helping canadians be savvy, informed and thoughtful about their money
Posted in smart shopping, tips on Jan 8th, 2010
We’re nearly at parity again: $100USD will cost you only $103Cdn.
I plan to stock up on etsy purchases. I’m not quite ready to use borderlinx yet – that will happen if our dollar become 10% or so higher than the USD, but we’re not taking the hit we did even a few [...]
Posted in philosophy of $, praxis, smart shopping on Dec 17th, 2009
So having tweeted and facebook statussed Copenhagen multiple times daily, I was increasingly uncomfortable with the fact that I’m flying to Vancouver for Christmas. Emissions, much? (well, 0.7 tonnes to be precise)
Fortunately my friend and former colleague Lucinda pointed out that I could purchase carbon offsets through Offsetters.ca.
They have a handy calculator and payment [...]
Posted in philosophy of $, pleasure of $, smart shopping on Dec 16th, 2009
If you agree that wikipedia is great value for your money, consider popping over and making a donation.
Posted in philosophy of $, praxis, smart shopping on Dec 5th, 2009
I can list the money books I wholeheartedly endorse on one hand. A new one just got added to the list, and I’ve got one copy to give away to a reader, or someone you care about, who would benefit from some thinking about money.
The Secret Language of Money is not The Secret redux, its [...]
Posted in fun with money, smart shopping on Nov 30th, 2009
So like any Canadian with a penchant for shiny, bright objects, I’m considering the Kindle as a Christmas present for, well, myself.
I divested myself of a household full of books a few years ago (yes, it hurt) in favour of Audible.com. But I miss reading.
It’s available from the States for $259USD (approx $275 Cdn) [...]
Posted in econ 101, praxis, smart shopping on Nov 14th, 2009
Photo Credit: kanegen
Massive DISCLAIMER – see masthead – I am not a financial planner. I want to post a wee bit in the coming days on the topic of ethical investing. But these posts should in no way be construed as advice or recommendations. Do your own homework, or contact a licensed financial advisor/planner. These [...]
Posted in fun with money, pleasure of $, praxis, smart shopping on Nov 2nd, 2009
Photo Credit: mysza
One of my girlfriends dreads gift shopping events – birthdays, weddings, and above all else, Christmas. She feels like whatever she purchases just won’t cut it with the recipient. Similarly, a former client of mine deliberately traveled out of town on any occasions involving gifts, holding the firm view [...]
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 Uncategorized, smart shopping on Aug 17th, 2009
Well now, this is an interesting development. Visa Canada is partnering with a very savvy company in the States called Borderlinx. It provides Canadians with a US shipping address, so that we can order at any online store in the States and ship it to the Borderlinx address. Borderlinx will then ship it up to [...]
Posted in cool guest posts, philosophy of $, smart shopping on Jul 2nd, 2009
If I took my conscience shopping everywhere, I suspect I’d stop shopping.
I had two facebook interchanges on the topic this week, one of which also reminded me of a Lululemon issue.
Here are the discussions. What do you think?
_______________________________________________________
1. To Foie Gras, or not to Foie Gras
Facebook: 28 June 12:47.
Christopher Flett is a business coach [...]
