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Posted in econ 101 on Jul 31st, 2007
Lululemon, Vancouver’s Chip Wilson’s wild success story, went from $18usd to $29.98usd between Friday, when it first became available for the public to purchase, and this morning (Tuesday).
It’s sexy, exciting and you won’t catch me buying it.
Why not? I’ve purchased a couple clothing companies which had flashes of glory (Le Chateux did me well), but [...]
Posted in pleasure of $, praxis on Jul 30th, 2007
How can we possibly purchase a designer outfit, when there are humans without enough food? How can I buy a gorgeous persian carpet that may have been made with child labour? … or for that matter how can I buy LuLu lemon which also may have been made by children?
I have a [...]
Posted in case study on Jul 28th, 2007
Wow – this is an intense one. She’s not a client, but someone I just got to talking to. She’s on extremely limited income (approx $18K annually) and because she owes CRA from about 10 years ago has to operate outside the banking system! Every cheque she gets has to go through money mart, which [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 27th, 2007
OK, this isn’t directly money related, but …garbage strikes are miserable all ’round. Here’s someone who can help, and here’s his pricing (totally reasonable):Thomas Goodall of Fresh Start Recycling. Cell: 778-773-2297Office: 604-637-6400His offer:
$5 per bag, you can fit two standard curb-side bags in a bin, so each
bin is $10 approx.
We’re charging $5 per bag for [...]
Posted in fun with money on Jul 27th, 2007
This looks like it’s in Canada (note the currency): and idea which mall?? (not cookstown!)[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uj8Wifi_77I]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 26th, 2007
Disclaimer: this post it not for the faint-of-heart – read at your own risk!
One of my favourite bloggers is Merlin Mann, who among other blogs such as 43 folders (productivity) has a fun blog “5ves“. Here are his suggestions for 5 things to say to telemarketers or collections calls:
I’m sorry, but [...]
Posted in freebies or nearly, smart shopping on Jul 25th, 2007
We’re midway through the summer, folks, and there are still lots and lots of free or nearly free events to indulge in. Let’s max out on summer!
Illuminares Lantern Festival, Trout Lake Park, this Saturday evening. Mysterious, enchanting, it’s another world altogether.
Cultural Islamic Festival July 27, 28 11am-7pm by the Vancouver Art Gallery, [...]
Posted in econ 101 on Jul 25th, 2007
We have a red hot economy, a sustained red-hot real estate market (just because it’s not white hot doesn’t mean it’s anything like ‘normal’… whatever that means, these days), the olympics coming, and we’re starting to come apart at the seams.
Vancouver city staff are on strike. One of the biggest provocations – and frankly, [...]
Posted in philosophy of $, praxis, smart shopping on Jul 25th, 2007
Practicing what I preach.
Money and politics and values are all entwined. Here’s a wonderful opportunity to discover how your food purchase habits can radicalize towards sustainability.
The 100-mile diet is all about encouraging those of us in the lower mainland to have plates full of locally produced food. Did you know our average [...]
Posted in cool guest posts, praxis on Jul 21st, 2007
Eleanor has an income in the low 70K range from her work as an engineer. She is about 15 years away from retirement, and while she has little debt, she has no assets either. She does have a pension, but no rrsps of her own, no savings, no property. She is [...]
