How important is dealing with nice, courteous sales people to you? I didn’t think it was all that important to me since I usually know exactly what I want and what I am buying before I go into a shop so my contact with the sales rep is minimal. But then I noticed avoiding a [...]
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Monthly Archives: September 2009
Sep 27
Free Entertainment at the Casino?
Last night my boyfriend and I decided to go to the casino. We are not gambling folk, the most gambling we do is buy the occasional lottery ticket and play poker with our poker group with a $5 buy in and a $20 a night limit. We went to the casino because we wanted to [...]
Sep 24
Pricing My Handmade Products For Sale
I mentioned before that I have started selling my handmade beads and jewelry made from polymer clay (see: Make Money From A Hobby). A few people mentioned my prices were way too low and so I read a few articles on how to price your handmade items and revisited my pricing strategy. And based on [...]
Sep 22
The Price of Being Lazy
Recently we had a our regular once-a-month poker game at my partner’s best friend’s house. The poker group decided we wanted to have dinner together too and so it turned into a potluck event as well. I think potlucks are a great money-saving idea (see Potluck), but this night it didn’t turn out so economical [...]
Sep 20
Fitness Club memberships are a scam
Fitness Club memberships are a scam.
Let’s tell the truth. Very few people exercise and keep fit regularly. Majority of the population are just too busy and/or lazy to keep a regular exercise program. People have good intentions especially during the new year but after 3 months, they are back to their regular routine of eating [...]
Sep 17
Pack a Lunch
When I first started working, I would buy my lunches. Then I realized that $5 a day on lunch would add up to roughly $100 a month. I was only earning $8 per hour then and after taxes, paying rent, sending my kid to daycare and shelling out cash for other monthly expenses, I really [...]
Sep 15
The YMCA and YWCA
The Village People were right. When you need help, there’s a place you can go! The YMCA and YWCA are great community resources. Chock full of excellent facilities and great programs to help men, women and youth.
My first experience with the Y was quite recent. Around 3 months ago I joined the Focus at Work [...]
Sep 13
Finding A Mentor
Ever since I became an adult, I’ve always wanted a mentor.
There are mentorship programs available out there. In Vancouver, the Women’s Enterprise Centre and the Minerva Foundation matches women starting businesses with women who have years of experience in similar fields. I think these organizations provide a great service - someone to tell you what [...]
Sep 10
Focus On What You’re Good At
A lot of us love to read about big movie stars having personal chefs, maids, gardeners, personal assistants, etc. and we think, “Wow, they live the good life!” And they do. But are they really being so extravagant or is there another reason for hiring all these employees?
Movie stars are good at acting, or if [...]
Sep 08
Make Money from a Hobby
In another post, titled Mother’s Day Gift Suggestions (One with an Ulterior Investment Motive), I mentioned I had recently found out that I love making beaded jewelry. After creating a few pieces, I started giving some out to friends and family and got many compliments on my designs. Eventually, some of them suggested they would [...]
