helping canadians be savvy, informed and thoughtful about their money
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 [...]
Posted in econ 101, smart shopping on Jun 29th, 2009
When I was a kid, China scared the crap out of me. People who shared my faith, Christians, got tortured there. So did lots of other people. Everything’s different now. We can’t *but* buy goods made there. Here are some plain english 101s about their economy.
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 Uncategorized, fun, philosophy of $, pleasure of $, praxis, smart shopping on Jun 3rd, 2009
Dr. M. Elizabeth Snow Vancouver, BC, Canada Why I Bought A Smart Car I am a thoroughly cheap frugal person. I’m sure it comes from the many, many years I spent as a starving student1. So when I got a car that required me to have a car, “how much is a car going to [...]
Posted in praxis, smart shopping on May 7th, 2009
If Franke James can do it, so can I! (and we’re both saving money, too) What Franke James did was, The Hardest Thing First. In her case as an urban dweller in Toronto, the hardest thing was Photo Credit: Franke James, creative commons My hardest thing? I’m going to dry my laundry on a [...]
Posted in cool guest posts, philosophy of $, smart shopping on Nov 27th, 2008
A guest post by Dawn Bowles, Founder and CEO of DreamBank. Photo Credit: Techvibes __________________________________________________________________________________ A tremendous amount of waste is incurred during the holiday season. Garbage from festivities, unwanted or disposable gifts, packaging and wrapping, in addition to the vast over-consumption, threatens to reduce the enjoyment–and usurp the true intention and meaning–of the season. [...]
Posted in praxis, smart shopping on Nov 17th, 2008
My bro and his family have pretty much everything they want, and more, and they know it. Their son, my gorgeous nephew, is thoroughly indulged and adored by his grandparents and similarly has everything he could want, and more. So a couple years back, my brother put the halt on excessive gift-giving at Christmas. Actually, [...]
Posted in case study, smart shopping on Nov 8th, 2008
Photo credit: TheTruthAbout I bet you receive irresistible visa balance transfer offers from time to time. They go something like this: BIG PRINT: BALANCE TRANSFERS 2.9% Medium Print: for the first 6 months, then…. Fine Print: I’ll get to that, but first, These can be a good deal, but you do need to [...]
Posted in fun with money, smart shopping on Sep 26th, 2008
OK, I really want to know: 1. Do you think most people really do hate banks? Or do we just lash out from time to time? Do credit unions have a better reputation, or are they the same as banks? 2. Is it possible that a bank could be more than just a financial-transactions-kinda [...]
