It’s been a nice few days away, traveling along southern Alberta and BC. We visited some relatives and then met up with Robb at Boomer & Echo. Today we went to a wedding and next up will be the Calgary Zoo! Career Lahesha Williams at Career Help for Christians presents 10 Tips for Self Development…
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Monthly Archives: May 2011
Friday Links
Congratulations to Retire Happy Blog for winning “Best Personal Finance Blog” and to Canadian Couch Potato for winning “Best Investing Blog” over at The Globe and Mail. The next big contest out there for Canadian writers is Moneyville’s Next Blogger competition, where 5 finalists will be chosen to battle it out publicly for votes for…
Summer Savings: When Fine Weather Gets you in a Spending Mood
I don’t know about you, but when the weather begins to turn, even just a little bit, and the days are longer and brighter, my entire being shifts from hibernation mode into let’s-go-out-and-enjoy-life-mode. Especially for the Canucks among us, who have endured the arduous winter and have come out alive to tell about it, the…
What Would Cripple You Financially?
So much of personal finance is looking forward. You figure out what you have, what you need, and you plan and plot as to how you are going to get from point A to point B. Most of the fun comes from planning for vacations and houses, or calculating what date you will become debt…
Festival of Frugality #279 – Money Index Edition
Welcome to the 279th Festival of Frugality! Last year I was looking for a site or program that would let me see all the finance posts from the past week. While many people use RSS readers, I didn’t really want to sort through over 100 posts a day. So I looked to create a solution…
What Makes a Personal Finance Blog “The Best”?
One week ago, I was pleasantly shocked to find out my blog RETIRE HAPPY was nominated for the Best Canadian Personal Finance Blog by the Globe and Mail. I’m really excited that my network of friends, colleagues, clients and contacts have really shown support to put me in the lead for voting. Thanks to everyone…
Canadian Finance Carnival #35
A rather short carnival this week, maybe everyone is getting into the summer mood and not wanting to sit at their computers submitting posts? Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there! Budgeting Neal Frankle at Wealth Pilgirm presents 20 Year Loan – Not Always A Good Idea, saying “As you consider buying a…
