Monthly Archives: November 2010

Ways To Save Money

Stretching Money

You probably know a few good ways to save money. Finding out how to save money each month is one of the best ways to make the most of your paycheque. Lets look at a few money saving tips that have been posted here on Canadian Finance Blog. How To Save Money Each Month Start…

What Are Capital Gains?

We’ve already answered the questions, what is a stock? and what are dividends? But maybe you’re wondering, what are capital gains? Well, at some point you will want to sell your stock, hopefully for a profit. Capital gains result when you sell an investment for more than you bought it for. Likewise with a capital…

Canadian Finance Carnival #11

Welcome to a freezing edition of the Canadian Finance Carnival… here in Edmonton we went from +10 to -20 in less than a week. Hope you all enjoy these great articles! Debit and Credit Mike at Green Panda Treehouse presents I Love my Credit Card…But I Never Keep it in my Wallet, saying “A few…

Trading Psychology

The following excerpt on trading psychology is from Mastering The Currency Market, written by Jay Norris, Al Gaskill and Teresa Bell, and published by McGraw-Hill. There are many misconceptions about the type of people successful traders are. For example, are they creative mavericks with aggressive personalities? This is not altogether untrue but is the opposite…

Friday Links

Sorry for the downtime Thursday morning. Had some server issues that had the site offline for a few hours and missed sending out the email version of the post as well. It looks like everything is running smoothly so enjoy these great posts! Fiscal Fizzle lists 60 reasons why personal finance is so damn hard….

5 Non-Essential Expenses that are Bleeding your Budget

When we try to save money, we usually look at the usual suspects, like groceries and clothes shopping, and we attempt to cut back on those expenses. However, sometimes it’s not the typical offenders that are wreaking havoc on our monthly expenses. Sometimes it’s just the little things that we don’t even think about that…

Challenging Personal Finance Assumptions

I clearly remember when I was a child and I got my piggy bank. It was a wooden duck with glass sides, so that you could see the coins as they collected. When my parents gave it to me, it was around the same time that I started to get an allowance. They taught me…