sell something or you can become an infopreneur… maybe you can even do both. Selling products This is the obvious one of course, and there are many…

Avoiding Financial Disaster – New Work, No Debt

Sometimes it is easy to forget just how fragile your work environment can be. I work for a huge, massive company. It is a good company to work for, as I get benefits, a pension, and am treated fairly and with respect. However, I sometimes forget that I am just one person, in a small…

Questrade Straight A Trading Contest plus Promo Code for $50 In Free Trades

I’ve mentioned Questrade in other posts as my choice for an online discount brokerage. With a promo code for $50 in free trades (CanadianFinance) and trades only costing $4.95-9.95, it’s a great choice for those who want to keep their fees low, but especially for those who do not meet the minimum dollar balance or…

Carnival of Money Stories #77 – Halloween Edition

Welcome to Canadian Finance Blog and the Halloween edition of the Carnival of Money Stories! Lots of great personal stories about money this week. There were quite I few good posts submitted that unfortunately were not a money story so I couldn’t include them in the carnival. Editor’s Picks PT presents Meeting with a Fee-Only…