Sometimes you don’t get the best service from your cable company, supermarket, dentist, bank, etc. When this happens to me, I make sure that business and/or other people know about it. I feel that it is important to complain for 3 reasons:
1. I want to get a good service and product for my hard-earned money
2. [...]
Money Life Cafe
A Place Where We Talk About Tips On Saving Cash, Alternative Types of Investments, Life Experiences and the Decisions We Make About Money
Monthly Archives: January 2010
Jan 24
Complain: Tell Them What You Really Think
Jan 19
Moving on the Cheap
Having moved several times in my life, I know moving can be expensive. My family will be moving to a new apartment in just a little over a month and already I am starting to organize our stuff, pack and make moving arrangements. I believe that the earlier you start to prep for the big [...]
Jan 17
Money Lessons for Kids (and Parents)
While I was a single parent for many years, one of the many issues I faced while raising my son alone was how I dealt with money and how I balanced a tiny budget. But also, and just as important, I had to make sure my son learned the value of money at an early [...]
Jan 14
FOOD INC
If you haven’t seen the film “Food Inc” yet, I suggest you go and see it. It will outline the true cost of the foods you buy and consume on a daily basis. It has been said by the author of book entitled “The Value of Nothing” that a fast food burger actually costs $200 [...]
Jan 12
Talk About Your Money
There’s still a lot of secrecy about money. Individuals simply do not talk about their personal money issues often enough. If they are badly in debt, they hide it. If they have a shopping or gambling addiction, they hide it. If they are living off their credit cards they don’t tell anyone or get help [...]
Jan 10
Self-Esteem and Money
I’ve recently started reading a book about Self-Esteem - a person’s overall evaluation or appraisal of his or her own worth. This book states there is a direct correlation between self-esteem and happiness, the more self-esteem you have, the happier you are. It’s a good book, and it has lead me to conclude that [...]
Jan 07
It’s Not Only About How Much You Earn
My philosophy is that money is like energy. Just as you have to manage your energy (how much energy do you spend working, exercising, on your hobby, relationships, etc.) you must manage your money also in a similar way. It’s also my belief that what one needs to emphasize is that it’s not [...]
Jan 05
Free Store
Ever been to a Free Store? A Free Store is exactly as it sounds like, a store where you come in browse around and just pick up and take what you want for free. The concept was introduced to me a few years ago during a Car-Free Day event on Commercial Drive in [...]
Jan 03
What I Really Wanted in Paris
A couple of years ago I spent 11 glorious days in Paris, France. It was a lucky break for me, a friend of mine who grew up there was having a birthday and decided that his big bash would be at his mom’s home. All I had to do was buy a plane [...]
