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100 Posts of Personal Finance
It’s hard to believe that this is already my 100th post for Canadian Finance Blog. Week after week, one post at a time, I’ve been writing about personal finance for this website. As you may have figured out by now, personal finance, for me, is very personal. That’s why you’ll notice that the majority of…
Introducing – Teacherman
By day he is plain clothes modest high school teacher, but by night he transforms into a superhero that fights widespread crimes such as investing in mutual funds with excessive MERs and falling into credit card debt – he is “Teacherman.” Ok, so I’m not usually that cheesy or dramatic. I chose the pen name…
My 7 Links
Tripbase came up with a great idea called My 7 Links, where a nominated blog picks a post to fit in each of seven categories. Thanks to Robb (when he’s writing here), also known as Echo (when he’s writing at Boomer & Echo), for nominating me when he wrote his entry for the My 7…
Introducing Nelson Smith
The year was 1983. There was all sorts of great stuff going on in the world. Tokyo Disneyland finally opened, letting Japanese people blow too much money on rides and bad food. The first Nintendo gaming console went on sale in Japan, giving losers something to do until being a nerd became cool. Tomas Sankara…
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…
The new breed of financial bloggers: Young, frugal and vocal
My company puts financial education programs in the workplace. Here’s a sample of a very common response from people who have attended my workshop: “Jim was absolutely terrific. I wish I had taken this course years ago in my 20’s or 30’s and I probably would have retired 10 years earlier. This course should be…
