Nancy Zimmerman: a canadian money coach (not a financial planner!)

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I’ve said it before, and I’m guessing I’ll say it again, but with a lot of condos sitting empty either on speculation or because the int’l owners use it as their pied-a-terre this seems.just.wrong.   Hollyburn properties?  This smells rotten.

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Some micro economics today:
Warner Brothers is going online!
As in, being a television network, but online only. We’ll be able to view shows like Smallville plus a lot of original made-for-online content. The premier sponsor of this online network is Johnson & Johnson. It, like traditional tv, will be supplemented [...]

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I stopped buying from china a while ago. Between the pet food scandal, the child-toys horror stories, and stories of people in factories with unacceptable working conditions…. I’ve opted out. It’s not easy (just try opting out!) but there are fewer and fewer items with the Made In China label in my house.
Saturday [...]

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Usually I post something fun on Fridays. This is a bit different — a support for a really cool friend of mine, Stephanie who is having no fun at all with Telus.   I’m no “Olson on your side” but this story is abysmal.  Here she goes:
Steph’s Telus Boycott
11:05am Today
I have worked in [...]

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Thursday is usually ‘guest post’ day, but guess who didn’t have her act together enough this week to get that organized. *sigh*

Instead, here are some of my twitter friends, Canadians, who blog about things (mostly) related to money. Go on a little tour and discover them!
Squawkfox’s 10 financial lessons she learned from her [...]

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I’m watching the Vancity AGM by webcast and will liveblog. (Can one ‘liveblog’ when watching a live webcast?)
Note: these are in no way to be construed as official minutes. I am giving this a shot! Sorta citizen journalism. I may or may not manage to accurately blog as I watch. [...]

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Meet my boss’s boss’s boss’s boss.

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My favourite local comedienne, Marlene, of the Assaulted Fish clan, had this very disappointing experience when she wanted nothing more than a good, sustaining bubble tea (for readers who haven’t heard of bubble tea … it’s the asian (Taiwanese?) answer to lattes, but tea, with the extra twist of tapioca tossed in. [...]

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Guest post by Jonathon Narvey
Go Green, Save Money
Ever since An Inconvenient Truth became synonymous with the fight against climate change (rather than a commentary on my slowing metabolism and receding hairline), green companies selling eco-friendly products have gotten some great buzz. People are investing in solar panel roofs, hybrid cars and – of course – [...]

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