I wanted to thank everyone that was interested in the staff writer position and especially the final five whose guest posts were published and can be read below. Expect to see one or two of these writers on Canadian Finance Blog soon!

• Is The Future Disposable? – Jennifer Chauhan
• Should You Donate To The Homeless? – My Canuck Buck
• Putting Your Best Foot Forward for Job Interviews – Kris
• The Green Ages: Life Before Credit Cards – Joey Odman
• Budgeting: One Size Doesn’t Fit All Mr. Allen – She’s So Savvy

1. The Globe and Mail shared some frightening insights that exposes Canada’s Shame: EI is Stealing from the Young.
2. Debt can be such a frightening experience and that’s why the Retire Happy Blog questions, Do We Need a Debt Course and Exam Before Taking on Debt?
3. If you’re thinking of rebalancing your portfolio, you’ll want to read this article by the Financial Highway that explains how to go about Reducing Your Costs When Rebalancing Your Portfolio.
4. This week the Canadian Couch Potato shared a special interview with Carl Richards on Performance Chasing.
5. The Financial Blogger lists off a whole bunch of ways to Start Making Money by the End of the Month.
6. Now that it’s summer time, that means it’s also travel time.  Boomer and Echo wants to make your travel season even better with a look at the Best Credit Cards for Travel Rewards.
7. If you’re pondering making some changes to your mortgage, you’ll want to see what Young and Thrifty has to say about How to Port a Mortgage.
8. This week the Canadian Tax Resource tackles the question many people have, Should You Claim CCA on Your Rental Property?
9. Bank Nerd releases the news that the Bank of Canada Holds Rates at 1% – Again.  They also explain what that means for you.
10. There was some sobering news this week according to CBC Money’s post, Bernanke Gives No Hint of New Stimulus.