Friday Fun: Ikea “get tidy” adverts
Posted in fun with money on Jun 6th, 2008
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Econ 101: Enough with the EI Surplus Already
Posted in fun with money, econ 101 on May 13th, 2008
Mom’s in town so gotta be brief, but here’s a jaw-dropper for you that I found thanks to Growth in Value’s blog:
The Employment Insurance Fund has a $54 BILLION surplus.
Uh, shouldn’t one of two things be happening:
1. Our premiums plummet
or
2. Programs designed to help people find work or figure out a good […]
Friday Fun: a great contest for hockey fans
Posted in freebies or nearly, fun with money on May 8th, 2008
A little early - too excited to wait
Some shameless promotion for my bank: Citizens Bank of Canada is sponsoring a contest for their community site, Hockey Stars (launching fully a little later).
Here’s the contest:
submit your favourite photo or video connected to hockey and you could win:
Grand Prize: $1000 gift card
Second/Third Prize: […]
Friday Fun: would YOU ask for your money back if this happened to you?
Posted in fun with money, smart shopping on Apr 18th, 2008
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. […]
Friday Fun: the best advert I’ve seen in a long time
Posted in fun with money on Apr 11th, 2008
It’s fun, it’s quirky, and naturally it’s from the Netherlands, I think. Click the image below.
(thanks toBattlecat for the great image)
Friday Fun: going completely off topic, even for a Friday Fun day …
Posted in fun with money on Apr 4th, 2008
No more sleeps. 11 more hours. (there is a money tip by the f):