helping canadians be savvy, informed and thoughtful about their money
Posted in philosophy of $, praxis on Dec 28th, 2007
I finally saw “the Secret”. I can’t even pretend to be diplomatic here: it appalled and offended me. Here’s why:
1. The underlying theme is utterly narcissistic. Not once, not even once, was there mention of service to others. Of any – even minimal – accountability to others with whom [...]
Posted in cool guest posts, econ 101 on Dec 27th, 2007
Posted in fun with money, praxis on Dec 22nd, 2007
Saturdays are usually case studies … but it’s nearly christmas so instead, here’s a last minute gift idea to help people save! (thanks, Amanda for pointing it out). If you don’t save enough, see what it does …
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 20th, 2007
MJ (aka ‘urbanista’), Vancouver’s coolest and geekiest (in the best sense of the word) realtor and I have teamed up to create a podcast called SavvyGreen.
The mission is to provide info on living and contributing to a sustainable, affordable, eco-friendly lifestyle in Vancouver.
Have a listen to our first episode!
Posted in ask an accountant on Dec 19th, 2007
Your bonus counts as taxable income. It will be included on your T4 slip for the year and you ultimately will have to pay tax on it either immediately or at some time in the future.The best you can do is defer paying tax on your bonus by rolling it into an RRSP. That way [...]
Posted in freebies or nearly on Dec 19th, 2007
A lot of us are fed up with the commercialization of Christmas – and no wonder! The majority of us don’t celebrate the Christ Mass at all, and a holiday to Buy Stuff is completely counter to our increasing awareness of the harm our consumptivism (it’s a word now, says me) is doing to [...]
Posted in econ 101 on Dec 18th, 2007
According to the Retail Council of Canada, for Holiday 2007, 94% of Canadians plan to give gifts to others, spending an average of $733. Furthermore, we’ll spend an additional $714 on travel, decorations, eating out etc. And a word to the wise: according to Moneris (the people who produce the [...]
Posted in fun with money on Dec 17th, 2007
I’ve been scrooged!
(just some fun, vaguely related to money)
Posted in philosophy of $, praxis, seminars on Dec 15th, 2007
Most of my money coaching work is with middle/upper-middle income earning canadians. Lawyers. Tech industry. Teachers. You get the idea.
I got a contract though, paid for by VanCity and operated by Family Services of Greater Vancouver, to facilitate some basic money skills seminars to populations outside of my norm:
Recent immigrant women (one [...]
Posted in cool guest posts, econ 101, philosophy of $ on Dec 13th, 2007
wow. I wish I’d said this (click to see the video):
