Natural Gas: Fixed or Floating
I cannot count the number of times an energy marketer knocked on our door and suggested that we sign up for a fixed-rate natural gas contract for heating our home. One of the arguments they use in...
View ArticleAvoid Wasting Groceries
A post on Sitting Pretty reminded me of an old post on saving on groceries by avoiding wastage. To recap, many studies have shown the American households waste an average of 14% of their food...
View ArticleChange a Light Blub
I replaced the two old-fashioned incandescent bulbs in our porch with the energy-saving compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs supplied by Project Porchlight last weekend. Project Porchlight is a...
View ArticleFraud Prevention Tips
We recently received a call from our credit card provider asking to confirm some recent transactions. This has happened a few times already and the only reason I can think of is that we used the credit...
View ArticleVirgin Mobile disappoints yet again
As occasional users of cell phones, we subscribe to Virgin Mobile’s pay-as-you-go service. When I signed up initially, a $25 top-up lasted 120 days (i.e. the amount of time you have to top up to...
View ArticleSpeak Out Wireless: Another Virgin Mobile Alternative
Yesterday’s post on Virgin Mobile’s recent service changes elicited a useful tip from Shane and Million Dollar Journey: Check out Speak Out Wireless, which is offered through 7-Eleven convenience...
View ArticleInstalling a new hot water heater
It is quite common for homeowners to rent their hot water heaters here in Ontario. The rentals cost anywhere between $15 for an old tank to $20 or more for a new one. Years ago, we stopped renting our...
View ArticleEd Rempel – Ed Rempel Organization
Ed Rempel, CPA, CMA, CFP EdRempel.org Edward Andrew Rempel is a very popular financial blogger and fee-for-service financial planner with a ton of real life financial planning experience, having...
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Mutual Fund – Mutual Funds – Mutual Funds Canada
Mutual Fund – Mutual Funds – #trilliondollarfunds The Canadian Mutual Fund Market is worth over 1.1 trillion dollars. A considerable amount of assets under management also known as Canadian’s hard...
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Canadian Financial Literacy
November is Financial Literacy Month. Poverty Alleviation is all year long. November November November; the cold gale winds of November. What comes to mind when one thinks of November. In The Cold...
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