helping canadians be savvy, informed and thoughtful about their money
Posted in Life In Yellowknife, Uncategorized, econ 101 on Sep 22nd, 2009
I grew up in a mining town. When I was a kid, it was gold mining. Now it’s diamond mining. Anyway, back in the day, Yellowknife had two working gold mines, Giant and Con. Any local readers remember the Miner’s Mess and the Rec? Yep, Yellowknife had an element [...]
Posted in Life In Yellowknife, philosophy of $, praxis, smart shopping on Sep 19th, 2009
I’ve been a bit glum recently.
Bono summed things up for me with the query:
When you look at the world
What is it that you see?
People find all kinds of things
That bring them to their knees.
What I’m seeing up here in the north, increasingly, is just how complicated is the relationship between Canada and First Nations peoples. [...]
Posted in Life In Yellowknife, praxis on Aug 9th, 2009
I haven’t been planning to purchase a place here anytime soon, in part because I want to see how I handle this winter. I’m giving myself full permission to return to Vancouver with my daschunds if we need to thaw out and can’t handle the ongoing cold and snow.
I was minding my own business on [...]
Posted in Life In Yellowknife, pleasure of $, smart shopping on Jun 26th, 2009
I’ve had a couple tough days. I’m off work, ill. Headache, achey bones, and a fatigue that’s taken me down for the count. I hate being sick! Additionally I’m missing a lot about Vancouver these days. Don’t get me wrong – I really enjoy Yellowknife – but there are experiences and places and shops and [...]
Posted in Life In Yellowknife, Uncategorized, fun with money on Jun 20th, 2009
I did a lot of free activity today – gardening, walking around town, chores — but for my fit in 15, I wound down for the day with some yoga in the privacy of my own home, for free, thanks to iTunes vidcast of YogaToday. (free always pleases this money coach, naturally)
It felt soooo good. [...]
Posted in Life In Yellowknife, freebies or nearly, fun with money on May 27th, 2009
I love free stuff! Or living large while spending little!
So here are some upcoming events for Canadians:
FREE OUTDOOR MOVIES this weekend for Williams Lake Folks:
Friday/Saturday May 29/30
DRIVE-IN
Sunset Time: 21:15
Movie 29th: ET
Movie 30th: American Graffiti
Location: Williams Lake Stampede Park (800 McKenzie Ave South)
Courtesy of FreshAir Cinema
CLUB FATASS is a misnomer! It’s a free [...]
Posted in Life In Yellowknife on Apr 23rd, 2009
LIVE BLOG: City of Yellowknife Social Plan
Readers: I’m not nearly as adept at live-blogging as Miss604 or Hummingbird604. As you can see, I missed a number of names, and a number of comments. If you were one of the speakers and I misquoted you or got your name wrong, please leave a comment! If you’ve [...]
