Monthly Archives: March 2011

Lesser Known Thoughts About Retirement Planning

Senior group of hikers

When you think about retirement planning, what do you think of?  For most people, the burning question people have about retirement planning is “How much is enough?”   So much of retirement planning revolves around the money issues and saving for the future.  As much as saving money is important, there is a lot more to…

Earn More By Upgrading Your Resume

Resume Form On White

You might be employed full-time, and even in the same job for several years.  It might not even be on your radar to change jobs.  Still, you might like to earn a little more. Upgrade your resume.  Yes, by upgrading your resume, you have the opportunity to increase your income in a number of ways….

Canadian Finance Carnival #26

Lots of great articles this week, thanks to everyone that submitted their posts! Budgeting Neal Frankle at Wealth Pilgirm presents Teach Kids About Money–The Free Guide, saying “If you have kids and you’ve faced financial trouble sometime in your life, you probably want to do everything in your power to make sure they don’t relive…

Friday Links

If you haven’t started your taxes yet, you have until Sunday night to enter the draw for a chance to win a copy of TurboTax Premier. Just head over to my TurboTax review to enter! Fiscal Fizzle suggests 6 strategies to stop wasting your raises. Oblivious Investor answers the question, how much should I save…

What Determines the Cost of Auto Insurance?

Auto Insurance

Auto insurance is just another bill that we add to the pile. Unfortunately, liability coverage is something we can’t go without and we might not want to go without protection for your vehicle from theft or damage simply because we can’t predict the future and might not be able to cover the expense if there…

Home Computing on a Budget

Computer Repair

Sometimes it amazes me to witness just how far computers have come. Being born in the 80s, I am a product of the generation that grew up with the home PC. I remember when I got my first computer, when we first got dial-up internet, and when we made the switch to cable internet. Now…

TurboTax 2010 Review

TurboTax Standard

TurboTax is out for the 2010 tax season and I’ve had a chance to try it out over the past week and put together a TurboTax review and giveaway. Intuit has rebranded their Canadian tax software from the previous QuickTax name. This was done to align all their global tax programs under the TurboTax name….