Budgeting Mike Holman at Money Smarts Blog presents A practical way to estimate and budget for home maintenance costs, saying “Traditional methods of calculating home maintenance costs can be misleading. Here is a more accurate to handle house maintenance costs.” Business Rebecca at Create Hype presents Intention-Based Social Media Marketing, saying “The same theory applies…
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Monthly Archives: September 2011
The Smart Consumer’s Approach to Buying Timeshare Resales
Using a marketing model unlike that of any other good or service in any category, timeshares have traditionally been sold through sales presentations. For decades, timeshare developers invested heavily in seeking qualified (and sometimes not so well-qualified) consumers, whom the developer would gladly woo with mini-vacations, theme park tickets, electronics and other “gifts” in return…
Friday Links
Many Canadians nowadays are given a defined benefit pension but do you know what that really means? This week Million Dollar Journey covered Pension Basics: The Commuted Value. Mutual Funds are a wonderful way to start investing. Make sure you read Boomer & Echo’s post this week to learn about Mutual Fund Fees: The High…
The Basics On Income Statements
Last week, I tried, somewhat successfully, to give you guys the basics on what a balance sheet is, in an entertaining way. I’m not sure I succeeded in the funny, but you did walk away from that post a little more informed on balance sheets, assuming you could keep your eyes open the whole time….
How to Talk with Customer Service Representatives
Even in this day and age, with the advent of online shopping, online tech support, and online bill payments, you still end up having to speak with Customer Service Representatives. Even though half the “on hold” messages tell you to go to their website, you still need to call a rep to work out things…
Is Retirement Planning Just a Form of Lifestyle Planning?
Lifestyle planning is about determining how you want to live as you age and ensuring that you acquire the resources and supports you will need to live in this manner. Lifestyle planning also addresses planning for contingencies, the “what ifs” in life that are or may be out of our control such as disability, chronic…
What Is Simple Interest and Compound Interest?
We hear about it all the time. There are few things in the financial world that are givens but even in the most uncertain environment, interest or in terms of stocks, dividends are one of those income streams that make us feel good. Often seen as unchanging, nearly all consumers understand interest because they often…
