helping canadians be savvy, informed and thoughtful about their money
Posted in case study on Jun 30th, 2007
John entered his second marriage at 38, with a painful secret. He was $25,000 in credit card debt. He always meant to tell Susan, but could never find the courage. John was deeply ashamed both of the $25,000 debt itself (it was consumer debt) and even more that he hadn’t told Susan.
Five years into the [...]
Posted in fun with money on Jun 29th, 2007
Here’s some fun news: as of Wed. ATMs are 40 years old in Canada! Thanks to Canadian Financial Stuff
for drawing attention to the fact. In 2005, Cdns. paid $420 million all told in ATM fees. RBC reported net profits of $4.6 Billion the following year. TD made $4.4 billion. [...]
Posted in cool guest posts on Jun 29th, 2007
I am won over to credit unions. Even if they don’t always meet their ideals, at least the ideals are explicit and a continual gentle standard to which, in my experience, most sincerely strive. I enjoy reading tinfoiling, by Gene, G.M. of Mt. Lehman Credit Union (near Mission, B.C.). Here’s [...]
Posted in freebies or nearly on Jun 27th, 2007
There’s tons of useful, quality stuff on the web. Tamas Revoczi did the legwork for us and gives us the best:
1. OpenSource free software: open office (same stuff as Microsoft, excel,word etc., almost always compatible, free), Mozilla for great applications like firefox browser, calendars (lightning), e-mail (thunderbird), and GIMP for photo management (resizing, touch-ups [...]
Posted in econ 101 on Jun 26th, 2007
OK, here’s a couple goodies in the Canadian Economy at large:
Ever had a really great pie? Chances are, the thick, fruity filling was from Canada’s E.D. Smith company. Sometime back, they converted to an income fund, and which has now sold itself to an american company with the permission of the unitholders, of course. Egads [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 26th, 2007
Alrighty, I’m getting my own eating-out-as-default mode back in hand. There was one mishap yesterday, but I’ve put a wee bit more effort into eating at home, and can safely say I won’t be eating-my-holiday-savings away this year. Hooray.
But then there are the dacshunds. Raw food? Treats? Chickenwing Tips (OK’d [...]
Posted in case study on Jun 23rd, 2007
It’s the Saturday case study post of my clients past and present. As always, the characters have been altered to protect privacy, but the underlying issue remains the same. Rick was as twenty-something who had a lot going for him: attractive, smart and a real go-getter who was enjoying a successful business he’d started in his [...]
Posted in fun with money on Jun 23rd, 2007
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 22nd, 2007
I’m a guest presenter at LadyFest Vancouver on Sunday, and am both excited and anxious. Excited, because this is an incredible event – keeping urban feminism alive and well, with a lot of hip-hop in the mix. Excited because I think the extent to which women get actively involved and informed with their money collectively [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 22nd, 2007
A bit of intel, if you haven’t already discovered: Canadians will no longer be receiving cheques back with their statements. The Canadian Payment Association (the org. that clears cheques and transfers funds electronically between credit unions, banks etc.) put that policy in place. The cheques will be shredded by the clearing house of [...]
